Choose 3 yellow and 2 red boxes to reveal and write a paragraph that connects them.

1. Choose 3 yellow and 2 red boxes to reveal and write a paragraph that connects them. Risk Taking Marketing Mix Added Value Market Research USP This will lead to…. Therefore… As a result… Consequently An outcome of this will be… Quality Objectives Profitability Cash Flow Repeat Purchase

2. How it works Students simply need a pen and some paper, and you then ask for a volunteer to come up and use this powerpoint slide to select 3 business terms and two connectives.  They are choosing blind (a bit like Countdown contestants choosing their numbers for the numbers round, hence the name Countdown Connectives). I then challenge my students to think through and write a paragraph that uses connectives to make the link between the different business concepts. They are of course free to add in others as well, but must use these three concepts as a minimum.  This is something you could ask them to do in pairs or on their own.  It can also be timed to add some pace to proceedings.  You can give them 4 minutes by using this You Tube Countdown music clip. Some of the combinations are potentially challenging, but this really gets the students thinking and if you think it’s just too difficult you could offer them a ‘joker’ as an opportunity to swap one concept.

3. Countdown music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbq7uqM2AIQ

4. Can you name 85 connectives and 85 wow words for my homework? • in conclusion • therefore • however • on the other hand • at the same time • just then • to begin with • penultimately • furthermore • although • whereas • moreover • consequently • additionaly • meanwhile • alternatively • henceforward • besides • yet • since • then • in my opinion • henceforth • despite • nevertheless • but • in contrast • soon enough • Not long after • a month later • all of a sudden