The Ice Cream Shop That Bets on Rain
Grammar: Conditionals in business and negotiation contexts
A Business English English lesson exploring business.
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What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on business, practising conditionals in business and negotiation contexts. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Ice Cream Shop That Bets on Rain
Jason Jiang spent years working in corporate banking before he opened 28wishes, an independent ice cream parlour in downtown Los Angeles. He knows how to read risk. So when he noticed that sales dropped by roughly 20 percent every time the temperature fell below 70 degrees Fahrenheit, he did not simply accept the loss. He looked for a hedge.
Vocabulary
- cautious
- offset
- outcome
- strategy
- hard to argue with
- in a single day
- in essence
- subject to
- willing to take
Discussion questions
- Have you ever tried to protect your business from something you cannot control?
- Is gambling ever a smart business strategy?
- What is the most creative way you have heard of someone earning extra income?