Tipos de Negocios I/ Types of Businesses

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CULTURAL NOTES: In Argentina, commercial buildings and residential buildings can be in the same area. The lay out can be, first floor is a store, and the second story is a residence. Or the front portion of a house is the store, and the back is the housing. Sometimes apartment buildings have stores on their first level. The arrangement is pretty much like the Italian villas. In contrast in the US, the commercial areas have only stores without a living area for the owners.

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WORDS TO LEARN: Please, repeat aloud each example.

socio industrial	( m ), ( adj )	active partner
caridad	( f )	charity
sociedad mercantil	( f ) , ( adj )	trading company
empresario	( m )	entrepreneur
socio colectivo, socio general	( m ), -a( adj ), ( m ), ( adj )	general partner

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TODAY'S GRAMMAR FOCUS

Personal Pronouns: General overview. Review rules.

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LET'S USE THE WORDS!

First, click on slow/normal for audio. While it is being downloaded, select the option you consider the most appropriate within the context of the sentence. Click on the arrow for your choices. Please, repeat aloud each example.

normal	1. Luis, Daniel y Rosa son grandes Your choices empresario. bankero. empresarios.
normal	2. Las hermanas de Rosa, Luisa y Daniela, dirigen una Your choices contadurías. compañía financiera. contaduría.
normal	3. Rosa es gerente de la Your choices feriada feriados compañía mercantil del padre.
normal	4. La familia de Rosa inauguró una fundación de Your choices caridad. fuerte caja. caja fuertes
normal	5. Yo soy el Your choices socios industrial. socia industrial. socio industrial.

 

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