商务英语听说教程下Unit 7 Transportation

1、商务英语听说教程 下,主讲人,Contents Unit 1 Customer Service Unit 2 Promotion Unit 3 Trade Fair Unit 4 Trade Negotiation Unit 5 Quality,Quantity and Packaging Unit 6 Payment Unit 7 Transportation Unit 8 Insurance Unit 9 Disputes and Claim Unit 10 Trade Forms,Pre-listening Listening Part A Part B Further Practice

2、 Activities,Unit 7 Transportation,Pre-listening,Look at the following pictures and discuss the questions below in pairs or groups,1.What are the modes of transport in the pictures above? Do you know any other modes of transport? Ocean transport, air transport and rail transport. Other modes of trans

3、port may include land transport, pipeline transport and multimodal transport. 2.Which mode of transport among the three is the most widely used form of transport in international trade? Ocean transport. 3.By what mode is the largest percentage of goods shipped in the United States, by water, air, ra

4、il or land? What are the most immediate advantages and disadvantages for each mode of transportation? Rail. Trains are great for large shipments while trucks are good for small ones; water transportation is inexpensive but slow; air transportation is fast but expensive,Listening,Part A - Task 1 Conv

5、ersation,Philip: Hi, Marcus. Why are you looking so miserable? Marcus: Oh, Ive got a big problem. I have to some of our brochures to Istanbul next week but the couriers are on strike. Philip: Well, why dont you send them by ? Marcus: Theyre too .Theyre nearly 40 kg. Philip: What about then ? Marcus:

6、 I think it will be too .I want a cheaper solution; the project is already over budget. And before you say it, I cant use theyre for the product launch next Tuesday,ship,air mail,heavy,air freight,expensive,sea freight,2.Below is the conversation in a wrong order. Listen to it again and make it in c

7、orrect order. Report your answer to the class,Part A - Task 2 Conversation,1.Marcus decides to ask the brochure supplier to send the brochures directly to Istanbul. Listen to the conversation once and choose from the following the gist of the conversation,a. Air freight, please. Its pretty urgent. W

8、e need them in Istanbul next Tuesday. b. Thanks. So thats Bright Company. And could you give me your own purchase order number? c. Certainly. Can I just take some details from you? Do you already have an account with us? d. No problem. Theyll be there on Monday morning. e. 60 packs. And what shippin

9、g method would you like to use? f. Sorry. Would you mind giving me that again? g. Yes. Its JKB 60BR.I need 60 packs of our company brochure sending to the conference center in Istanbul, please. h. Yes. Our account number is 097584668. i. Good morning, Id like to place an order, please. j. Not at all

10、. Its 097584668,The correct order is:ichfjbgead,Part A - Task 3 Monologue,1.Listen to the monologue once and decide which of the following point has NOT been mentioned by the speaker,2.Listen again and complete the missing information,a. Products may move from a source to a destination such as a , ,

11、 or store. b. The major modes of transportation are , , , ,pipeline or cable routes. c. Minimizing transportation and meeting demand for are goals of any business owner. d. The United Sates boasts with miles worth of roads and enough and lines to circle the globe times,warehouse,customer,retail,air,

12、water,rail,costs,road,products,four million,oil,gas,56,Part A - Task 3 Monologue,Useful Sentences or Expressions Below are useful sentences or expressions which can be used when talking about transportation. Asking for service of transportation I have to ship some of our brochures to Istanbul. I thi

13、nk sending them by air freight will be too expensive. We cant use sea freight since its slow. Lets come to the shipment of the computers. Itll be better to ship them all at one time. When and how do you ship the goods? Are you offering a container service from America to Shanghai? Are your container

14、s temperature-controlled, watertight and airtight? Offering service of transportation What shipping method would you like to use? How about air mail? When is the deadline of the loading period? We hope partial shipment will be allowed. No problem. Theyll be there on Monday morning. We usually ship t

15、he goods by regular liners. Liner space for America up to the end of next month has been fully booked up. We are using containerized vessels for Shanghai,Part A - Task 3 Monologue,Expressing comparison Tucks reach more locations than trains. Water transportation is least inexpensive. despite / in sp

16、ite of but / yet / however / even so / still in comparison with / compared to / in contrast to the same as / different from / similar to Expressing cause and effect because / as / since because of / owing to / on account of so / thus / therefore / accordingly lead to / result in / bring about / acco

