6Acceptance Orders.pptVIP

Chapter 6 Orders and Sales Contract Orders and Sales Contract Revision Objectives Warming-up Order Letters 1 2 3 4 Reply to an Order Sales Contract Exercise Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, the students will:? know the validity of acceptance. be able to place, decline and accept orders in writing. be able to draw up purchase orders be able to gather information from correspondences and fill in the English contract accordingly Warming-up Acceptance need not always be direct and can, in certain circumstances, be implied by conduct. Order is a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities. Order letters create one half of a contract. A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties which starts with an offer from one person but which does not become a contract until the other party signifies an unequivocal willingness to accept the terms of that offer. The moment of acceptance is the moment from which a contract exists, and not before. Letter 1-3 instruct: inform packing instruction shipping instruction effect/make/arrange/expedite shipment execute: fulfill put through (carry out/close/conclude) business/ a deal : Content of an order: p102 Specimen Letter 1 Order Letter Enclosed please find our Purchase Confirmation No.369 in duplicate. Please sign and return one copy for our records as soon as possible. We are arranging for the establishment of the relative letter of credit with the Bank of China, Sweden, and shall let you know by fax as soon as it is opened. As we are in urgent need of the goods, we find it necessary to stress the importance of making punctual shipment within the validity of the L/C; any delay in shipment would be harmful to our future business. Yours faithfully, Return Language Points Language Points order n. 订单 to withdra