READING: TIME TO CHANGE YOUR BUSINESS

Discoveries Magazine June 2020 Time to Change Your Business Business How are companies changing the way they do business because of COVID-19? Life today is different than it was before the COVID-19 crisis. Millions of people are staying home. This hurts companies; they can't make money. Many businesses are closing. But others are finding creative ways to stay open. For example, people stopped going to restaurants. So many restaurants started delivering food. Ruedi Maguire is a fashion designer. He used to make beautiful dresses. But people aren't buying many dresses now. So, Maguire started making scrubs. Scrubs are special shirts and pants that doctors, nurses and other hospital workers wear. Spiffy is a car cleaning company. During the crisis, people are driving less. So, Spiffy started cleaning the insides of buildings. Before COVID-19, Flying Elephant Productions made furniture for big outdoor events. But COVID-19 stopped these events. What did Flying Elephant Productions do? They saw that many people are working from home; these people need desks. So Flying Elephant Productions now makes desks. What's new and different about the businesses where you live? CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER 1. More restaurants deliver now because... A) people don't have a lot of food at home. B) they have less customers. C) sitting in restaurants isn't allowed. D) All of the above 2. What is true about Ruedi Maguire? A) He works in a hospital. B) He is a teacher. C) He makes furniture. D) He is a fashion designer. 3. What did the company Spiffy do before the crisis? A) Cleaned cars B) Made dresses C) Built buildings D) Helped nurses 4. Before COVID-19, Flying Elephant Productions made desks. A) True B) False C) We don't know. 5. Who is making scrubs? A) Ruedi Maguire B) Spiffy C) Flying Elephant Productions D) None of the above