Read the text about Andrew Klein on page 110 of NIiB SB and frame questions to which the following words and phrases provide the answers.

1. The director of Spring Street Brewing Company. 2. With the idea of bringing a Belgian beer to the American market. 3. The original approach to finding the necessary capital. 4.The advantages of using the Internet as a means to attract investment capital. 5. For $200 a month. 6. To finance and promote their own business in the similar way. 7. In several major cities in the US. 8. That consumer demand for his company products will continue to rise. 9. Some of the more exotic beers.

4. Listen to the dialogue “A Potential Partnership Meeting” and commentaries coming after it. Give English definitions to the words and expressions in bold print. Learn the dialogue by heart and dramatise it with a classmate.

A Potential Partnership Meeting

Flavio: Thanks for meeting with me.

Marcia: It’s my pleasure. We’re eager to hear your ideas about our companies doing business together in the future.

Flavio: Well, I wanted us to meet because I think our two companies can create great synergy.

Marcia: I agree. What do you have in mind?

Flavio: We seem to have core capabilities that complement each other, and I want to see how we can create a partnership that would be to our mutual benefit.

Marcia: Yes, that’s why I’m here. I think we’re thinking along the same lines.

Flavio: Good. I’m glad to hear that. If we can pull off a partnership, we could really dominate the market.

Marcia: Yes, I think that’s true, too, but let’s get beyond the preliminaries. What kind of business model do you have in mind?

Flavio: Well, that’s why I wanted to meet with you. I’d like to get your perspective on that.

Marcia: I see. When your company approached us about working together, we were under the impression that you had some concrete ideas to present.

Flavio: Oh, we do. I just wanted to get your suggestions before we present a formal proposal.

Marcia: Let’s do this. Why don’t you send me a proposal in writing and I’ll make sure that we give it our full consideration.

Flavio: We’ll do that. Thanks for your time.

Marcia: Don’t mention it.

(From ESL Podcast 304.)

5. Listen to the monologue “Being an Entrepreneur”, give definitions of the words and expressions in bold print, answer the questions below.

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