Summary
E xtractive industry e.g. farming, mining sell
at directly to directly to directly to
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ocal/national
Manufacturers
Markets
to who sell to
Manufacturers, Wholesalers
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holesalers
and
retailers
who sell to
s
o
that these
products can Large Retailers Retailers
e
ventually
be retailers
bought by
who sell to who sell to who sell to
The public The public The public The public The public
Comprehension
4.4. Answer the following questions.
What does the term «channel of distribution» mean?
What activities are usually present in each chain of distribution?
Speak about these activities.
What activity follows the production of food?
What are the main ways of distribution of food?
What are the types of wholesale markets?
What are the main ways of distribution of raw materials?
What raw materials can be sold directly to the public?
Give examples of UK commodity exchanges.
4.5. Which words go together?
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4.6. Find the correct word(s) from the box below to complete each sentence.
A channel of distribution shows the way in which food, for example, moves from ... to....
Wholesale markets can be ... or....
Examples of wholesale markets are ...(meat), ... (fruit and vegetables) and ... (fish).
Examples of Commodity Exchange are ... (for grain) and ... (for copper and tin).producers New Covent Garden the public
local the London Metal Exchange Smithfield
Billingsgate the Baltic Exchange national
4.7. Complete the sentences by choosing suitable phrases from the right-hand column.
Farmers can also sell their products... |
bought from wholesalers |
Retailers must store the goods... |
on commodity exchanges |
Some manufacturers are able to buy in large quantities... |
at wholesale markets |
Many of raw materials are sold... |
directly from extractive industry |
Retailers advertise to encourage the public... |
on certain days of the week |
A town might have a cattle market... |
can be distributed to the public |
There are many ways in which raw materials... |
to buy from them |