1.The words and word combinations in A are in the text you will hear. Use your dictionary if necessary and match each of them with a definition in B.
A
1. financial capital
2. liquid assets
3. cash
4. bond
5. share
6. physical asset
7. stock capital
B
a. the money the company has gained from loans
b. the most common shares, also known as equities
c. to close a business and sell everything it owns, usually in order to pay money that is owed
d. the money paid to shareholders out of profits
e. money available to purchase capital goods (machinery and equipment), goods which not directly satisfy human wants
f. the status or importance of other people or things
g. commitment of resources to a particular project
h. assets which can be converted into money (cash) without loss of value
i. money that someone regularly gets from working or from investing money
j. shares with deferred (later) payment of dividends
k. a person or company considered according to how safe it is to lend them money or give them insurance or credit
l. notes and coins available for someone when he needs it
m. capital received from the company’s stocks
n. money provided by a bank to a customer, for an agreed purpose
o. the people who control and operate a business or organization
p. part of the capital structure
q. land, buildings, machinery and equipment
r. a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company, promising to pay back the money with interest
s. one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money