Tipos de Negocios IV/ Types of Businesses

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CULTURAL NOTES: Keep in mind the following when scheduling business meetings in Latin American countries. The times and length of lunch and dinner are much later and longer than American hours. Lunch is around 2 P.M., and dinner is around 9 P.M. or later, and the length is 1 ½ hours to 2 ½ hours.

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WORDS TO LEARN: Please, repeat aloud each example.

sociedad matriz	( m ), ( adj )	parent company
gestor administrativo	( m ), -a ( adj )	managing partner
mutualidad de seguros	( f ), prep, ( m pl )	mutual insurance company
sociedad de responsabilidad limitada	( f ), prep, ( f ), -o ( adj )	limited liability corporation
derecho mercantil	( m ), ( adj )	commercial law

 

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TODAY'S GRAMMAR FOCUS

Adjectives: 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. El Your choices socio general derecho comercial derecho comerciales protege a las empresas grandes y pequeñas.
normal	2. Invertimos también en Your choices sociedades de limitadas responsabilidades. limitadas sociedades de responsabilidades sociedades de responsabilidades limitadas.
normal	3. El Sr. Villagas es el Your choices gestores administrativo gestor administrativos gestor administrativo de esta gran cooperativa.
normal	4. La Your choices propiedades sociedad matriz caja fuertes de Frito Lay, Pepsi, está en los Estados Unidos.
normal	5. El socio de la Your choices mutualidad de seguros socios industriales subsidiario mantiene su institución privada.

 

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