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Historically, the term business referred to activities or ____1____. By extension, the word became, as recently as the 18th century, synonymous with “an ____2____ commercial enterprise”. When referring to activities, the terms business and ____3____ sometimes appear interchangeable. Thus a fisherman might say either that he is in the “fishing business”, which is a bit colloquial or that he works in the “fishing industry”, which ____4____ somewhat formal. The word “trade” may serve as an ____5____ of both “business” and “industry”.

People establish businesses in order to ____6____ economic activities. With some ____7____, such as nonprofit organizations and institutions of the government, businesses exist to produce profit. In other words, _____________________________8_____________________________.

One can classify businesses in many different ways. _____________________________9_____________________________. They offer intangible products and typically have different, usually smaller, capital requirements than manufacturers. Distributors need smaller funds than manufacturers.

_____________________________10_____________________________. Some common types include partnerships, corporations, also called limited liability companies, and sole ownerships.



1 interests
2 individual
3 industry
4 sounds
5 equivalent
6 perform
7 exceptions
8 the owners and operators of a business have receiving or generating a financial return for their time, effort and capital as one of their main objectives.
9 In recent years, service businesses have become increasingly popular.
10 Most laws specify the forms that a business can take, and a body of commercial law has been developed for each type.

PART TWO
1. The quality of our products is first-rate, and we have many reliable sales outlets.
2. As a matter of fact, we’ve already received a few attractivebids.
3. It’s reasonable to keep your employees’ welfare in mind.

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Part Two
Listen to the dialog and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.