Packing and Shipment

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Unit 5世纪商务英语听说教程 3 （第四版）

Learning Outcomes

• 1. To get familiar with important points about packing

and shipment.

• 2. To talk about requirement of packing and shipment.

Contents

Part I Active Listening

Part II Fun Break

Part III Additional Listening

Part IV Viewing & Speaking

Active Listening

Active Listening

Exercise 1

Tapescript

Directions: Mr. Chris Brown and Ms. Li Yan are talking about packing. Listen to the

dialogue and choose the best answer to each question.

What are the toy cars usually packed in?

A. Cartons. B. Plastics. C. Wooden boards.

What will they use at each corner of the carton?

A. Metal material. B. Metal angels. C. Strong plastic material.

How much will they charge for packing?

A. 3% of the total cost of the goods.

B. 5% of the total cost of the goods.

C. 3% of the total profit of the goods.

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Active Listening

Exercise 1

Directions: Mr. Chris Brown and Ms. Li Yan are talking about packing. Listen to the

dialogue and choose the best answer to each question.

How does Mr. Brown want the goods to be delivered?

A. By land. B. By air. C. By sea.

When does Ms. Li Yan guarantee Mr. Brown that he will receive the goods?

A. Early October. B. Early November. C. Early December.

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Active Listening

Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and decide whether the following statements are

true (T) or false (F).( F ) 1. Actually, the cartons are not strong enough for transportation.

( T ) 2. The topic of this dialogue is about packing.

( F ) 3. They will pack MQ224 in cartons of twenty pieces each.

( T ) 4. The containers are in conformity to the specification laid down by the ISO.

( F ) 5.They will put the cartons in containers of the same size.

( T ) 6. Generally speaking, customers bear the charges of packing.

( T ) 7. Sea transportation is of a lower price.

( F ) 8. Cartons are not really fit for ocean transportation and are seldom used.

( T ) 9. A formal order will be sent to Ms. Li’s company no later than next Tuesday.

( T ) 10. It will be the first shipment by Ms. Li’s company to Mr. Brown’s.

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Active Listening

Active Listening

Exercise 1Directions: The man in the dialogue gives some reasons why the shipment by the middle of April is too late. Listen to the dialogue and tick (√)the sentences that indicate the reasons.

Tapescript

Reasons

These goods are urgently required by our customers for the shopping season in May.

We have already had the schedule.

Our customs formalities will take quite a long time.

The weather after that will be terrible.

If you can’t advance your shipment we won’t be able to catch the shopping season.

It will be against the contract if it’s too late.

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Active Listening

Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.

By the middle of April._______________________________________________________________________1. When is the earliest time they can expect the shipment?

Because their factory has a lot of back orders on hand._______________________________________________________________________2. Why is it very difficult for them to improve any further on the time?

We shall lose out._______________________________________________________________________

3. What will happen if we place our goods on the market at a time when all other importers have sold theirs at profitable prices?

At the beginning of April._______________________________________________________________________4. When will they try their best to advance the shipment?

They will have to work three shifts._______________________________________________________________________5. How will the workers have to work to ensure punctual shipment?

Active Listening

Active Listening

Exercise 1Directions: Listen to a passage about packing and write down the functions of packing.

Tapescript

containment1. ___________________

The functions of packing can be summarized as follows:

protection2. ___________________

performance3. ___________________ communication4. ___________________

Active Listening

Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. In international trade, most goods need packing. Packing is one of the important

ways to (1) the value of commodities. Generally speaking, only

(2) commodities can enter into the (3) field, and attain the

(4) value and use value of the goods. Packing can (5) the

commodity and keep it good in quality and (6) in quantity in the circulation

process. In the (7) , packing can increase the marketing value of the

commodities. It has been (8) that as much as 70% of all the cargo loss can

be prevented by (9) packing. Therefore, proper and suitable packing is of

great (10) and importance.

packed__________

realize______________

circulation______________

commercial______________

meantime_____________

protect__________

intact__________

estimated____________

proper____________

necessity_____________

Fun Break

Directions: Listen to a story and retell it to your partner.

Tapescript

Additional Listening

Additional Listening

Exercise 1Directions: The following sentences are not arranged in the same order as presented in the

passage. Listen to the passage and rearrange them.

Tapescript

1. Of course, since the importer is so far away and cannot conveniently make such arrangements he may ask the exporter to do it on his behalf.2. After a contract is confirmed, the exporter will prepare the goods for shipment and book shipping space under the terms of CIF or CFR while on FOB basis it will be arranged by the importer.3. Shipment is an obligation of delivering the goods by the seller.4. The Shipment Clause is an integral and important part of a contract signed between the importer and the exporter.5. After the goods are placed on board the exporter shall give the importer shipping advice.

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Additional Listening

Directions: Listen to the passage again and write down the missing words or sentences. Shipment is an (1) of delivering the goods by the seller. The seller loads

the goods onto a vessel to get the shipping documents and (2) them to the buyer

for a performance of the contract. Before shipment, the importer (3) sends

his shipping requirements to the exporter, informing him in writing of the packing and

shipping mark, (4) of transportation, etc., known as the Shipping Instruction.

After a (5) is confirmed, the exporter will prepare the goods for shipment and

book (6) under the terms of CIF or CFR while on FOB basis it will be

arranged by the (7) .

sends_________

mode__________

obligation____________

contract___________

shipping space_________________

Exercise 2

generally_____________

importer___________

Additional Listening

Of course, since the importer is so far away and cannot conveniently make such

arrangements he may ask the (8) to do it on his behalf. When the goods

are ready for shipment and the carrying vessel is ready it is the duty of the exporter to

(9) it that the goods are placed on board the carrying vessel, following which

the exporter will get from the shipping company a Bill of Lading. (10)

exporter______________

see to__________

After the goods

are placed on board the exporter shall give the importer shipping advice.

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Exercise 2Directions: Listen to the passage again and write down the missing words or sentences.

Viewing & Speaking

Useful Expressions for Packing

A packing that catches the eye will help push the sales.

Different articles require different packing.

Packing charge is about 5% of the total cost of the goods.

The packing material you require will be imported on your own account.

We agree to use cartons for outer packing.

Each case is lined with foam plastics in order to protect the goods against press.

The packing must be in line with the local market preference.

Viewing & Speaking

Useful Expressions for Packing

Strong packing will protect the goods from any possible damage during transit.

We hope your design and the color will be strongly attractive to American people.

The fragile goods should be wrapped in soft material and firmly packed in rdboard

box.

All measurements of each case must not exceed 1.5m×1m×1m.

Bar codes should be marked on the inner packing.

Viewing & Speaking

Videoscript

Directions: Watch the video and answer the following questions.1. Who has some special packing requirements for the order?

David.__________________________________________________________________

2. How does David want the boards to be wrapped?

In some type of bubble wrap and foam cartons.__________________________________________________________________

3. Which word does David want to be marked on the cartons?

The word “fragile”.__________________________________________________________________

4. Why does David want the word marked on the cartons?

Because in the past, they’ve had a lot of problems with the shipping of parts.__________________________________________________________________

Viewing & Speaking

Directions: Talk about packing with your partner. The following questions are for your

reference. Do you think packing is important? Why?

What are the functions of packing?

When packing, what should be paid attention to?

What kinds of materials are often used to pack?

What kind of packaging catches your eye? Why?

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