{"id":6370,"date":"2014-09-28T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T08:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=6370"},"modified":"2023-01-08T22:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T06:07:08","slug":"business-english-news-30-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/28\/business-english-news-30-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 30 &#8211; Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6370-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN30-Drones.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN30-Drones.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN30-Drones.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/drones-for-film-production-e1411887389614.jpg\" alt=\"BEN30-drones-for-commercial-use\" width=\"594\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/drones-for-film-production-e1411887389614.jpg 594w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/drones-for-film-production-e1411887389614-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s <a title=\"Business English News Lessons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business English News lesson<\/a>, we look at the potential of using drones for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<p>What was once a dream for science fiction fans is now inching closer to reality. Powerful companies are pouring money into what they hope will be the birth of a new delivery market. Google, Amazon, and a handful of others have embarked on a project that may change the way consumers receive products, and the commercial drone industry is poised to take off with far-reaching applications.<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"\/quiz\/BEN30SN-Drones.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN30-Pub\/player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN30POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/bizpod\/BEN30-Drones.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Business 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