Classification of Business Primary Secondary Tertiary BTEC BUSINESS

Classification of Business Primary Secondary Tertiary BTEC BUSINESS LEVEL 2 UNIT 1 PASS 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 tree felling primary sector activity • The primary sector produces goods using natural resources – Extracted from the ground – Grown – Collected 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 video on book binding a secondary sector business • The secondary sector manufactures goods – Capital goods used to make other goods and services – Consumer goods – Utilities and construction

Secondary Activity on your sheet • General examples (write on your sheet) • Real examples (your turn to research!) Factories Car manufacture Firing pottery Stitching cloth Baking bread Making TVs House construction • 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?