17、unt for,Part A - Task 4 Follow-up,You are sending a consignment of cloth from Shanghai to New York. Decide which method of transport you will choose. Work in pairs. Tell your classmate why you think your choice of shipping mode is the best and why you did not choose other methods. You may use the co

18、mparing sentences or expressions above and take the following factors into your consideration,destination of goods type of goods (size, fragility, value, perishability, ventilation, etc.) speed of transit (seasonal market demand) cost,Part B - Task 1 Vocabulary Building,Match the Chinese translation

19、 with the English word or phrase which has the similar meaning,Part B - Task 1 Vocabulary Building,Note: The distinction between liners and tramps is based on the nature of the service, not the type of vessel. Perhaps the most appropriate analogy is that the liners are the buses of the shipping worl

20、d, whilst the tramps are the taxis. Comparison: A bill of lading (B/L) is a sort of ticket and receipt for goods and so is an air waybill; a B/L is for goods sent by sea, an air waybill is for goods sent by air; a B/L is a document of title,but an air waybill is not; a B/L is negotiable, but an air

21、waybill is not,Find as many similarities and differences between “bill of lading” and “air waybill” as possible in small groups,Part B - Task 2 Conversation,1.Listen to the conversation once and decide which of the following item has NOT been mentioned by the speakers,2.Listen again and tick from th

22、e list below which urgings from Ms.Yu have been mildly rejected by Mr.Hopkins,Part B - Task 3 Monologue,1.Listen to Part I in which the speaker talks about the major features of railroad shipment. Complete the missing information. In the United States, the rail industry carries about percent of all

23、freight. Railroad shipment is best for items such as ,wheat, and . A freight forwarder is an organization that puts many together to create a one that can be transported by truck or train. Railroad shipment is advantageous in its saving and,2.The speaker has also talked about intermodal shippinga mo

24、de of shipping that uses multiple modes of transportation to complete a single long-distance movement of freight. Listen to Part II and decide which transportation modes have been mentioned. a. rail b. airplanes c. trucks d. pipelines e. ships,a,b,c,e,43,bulky,coal,automobiles,heavy equipment,small,

25、ships,single,large,cost-effectively,energy-efficient,Part B - Task 3 Monologue,3.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each mode of shipping above with your teammates and report to the class,Features of each mode of shipment: a)Trains are great for large shipments within the country or between

26、 bordering countries. They are relatively energy-efficient and cost-effective for small producers. b)Air transportation is fast but expensive. It is limited in transporting very bulky and very heavy objects, but ideal for light packages and items that must be transported rapidly. Its primary benefit

27、 is speed and it can be used for long-distance transport. c)Trucks are good for small shipments to remote locations. They reach more locations than trains and can deliver almost any commodity directly to consumers. d)Pipelines are fast and efficient for moving water and oil and other such goods but

28、cannot be used in other applications. Sometimes coal can be sent by pipeline by first crushing it and mixing it with water. e)Water transportation is for slow and inexpensive movement of goods, often internationally. It is not appropriate for goods that need quick delivery. The main advantage of it

29、is that it can move products all over the world. Basically, about 98 percent of world trade in volume terms is conveyed by sea transport. Note: In terms of costs, the lowest cost is associated with water, then with rail, then with trucking, and finally with air transportation,Further Practice Activi

30、ties,Task 1 Reading,Read the following passage and then explain to your classmates the functions of the bill of lading and its two types,Task 2 Role-play,Your company wants to export goods from Shanghai to Los Angeles.A colleague of yours in Shanghai suggests that the goods should be moved as econom

31、ically as possible and your company can be flexible on delivery times,while you: think reliability is more important than price think speedy delivery is less important than regular delivery want your company to be as independent as possible and to handle all the documentation have obtained the cost

32、estimates:per month $40,000 for 120 tons of goods Contact your colleague to discuss your proposal,Cargo transport is one of the most important steps in international trade. Different modes of transport have different transport documents. In ocean transport, the bill of lading is issued by the captai

33、n or the shipping companies to testify that the goods have been received or shipped on board for delivery to a certain place of destination. Shortened as B/L, the bill of lading has three separate functions. First, it is a receipt for the goods by the carrier testifying that the goods have been received from the consignor. Second, it is a document of title. With B/L, the seller can come to the bank for negotiation, and the holder of which can get th