Classification of BusinessPrimary

Secondary Tertiary

BTEC BUSINESS LEVEL 2 UNIT 1PASS 3 ACTIVITY

Learning Objective

• Describe the primary sector• Describe the secondary sector• Describe the tertiary sector

Primary Secondary

Tertiary

• In business to get a product to a consumer it has to start somewhere on this planet of ours (cannot fall from the sky!)

• 4 min video on PST (pearl)

• Planet Earth – where all products start

Global chain of production (trade)

• 2 min video on trade

• Primary – secondary and tertiary businesses all inclved in getting the product to you.

• Tree is cut down• Tree is made into paper• Paper made into book• You buy and read the book

Primary Sector

• The primary sector produces goods using natural resources– Extracted from the ground– Grown– Collected

tree felling primary sector activity

Diamond mining

Primary Activity on your sheet

• General examples (write on your sheet) – Mining– Fishing– Hunting– Chopping down trees– Gathering fruit– Drill for oil– Stone quarry

• Real examples (your turn to research!)

• In pairs use the Internet to look for 2 examples of real companies that are PRIMARY SECTOR in the UK

• Company name?• What do they do?

Secondary Sector

• The secondary sector manufactures goods– Capital goods used to make other goods and services– Consumer goods– Utilities and construction

video on book binding a secondary sector business

Secondary Activity on your sheet

• General examples (write on your sheet) – Factories– Car manufacture– Firing pottery– Stitching cloth– Baking bread– Making TVs– House construction

• Real examples (your turn to research!)

• In pairs use the Internet to look for 2 examples of real companies that are PRIMARY SECTOR in the UK

• Company name?• What do they do?

Tertiary Sector

• The tertiary sector provides services– To other businesses– Directly to consumers

• All shops and banks are tertiary

Tertiary Activity on your sheet

• General examples (write on your sheet) – Insurance– Retailing (shops)– Hairdressing– Gardening– Cleaning– Banking

• Real examples (your turn to research!)

• In pairs use the Internet to look for 2 examples of real companies that are TERTIARY SECTOR in the UK

• Company name?• What do they do?

To recap…..

• Primary?• Secondary?• Tertiary?