BEC中级-Unit 3a Ordering goods.pptVIP

Unit 3a Ordering goods Agenda News review Quiz Introduction to Otto Versand Textbook: 3 emails and 1 listening Desired qualities in a supplier (a video on Wang Yongqing’s success story) Supply chain management Dabbawalas: lunch delivery service in Mumbai (a documentary: Megacities: Mumbai) Pairwork Voca. place an order 发出订单 cancel an order 取消订单 confirm an order 确认订单 supplier 供应商 mail order company 邮购公司 headquarters （公司）总部 catalogue 商品目录单 summer collection 夏季时装采购 summer catalogue 夏季时装商品目录 apparel: clothing, especially outer garments 服装 　　 recommendation 推荐信 item 产品 in standard length 标准长度 article 商品 measurements charts 尺寸图 knitted skirts 针织袜子 vendor 销售商人 quantity 数量 standandise 使符合标准 Otto 奥托邮购公司（德国最大的邮购公司） Out of stock: out of supply 断货 Restock: replenish stock重新进货 Introduction of mail order company What are conditions for the existence of mail order companies? 邮购公司 Postal service available 邮政服务 Railway network 铁路网络 Sparsely-populated areas (vs. densely-populated) 稀疏的人口 Telephone network Access to Internet (E-commerce) A brief profile of Otto Versand 1949: Company is founded by Werner Otto. 1950: The first catalog, featuring 14 pages of shoes 1963: Telephone ordering service is introduced. 1969: The Hanseatic Bank is acquired. 1972: Hermes Paketschnelldienst, a proprietary delivery service within 24hrs 24小时内送上门服务 (50% by postal service, 50% by Otto) 1981: Michael Otto succeeds his father as chairman. 1982: U.S. mail-order giant Spiegel is acquired. 1984: Ownership of Spiegel is transferred to the Otto family. 1987: Otto Versand becomes the worlds largest mail-order 1990: Otto Versand becomes the first mail-order company to enter the East Germany 1993: Company acquires the largest Italian mail-order firm, 1995: Company launches e-commerce site www.otto.de. 1998: A majority stake in Crate Barrel is acquired; Improve Antonella’s fax: possible problems Layout: too dense (headings抬头/标题, bullet points符号and brackets may help) Paragraphs: too few (more