Unit 8 Going global

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2 Nintendo (or The Nintendo Company) has existed for over 200 years.

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3 Nintendo has always been a gaming company.
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4 Nintendo has always been run by the same family.
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5 Nintendo has been influential in the electronic games industry since the 1970s.
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6 The Ultra Hand was Nintendo’s first video game.
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7 Game Boy was more popular than the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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8 The product name Wii creates a feeling of global unity as well as friendship.
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9 Wii is for two or more players.
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10 The success of Wii has helped the success of the whole company.

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Task 2
Complete the text by putting the correct verb from the box into each gap.
pay º attend º do º fit º make º take º raise º sign º run º buy
“In 2002 I (11) _____Took_________ a risk and left my job in a clothes shop to set up and (12) _____ ran __________ my own business – a retail outlet of a French clothing company. I (13) ____ made ___________ a lot of phone calls and (14) _______did________ a lot of market research before deciding which franchise to (15) _______ fit ________. The initial costs were quite high, as I had to (16) _______ buy ________ the shop in a certain way and (17) _______ pay __ ______ a large franchise fee. Fortunately I was able to (18) _____ raised _______ all the money I needed. I (19) _______attended________ a course in Paris, which gave me excellent training and support. I finally (20) _________ signed ______ the agreement and opened my shop. I haven’t once regretted my decision.”