Explore speaking: Entrepreneurship Topic area: Entrepreneurship Focus: Business start-ups / Entrepreneurship Situation: You are taking part in an International Entrepreneurship event for young people in Brussels. 32 Explore listening: Improving the business environment You are going to listen to an interview about BEST, an EU institution that was set up to create and support enterprise culture in Europe. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–8) with the sentence endings (A–K). There are two extra sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. 31 rf486d 13 0 The function of BEST is . D 1 European experts unanimously predict . 2 New companies are enormously important for . 3 By far the majority of businesses in the EU . 4 Authorities are required . 5 The government can make foundation and expansion easier through . 6 It is not the wages but the non-wage costs which . 7 The US business climate is more forgiving . 8 In Europe businesses themselves could adopt innovative measures . A might deter would-be founders B to encourage red tape C can be classified as SMEs D to promote entrepreneurship in Europe E employment and economic growth F if there is a cash-flow problem G when businesses fail H considerable transformations in all fields of life I to increase their chances of success J new financial and tax incentives K to facilitate start-ups by abolishing excessive bureaucracy 44 Language skills Extras Explore 3 Entrepreneurship Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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