Barbeques Galore Stores Close

Barbeques Galore 店鋪將關閉


Introduction

The company Barbeques Galore is closing its stores. A plan to save the business did not work.

Barbeques Galore 公司將關閉其店鋪。一項拯救該企業的計劃未能奏效。

Main Body

The company lost more than $30 million in three years. People bought fewer things. Other big stores like Bunnings took their customers.

該公司在三年內損失超過 3,000 萬美元。消費者的購買量減少。其他如 Bunnings 等大型店鋪搶走了他們的客戶。

Some suppliers did not want to give the company more time to pay. The company and the landlords could not agree on a new plan.

部分供應商不願給予公司更多還款時間。公司與房東未能就新計劃達成共識。

Now, 62 stores will close on June 16. About 500 workers will lose their jobs. The company will pay these workers all their money.

現在,62 家店鋪將於 6 月 16 日關閉。約 500 名員工將失去工作。公司將向這些員工支付所有款項。

Conclusion

Barbeques Galore is selling its things and closing its business.

Barbeques Galore 正在出售資產並關閉業務。

Vocabulary Learning

The 'Will' Trick for the Future

When we talk about things that are definitely going to happen later, we use will + action word.

From the text:

  • 62 stores will close → (Future event)
  • 500 workers will lose → (Future event)
  • The company will pay → (Future event)

How to use it simply: Person/Thing + will + verb

Examples for you:

  • I will go home.
  • She will eat lunch.
  • It will rain tomorrow.

Quick Tip: Use "will" when you are making a prediction or stating a fact about the future.

Vocabulary Learning

business (n.)
An organization that sells goods or services to make money
Example:My uncle started a small business selling coffee.
suppliers (n.)
People or companies that provide things that a business needs
Example:The supermarket buys fruit from local suppliers.
landlords (n.)
People who own a building and rent it to other people
Example:The landlords asked for the rent money on Monday.
agree (v.)
To have the same opinion or say yes to a plan
Example:We agree that the movie was very good.
Practice A2 words in a crossword