- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Text
- •8. Retell the text according to the following plan:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •9. Insert appropriate prepositions:
- •10. Give the English equivalents of:
- •11. What do we call?
- •12. Read and translate the following text using a dictionary if necessary:
- •13. Choose corresponding Russian terms for:
- •Answer the following questions:
- •15. Say whatever you know about:
- •Episode 2 Free Economic Zones (fez)
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Dialogue
- •Read and translate the dialogue.
- •Give English equivalents of the following Russian phrases:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Retell the dialogue:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •5. Read and translate the following dialogue. Report it as close to the text as possible.
- •6. Explain the meaning of the following terms in English:
- •7. Make up sentences of your own to illustrate the meaning of the following terms:
- •Give a free translation of the following text in English in the form of a dialogue between a customs official and an interviewer. Work in pairs:
- •Writing practice Despatch of Goods: Packing and Marking
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises
- •7. Answer these questions:
- •8. Insert appropriate words given below and translate the letter:
- •9. Translate into English:
- •Make up a letter from your firm to an English engineering firm ordering some special machine. Give packing and marking instructions.
- •Write a letter of order using the information given below and some other details about packing and marking given in the main text.
- •Speech practice
- •1. Role-play. Express your agreement with the following statements. Add whatever information you can. Use the following formulas of agreement:
- •2. What do you think would happen if:
- •3. Role simulation. Discuss the following points:
- •4. Make up a report on one of the following topics:
- •Unit 2 episode 1 Export-Import Documentation
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the text
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •6. Sum up the contents of the text according to the following plan:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •7. Read and translate the following:
- •8. Ask questions in English to which the following Russian sentences are the answers and supply the answers:
- •9. Denote the following by a single word:
- •Read and translate the text: Customs Documents
- •12. Say whatever you can about:
- •13. Retell the text "Customs Documents" enlarging it by any additional information. Episode 2 Customs Control of the Cargo
- •Vocabulary notes on the text
- •Exercises on the Dialogue
- •Read and translate the dialogue.
- •Give the English equivalents of:
- •3. What do we call?
- •4. Explain the meaning of the following terms in English:
- •5. Answer the following questions:
- •6. Reproduce the dialogue in parts.
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •7. Conduct the following two-way translation:
- •8. Choose corresponding Russian words for:
- •9. Explain the following terms in English:
- •10. Complete the following sentences:
- •11. Complete the dialogues and reproduce them in parts:
- •Customs Inspection of the Baggage
- •12. Translate into English:
- •13. Make up short dialogues discussing the following points:
- •Writing practice Shipping and Forwarding1
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •2. Translate the following words and phrases and learn their pronunciation:
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following Russian words and expressions:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Sum up the contents of the text according to the plan:
- •6. Translate the letter from the shipping agent to the exporter:
- •7. Translate the letter into English:
- •Write a letter to a firm of shipping agents in Finland and ask them to quote for the collection of some cases of tools from a firm in Helsinki and the shipment of them to your nearest port.
- •1. Role-play. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your reasons. Use these formulas:
- •2. Say a few words about:
- •3. .Express your views on the following statements:
- •4. Role simulation. Make up dialogues on the topics below and act them out.
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Text
- •5. Sum up the contents of the text according to the plan:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •6. Complete the following sentences using appropriate words and word expressions below:
- •7. Give English equivalents of:
- •8. Make up questions in English to which the following Russian sentences would be the answers. Do a two-way translation, using both the statements and the questions:
- •9. Say a few words about:
- •10. Give a free translation of the following:
- •11. Speak on:
- •Episоde 2 a Fresh Look at Customs Intelligence1.
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Dialogue
- •Exercises on the Dialogue
- •1. Read and translate the dialogue.
- •2. Find in the text English equivalents of the
- •3. Answer the following
- •4. Sum up tbe contents of the dialogue according to the plan:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •5. Read and translate the following text:
- •6. Give English equivalents to the following words and phrases from the text above:
- •7. Give the main ideas of the text of Exercise 5 in the form of a dialogue an interviewer and a customs official. Use the collocations of Exercise 6.
- •8. Complete the following dialogue:
- •9. Translate into English:
- •10. Conduct a two-way translation:
- •Writing practice Chartering of Ships
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises
- •5. Sum up the contents of the text according to the following plan:
- •6. Translate the following letter
- •7. Write to some ship brokers and ask them to charter a ship for loading of a cargo of oil; give them necessary particulars about port and time.
