Język angielski dla logistyków-spedytorów

VOCABULARY Choose ONE of the answers.

1. Management of business such as the acquisition, storage, transportation and delivery of goods along the supply chain is called ……………………

A supply chain management       B freight forwarding  C logistics       D haulage

2. Companies organising and coordinating transport of goods for their clients are called …………………..

A carriers                         B 3PL                         C 4PL             D shippers

3. When one client’s load is not big enough to fill the whole container, ………………………. shipment is used

A expedited                    B road            C consolidated          D maritime

4. Liquids such as petrol are transported by road on ……………….

A tankers             B box semi -trailers               C lowboys     D reefers

5. A document of carriage providing evidence of a contract for carriage between exporter and airline, and proof of receipt by the airline of goods for shipment is called……………….

A air waybill       B commercial invoice            C certificate of origin            D CMR

6. Loose, non-containerised load stowed directly into a ship’s hold is called ……………….

A containerised cargo                B break bulk              C LCL                       D FCL

7. The Incoterm which imposes the biggest cost and responsibility upon the seller / exporter is …………………

A DDP               B FOB                       C EXW                     D CIP

8. Someone who sells things in small quantities to the general public is called a …………….

A subcontractor     B wholesaler                      C retailer        D manufacturer

9.  ……………………. warehouses are used to store imported goods for which import duty is yet to be paid.

A private              B bonded                   C public                      D government 10. One of the stages when applying for a job is an ……………………… A experience               B interviewee             C interviewer             D interview

READING

Read the text and answer the questions below.

Liner shipping is the most efficient mode of transportation of goods. In one year, a single large containership could carry over 200,000 container loads of cargo. While individual ships vary in size and carrying capacity, many container ships can transport up to 8,000 containers of finished goods and products on a single voyage. Similarly, on a single voyage, some car carrier ships can handle 7,600 cars. It would require hundreds of freight aircraft, many miles of rail cars, and fleets of trucks to carry the goods that can fit on one large liner ship.

Consider this…

• Containerships have the capacity to carry several large warehouses worth of goods on a single journey.
• Large containerships can be operated by teams of just thirteen people utilizing sophisticated computer systems.
• If all the containers from an 11,000 TEU ship were loaded onto a train, it would need to be 44 miles or 77 kilometers long.
• In an average year, a large container ship travels three-quarters of the distance to the moon. That means in its lifetime it travels to the moon and back nearly ten times.
• A container of refrigerators can be moved from a factory in Malaysia to Los Angeles – a journey of roughly 9,000 miles or 14,484 kilometers — in just 16 days.
• The cost to transport a bicycle from Thailand to the UK in a container is about US$10. The typical cost for shipping a DVD/CD player from Asia to Europe or the U.S. is roughly US$1.50; a kilogram of coffee just fifteen cents, and a can of beer – a penny.[1]

Based on the text, mark if the sentences below are true (T) or false (F) :

1. All container ships can carry at least 8,000 containers of finished goods on a single trip.
2. Some car carrier ship can transport up to 7,600 cars on a single trip.
3. The crew of a large container ship consists of at least 15 people.
4. The time it takes to transport a container from Malaysia to west coast of USA is sixteen days.
5. The costs of container transport are very high, for example – it costs approx. US$10 to ship a bicycle from Thailand to the UK or it costs approx. US$1.50 to ship a DVD/CD player from Asia to Europe.

LISTENING

Listen to an interview with Mary Smith, a specialist working for CareerDevelopment.com and complete the sentences below.

1. …………………….. hiring managers and human resources professional took part in the survey.
2. …………………….. did not like the fact that candidates did not know the company where they wanted to work.
3. …………………….. noticed the lack of eye contact.
4. One candidate talked about punctuality s one of his ……………………., arriving 15 minutes late.
5. Employers do not want to hire a list of skills and …………………………. .