FLOPS In Colombia or Other places

1. Business FLOPS: Comcel , Telmex, Carrefour, Ripleys (Colombia)

Apple Newton, Microsoft Bob (U.S.)

2. Music Flops : Ivan y sus Bam Band , Marcelo Cezan

Kobe Bryant (rapper) Kim Kardashian

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Companies that went belly up in Colombia

Martínez, 2003
Calvo, García & Madrid, 2006
Camacho, Salazar & León, 2013

Companies in the U.S. that went belly up

Polaroid
GM
PAN AM
Suddenly I ……………………… a loud noise. Hear / Listen

…………….. carefully to what I am going to say. Hear / Listen

Did you ………………… the news yesterday? Hear / listen

SEE: When an image comes to our eyes without intention /Biological
function
EG: I saw him in Titan plaza yesterday/ I didn´t see her in class
 We use SEE for public events: Concert, theatre

LOOK: We concentrate /observe our eyes on someone or something

For a short period
EG: She looked at the bill before paying it/ look at me !

WATCH: We watch someone/something for a longer period of time

usually with movement and in detail

EG: The police are watching him / Watch this video it is funny
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I ....................................... a dark figure behind the window.

Please ........................................ at this photo.
That kid spends too much time .................................. TV.
 COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS

Affect/Effect

Affect is usually a verb

means “to act on; produce an effect or change in”
Eg: the cold weather affected the crops ( it probably killed them)
The music affects me ( the music changes me emotionally)
Subject + Verb

Effect : is most commonly used as a noun, meaning “result” or

“consequence.
EG: Your smile has the strangest effect on me./ music has a soothing effect

Beside / Besides

Beside : Beside means next to EG : He sat beside me.

Besides : Besides means in addition EG: I love ice cream besides

chocolate.
Mutliple meaning words:

DUST DUST
Noun Verb

1. I see alot of dust on the table - Noun

2. Please can you dust the furniture for me ? -Verb

PLAY PLAY ?