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Student's Book Form Five

Activity 1.1

This activity is done after introducing the concept of the
business environment. It aims to enable the students to describe
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the business environment factors that affect business operations.

Guidance on the Activity 1.1
(a) Guide the students in manageable groups to visit any of the
businesses in their local area and discuss with the owner(s)
how ICT and globalisation influence their business operations.
(b) Guide the students to explain the business environment factors
affecting the operations of the visited business.
(c) Use an appropriate method to have students present their
answers.

Possible answers for Exercise 1.1

1. The need for businesses to explore their internal and external
environment is explained in the student’s textbook.

2. The components of the external business environment are
explained in the student’s textbook.
3. The differences between internal and external business
environments are explained in the student’s textbook.

Business start-ups
Guide the students to use various sources including online to describe
business startups by focusing on meaning and agents supporting
business startups.

Learning resources
Scenarios or case studies on business startups, video clips on business
startups, guest speaker, businesses, and economic newspapers,

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