商务英语理论与实务 教学课件 作者 蒋景东situation 6 Task 9.pdfVIP

Situation 6 International Trade Task 9 International Cargo Transport Task 9 International Cargo Transport Objectives 1. Grasp the modes of international cargo transport. 2. Grasp the definition and merits of sea transportation. 3. Understand the main clauses of shipment. Task 9 International Cargo Transport I Pre-reading Pair work: Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. What do you think is the main mode of transport in international trade? 2. What’s the difference in transportation between domestic trade and international trade? 3. What’s the advantage of sea transport in your opinion? 4. How can goods be transported to a destination far away from the coast? 5. Can goods always be delivered easily in one mode nowadays? Task 9 International Cargo Transport II Case study of the task Choosing the Best Transport and Packing A Swiss firm ships ceramic heating tubes made up in consignments of 24 tubes of different diameters with an average weight of 300 grams each. Total net weight on one such consignment is 7.2 kg. When the company shipped by surface, it had to pack the consignment in five small wooden crate. Together with the packing material the packing weighed 64.5 kg. Eventually the firm switched to another mode of transport and devised new packing. Task 9 International Cargo Transport Questions: 1. What is the possible mode of transport? 2. What is the possible new packing? 3. How many kilos, do you think, could be saved? Task 9 International Cargo Transport III Text International Cargo Transport Modes of T