English · 2nd secondary · First Term

Startups & Young Entrepreneurs

About this lesson

This unit focuses on startups and young entrepreneurs, using the historical example of Talaat Harb, who founded Bank Misr at age 20 with entirely Egyptian capital, to explore themes of national enterprise, resilience, and solving real social problems. It includes reading comprehension exercises, vocabulary matching (collocations and definitions), and discussion questions about challenges and advantages for young founders. The unit also covers listening to three entrepreneurs pitching startup ideas (food waste, education, sustainable fashion), speaking through role-play investor meetings, and writing a formal business email requesting information, with guidance on structure and polite phrases.

Main topics in this lesson

  • Young entrepreneurs and startups
  • National enterprises and economic independence
  • Challenges and advantages for young founders
  • Solving real social problems
  • Listening to business pitches
  • Role-play investor meetings
  • Writing formal business emails

Key terms and vocabulary

  • entrepreneur
  • startup
  • collocation
  • resilience
  • commitment
  • mobilization
  • founder
  • evolve
  • independence
  • inspire
  • establishments
  • pitch
  • tutoring
  • assist
  • competition
  • rental
  • inventory
  • eco-friendly
  • packaging
  • jasmine
  • flax
  • organic
  • pesticides
  • heritage
  • investment
  • processing
  • boost
  • productive
  • export
  • crafts
  • business email
  • subject line
  • greeting
  • polite phrases
  • sign-off

Questions and answers on Startups & Young Entrepreneurs - practice and revision

Multiple choice questions on this lesson in English for 2nd secondary, First Term, with practice exercises for revision and exam preparation.

1

By the time the young founder asked for investment, he had already prepared his eco-friendly packaging. Which sentence uses the past perfect correctly in the same way?

  • 1 She had saved enough money before she started her startup.
  • 2 She has saved enough money before she started her startup.
  • 3 She saves enough money before she started her startup.
  • 4 She is saving enough money before she started her startup.
2

Sara listened to three entrepreneurs pitching their startup ideas about food waste, education and sustainable fashion. What is each entrepreneur trying to do in a pitch?

  • 1 present a startup idea to win support
  • 2 export traditional crafts to other countries
  • 3 write a formal business email
  • 4 match words to their definitions
3

Talaat Harb started Bank Misr with Egyptian money when he was only 20 years old. Which word from the unit best describes a person like him who begins a new business?

  • 1 founder
  • 2 inventory
  • 3 packaging
  • 4 tutoring
4

Sara listened to three entrepreneurs pitch their startup ideas, and later she wanted to ask one of them for more details in a formal way. Which part of a formal business email should she write first to tell the reader what the message is about?

  • 1 The subject line
  • 2 The sign-off
  • 3 The polite phrases
  • 4 The greeting
5

A young entrepreneur wants to start a company that sells clothes made in a way that does not harm the environment. Which word from the unit best describes this kind of product?

  • 1 eco-friendly
  • 2 rental
  • 3 inventory
  • 4 tutoring
6

Talaat Harb started Bank Misr when he was only 20 years old, and the bank was built with money that was completely Egyptian. Which of the following best describes what Talaat Harb showed by doing this?

  • 1 He showed that young people can build national enterprises that support economic independence.
  • 2 He showed that banks cannot grow without money from other countries.
  • 3 He showed that starting a business is only possible for older people.
  • 4 He showed that entrepreneurs should avoid solving social problems.

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