Activity tr asks ss to have internet access in their phones for the next lesson. Tr divides group into subgroups. Tr asks to find information about dragons.

Activity 4

Tr asks ss to have internet access in their phones for the next lesson.

Tr divides group into 5 subgroups. Tr asks to find information about dragons. Tr gives time to prepare presentation about dragon 15 minutes to work with internet and 5 minutes to prepare speech.(each member of the subgroup should speak).

About this person, family and business.

How much is worth their business?

Some interesting facts about this person?

Whom did they support as a Dragon?

Group 1 : Deborah Meaden.

Group 2: Peter Jones.

Group 3: Jenny Campbell.

Group 4 : Tej Lalvani.

Group 5 : Touker Suleyman.

After 20 minutes each group makes a presentation.

Activity 5

1. Study the paragraph headings (a–d). Skim the article and match them to the correct paragraphs (1–4).

(a) Lost opportunity

(b) Deal or no deal?

(c) Entrepreneurial magic

(d) The dragons

[1] The popular television show, Dragon’s Den, is back for a sixth series, and the dragon’s are fiercer than ever. Why is the show so popular, attracting a 3.5 million audience each week? The format, which originated in Japan, is intriguingly simple. Entrepreneurs have just three minutes to present their amazing idea to investors, the so‐called dragons; they hope to convince the dragons to provide them with the necessary investment to go global. The dragons themselves are hugely successful business people. Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis, retail magnate, Deborah Meadon, originally successful in the leisure industry, Duncan Ballantyne and James Caan are all multi‐millionaires.   

[2] The business ideas range from the inventive to the strange. An unassuming couple Neil and Laura Westwood from the Midlands present their product: ‘magic paper’. The paper sticks to any surface – glass, walls ‐ and allows you to write on it. It was created for trainers who do not know if there will be a whiteboard or flip‐chart at the training venue. One dragon, Peter Jones, is completely mystified: why would anyone want to buy such a product? He walks out to the front and writes on the magic paper: “I’m out”.

[3] The questions keep on coming. Is the global market big enough? Theo is worried about exclusivity. Do the couple have worldwide distribution rights? The couple hold up well under tough questioning. Then come the offers: Theo is happy to invest and he is joined by Deborah. Between them, they will put in the £100,000 … for a massive £40% of the business. Will the entrepreneurs accept? The couple do accept and it’s time to open the champagne. They entered the dragon’s den, made their pitch and succeeded!   

[4] It’s certainly not the same story for everyone. Many entrepreneurs leave empty‐handed. They mistimed their presentations, or try to blind the dragons with science. Nevertheless, the dragons are far from infallible. On last year’s programme, they rejected the idea of a children’s suitcase which doubles up as a ride‐on toy. The product went on to sell over 85,000 units and is now marketed in 22 countries via a network of distributors. What will happen to the ‘magic paper’ now it has the backing of the dragons? Only time will tell …

2. Read the article. What questions did the dragons ask? If you were a dragon, would you invest in ‘magic paper’?

3. Identify the odd word out which does not form a collocation with the word at the end of each line.

4.1 (a) attract (b) encourage (c) step up (d) do (e) reduce (f) stifle	INVESTMENT
4.2 (a) foolish (b) inventive (c) wise (d) risky (e) massive (f) sound
4.3 (a) cautious (b) long-term (c) substantial (d) modest (e) secure (f) empty

Ex 1. Use the following words to complete each expression.

Issue, say, mind, thought, decision, consideration

a. Originally, he agreed to work with us, but now he has changed his __________________.

b .She said she would come, but now she’s having second __________________s.

c .The boss always has the final __________________ in purchases over £500.

d . I’ve given the matter a lot of __________________.

e . Everyone in the department backed the __________________ to abandon the project.

f . There are several factors to take into __________________.

g . There are several things that we should bear in __________________.

h . They haven’t addressed the problem at all: they’ve completely dodged the _______________.

i. I’m in two __________________s about whether to accept their proposal or not.

j. Time was short. We had to make a snap __________________.

2 Describe a situation in which you …

• were in two minds about accepting an offer.

• changed your mind about something you had previously agreed to.

• felt unable to back your boss’s decision.

• dodged an issue.

• had to make a snap decision.

• gave something a lot of thought before making a decision.

• had second thoughts about something which seemed at first to be a good idea.