An Interview with a Local Businessperson BLE Solution

 

An Interview with a Local Businessperson 

Some students of grade eight were assigned the task of interviewing a local businessperson for their school magazine. They went to meet the businessperson. He welcomed them, all four students, with tea and snacks. They told him why they wanted to meet him. The young businessperson, a self - made man, was happy and ready to answer their questions. 

Kamala : Would you mind telling us about your childhood and primary education? 

Businessperson : Of course. My childhood was very normal and happy. My parents were farmers, so they were very hard working. Though they were uneducated they sent me to a reputed school. They never said ‘no’ to my requests. 

Bedu : How was your school life during primary level? 

Businessperson : Teachers were helpful yet strict too. We never felt bored in the school because there was a music class everyday and library classes three times a week. Adequate sports materials also fulfilled the demands of all interested students. 

Ambika : Were you particularly interested in any game? 

Businessperson : Yes. I was intersted in table tennis. 

Bimala : Please tell us how you came to be involved in business. 

Businessperson : I had no such aim until my SLC level. When I joined the management stream in class XI, my interest in business gradually began to increase. My friends were mostly from business-related families. 

Kamala : Could you tell us what business is?

Businessperson : It is an activity supplying goods or services or both to people to make a profit. Profit is the sole aim of business. Service to society, however, should also be kept in mind. We are part of the society; we need to help develop it. 

Bedu : What is the most essential requirement to be a successful businessperson? 

Businessperson : There is not a single thing for this. Hard-work, politeness, perseverance, and tactfulness are the basic virtues in business. Capital, investment and the market are the infrastructures necessary for business. 

Ambika : How do you manage your personal and professional life? 

Businessperson : It's not so difficult for me. My wife helps with my business, so she understand its complexities and does not interfere with my job. My parents help us to look after our children. 

Bimala : Do you think you could explain the relation between education and business? 

Businessperson : Yes. Education paves the path to business; education teaches us to do anything easily and properly. It makes you practical. We cannot learn business strategies and etiquette without education. Trying to manage a business without good education is just like trying to cross a deep river without knowing how to swim. 

Kamal : If you had not been a businessperson, what would you have done? 

Businessperson : (laughs) I might have joined the police force. 

Bedu : Lastly, what do you want to tell the students like us? 

Businessperson : Choose a field where you are happy to work hard. Also, work to benifit the future of your country in a positive way.

Ways with words

1. Read the conversation above and match the words in column 'A' with their meaning in column 'B'.

A                                 B

local                         benefit from a business

snacks                      of a particular place

sports                       related to home

profit                        tiffin

household                games

Problem Solved 

Local: of a particular place

Snacks: tiffin

Sports: games

Profit: benefit from a business

Household: related to home

Read and answer

1. Answer the following questions.

(a) Why did the students interview the businessperson?

(b) Were the businessperson's parents educated?

(c) What was the game he most liked at school?

(d) How does hard-work help a business make progress?

(e) What happens when you try to manage business without education?

Problem Solved 

(a) Why did the students interview the businessperson?

Answer: The students interviewed the businessperson because they were assigned  the task of interviewing a local businessperson for their school magazine.

(b) Were the businessperson's parents educated?

Answer: No, the businessperson's parents were not educated.

(c) What was the game he most liked at school?

Answer: Table tennis was the game he most liked at school.

(d) How does hard-work help a business make progress?

Answer: Hard-work helps a business make progress by motivating and encouraging own self to work continuously without giving up and ultimately paving the way to success.

(e) What happens when you try to manage business without education?

Answer: When we try to manage business without education, our business ultimately collapses and we become unsuccessful in life as well as in business.

2. Write 'True' or 'False' against the following statements.

(a) Three students went to see the businessperson.

(b) The parents of the businessperson were also in business.

(c) The businessperson studied in a poorly facilitated school.

(d) Every business activity is for profit making.

(e) Education helps a businessperson to be successful.

Problem Solved 

(a) Three students went to see the businessperson. [False]

(b) The parents of the businessperson were also in business.  [False]

(c) The businessperson studied in a poorly facilitated school.  [False]

(d) Every business activity is for profit making. [True]

(e) Education helps a businessperson to be successful. [True]