Topic: Shipping Goods. Loading Instructions.

Завдання: Виконати письмово у зошиті вправи з підручника (Unit 6): ex. 1, ex. 2 , ex. 3 p. 45-46. 

Topic: Shipping Goods. Shipping Markings. Packing Goods for Shipping.

Task 1. Do you know what these marking represent? Label the shipping markings with the correct words.

Task 2. Match the words (1-5) with the pictures (a-e).

Task 3. Check your answers with these definitions.

• Bale - Large package of presspacked goods (often raw material), which is tightly bound, wrapped, and banded.

• Chest - Sturdy box with a lid which is made of metal and often used for storage.

• Barrel / Cask - Large cylindrical container with a flat bottom and top. It is made of wood and is used for liquids.

• Drum - Cylindrical metal container for liquids.

• Crate - Wooden box made of wooden slats. It can be open or closed and is used for packing goods.

Topic: Comparing Transport Modes

Task 1. Two employees of a forwarding company are comparing transport modes for a shipment from western China to Shanghai. Read the dialogue and complete the table below the text.

Hao: Well, basically we have three shipping options: we can use inland waterways, road, or rail.

Ying: Right. Let’s start with the river barge. How long would it take to ship the consignment by barge?

Hao: Normally about six days, but it often takes longer if the weather’s bad.

Ying: And what about cost and flexibility?

Hao: It’s cheap - it’s actually the cheapest of all the transport options. It’s not very flexible though, mainly because there are only infrequent sailings. There are barges to Shanghai twice a week.

Ying: OK, let’s look at road transport. It would only take four days to ship by truck, but the cost would be about 50% higher than by barge.

Hao: Yes, but wouldn’t it be much easier?

Ying: That’s true. Let’s see how this compares with rail. Rail would definitely be faster than the truck option if we use the express service - that takes three days.

Hao: But it would also be more expensive than shipping by road - transport costs are about 40% higher. And the system isn’t very flexible. Sometimes it is only possible to book space on the express train a few weeks in advance. And then perhaps we’d have to use the standard train, which is much slower.

Ying: So, I think we need to check with our customer first and find out what’s most important to them.

Task 2. Answer the questions.

1. How many shipping options do they have?

2. Which of these options is the fastest?

3. Which of these options is the cheapest?

4. Which of these options is the most expensive?

5. Which of these options is the most flexible?

6. What do they decide to do at the end of their discussion?

Topic: Types of Goods

Task 1. Unite 4, Ex. 11, p. 34 

Task 2. Unite 4, Ex. 12, p. 35 

Topic: Modes of Transport

Task 1. Study the vocabulary of different modes of transport and handling equipment in logistics. 

Task 2. Do these exercises from your book. 

• Starter, p. 28

• Ex.1 p. 28-29

• Ex. 5 p. 31

• Ex. 9 (part 2) p. 33-34

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