Poundland Faces Collapse; Mayor Offers Support to Staff
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Poundland is a shop that sells cheap things. Now the company has big money problems.
The bosses of Poundland are filing papers. These papers ask for administrators to help the business.
An administrator is a person who helps a company with money problems. They try to save jobs or sell the company.
Andy Burnham is the mayor of Greater Manchester. A mayor is a leader of a city or area.
Burnham says he is ready to help Poundland workers. He wants to support staff if they lose their jobs.
Many people work at Poundland shops. They are worried about their jobs now.
The news about Poundland is not good. People want to know what will happen next.
We do not know yet if Poundland will close. The company is trying to find a solution.
Vocabulary15 words
- administrators
- people who help a company that has money problems
- mayor
- a leader of a city or area
- collapse
- when something fails or breaks down completely
- retailer
- a shop or business that sells things to people
- notice
- a written message that tells people something
- intention
- a plan to do something
- appoint
- to choose someone for a job
- staff
- the people who work at a company
- support
- to help someone
- business
- a company that sells things or services
- worried
- feeling fear about something bad happening
- solution
- a way to fix a problem
- cheap
- not costing a lot of money
- jobs
- work that people do to earn money
- leader
- a person who guides a group of people
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1. A shop that sells cheap things 2. Filing papers for administrators 3. Andy Burnham
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Poundland is a shop that sells _____ things. Now the company has big money _____.
The bosses of Poundland are filing _____. These papers ask for _____ to help the business.
An administrator is a person who helps a company with money problems. They try to save _____ or sell the company.
Andy Burnham is the _____ of Greater Manchester.
Burnham says he is ready to _____ Poundland workers.
Many people work at Poundland shops. They are _____ about their jobs now.
We do not know yet if Poundland will _____.
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