Assignment C - Part 2.i
Authentic Text
Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video, provide a link.
If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly.
Please supply a copy of the original and your adapted version.
If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be useful to pre-teach.
ADAPTED VERSION
“...navigating the post-pandemic world”
“Now’s the time for London’s entrepreneurs to level up”
“They’re the backbone of this city”
“...coming out of the woods and can breathe again”
scaling-up
Entrepreneur
Serendipity
up-skill
supercharge
travails
sustainability
supplements
Evening Standard SME XPO: Now’s the time for London’s entrepreneurs to level up
From Brexit to going digital and navigating the post-pandemic world — small businesses have
never had more to think about. Our SME XPO is here to help, reports John Arlidge
Holly Tucker knows how important small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are to
the London economy. The co-founder of online retailer Notonthehighstreet says: “They’re the
backbone of this city. Ensuring more can survive and more can be set up is more important than
ever.”
More than one third of staffers want to quit their jobs in the next 12 months and start up their own
business, she says. That could increase the number of SMEs in the capital from 1.1 million to as
high as 1.5 million.
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Authentic Text
Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
In this document, provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen.
Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video, provide a link.
If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly.
Please supply a copy of the original and your adapted version.
If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be useful to pre-teach.
ADAPTED VERSION
“...navigating the post-pandemic world”
“Now’s the time for London’s entrepreneurs to level up”
“They’re the backbone of this city”
“...coming out of the woods and can breathe again”
scaling-up
Entrepreneur
Serendipity
up-skill
supercharge
travails
sustainability
supplements
Evening Standard SME XPO: Now’s the time for London’s entrepreneurs to level up
From Brexit to going digital and navigating the post-pandemic world — small businesses have
never had more to think about. Our SME XPO is here to help, reports John Arlidge
Holly Tucker knows how important small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are to
the London economy. The co-founder of online retailer Notonthehighstreet says: “They’re the
backbone of this city. Ensuring more can survive and more can be set up is more important than
ever.”
More than one third of staffers want to quit their jobs in the next 12 months and start up their own
business, she says. That could increase the number of SMEs in the capital from 1.1 million to as
high as 1.5 million.
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