- •8. Write a letter from a ship broker concerning the shipment to the usa and point out the need for speed because of the probable closing of certain ports due to ice. Speech practice
- •1. Agree with the following statements. Enlarge upon the matter:
- •2. Discuss the following points:
- •3. Speak about:
- •4. Make up dialogues and act them in pairs:
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Text
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •2. Translate the following words and learn their pronunciation:
- •3. Give English equivalents of the following:
- •4. Explain the meaning of the following in English:
- •5. Answer the following
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •6. Fill in the required prepositions:
- •7. Read and translate the text. Pay attention to the words in bold type:
- •8. Give English equivalents to the following Russian terms:
- •9 What do we call?
- •10 Translate into English:
- •Episode 2 Terms of Payment Over a Phone
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Dialogue
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •7. Read and translate the following dialogue. Act it out in pairs.
- •8. Give English equivalents of the following:
- •9. Translate into English:
- •Writing practice Settlement of Accounts
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises
- •1. Read and translate the Text.
- •2. Translate the following words and learn their pronunciation:
- •3. Give English equivalents for the following:
- •4. Answer the following questions:
- •5. Fill in the necessary prepositions:
- •6. Translate the letter into English:
- •Speech practice
- •2. Say a few words about:
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Text
- •1. Read and translate the text.
- •2. Translate the following words and learn their pronunciation:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •Read and translate the text using the dictionary if necessary:
- •11. Ask eight questions about the previous text.
- •12. Give a free translation of the text:
- •13. Speak about insurance in Russia, using the vocabulary of Episode 1 and Exercise 12. Episode 2 Making an Insurance Claim
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises on the Dialogue
- •Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
- •9. Read and translate the following dialogue:
- •10.Give English equivalents of the following:
- •11. Report the dialogue in detail:
- •12. Translate into English:
- •Writing practice Complaints and Replies to Complaints
- •Vocabulary Notes on the Text
- •Exercises
- •Read and translate the text.
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Translate into English:
- •Speech practice
- •I don' think so.
- •2. What do you think could happen if:
- •3. Role simulation. Discuss in the form of the dialogue:
- •4. Speak on the following topics:
Speech practice
1. Disagree with the following statements. Use all possible formulas ol ment. Enlarge upon the matter:
The banker's transfer is a written order from a creditor to a debtor to pay on demand or at a specified date a stated sum of money to a person named on the document.
The bill of exchange is a mere transference of money from the bank account of a buyer in his own country to the bank account of the seller in the seller's country.
Payments in advance are used when a buyer is of unquestionable reputation.
One of the important features of the letter of credit is that it is negotiable.
5) If payment is executed either before or on delivery it is called payment on statement.
2. Say a few words about:
a) methods of payment in foreign trade; b) types of settlement of accounts while paying for goods
UNIT 5
INSURANCE
EPISODE 1
The Reason For Insuring Goods
The general idea of insurance is to gain indemnity1 in the case of any happening that may cause loss of money.
Insurance has become more and more significant as commerce has developed. Neglecting to insure goods either warehoused or in is all very well until something goes wrong. While goods are stored, there are the risks of fire and burglary. With the goods in the number of hazards even arise. While transporting, the goods may be damaged through a lot of reasons; for example vibration, an accident, poor handling, change of temperature, etc. And, of course, there is always the threat of pilferage when either a small part of consignment or the total contents of trailers or containers disappear trace. Consequently, the reason for insuring goods is evident – buyer and the seller are protected against financial loss which may arise through no fault of them.
Goods are normally insured for the full amount of their value, which is calculated as: price of goods + cost of freight + insurance premium2 + percentage of the total sum to represent a reasonable profit for the seller. There may be different types of insurance coverage3 – insurance against fire4, theft/burglary insurance5, accidence insurance6 and a lot of others. But the usual procedure is to insure against all risks7. This type of insurance involves a W.A. clause (=with average8, where the word "average" derived from French avarie means damage), which denotes that insurers pay claim for partial losses. The F.P.A. ("free of particular average9") type of insurance means that partial losses are not covered.
Particular average denotes partial loss or damage accidentally caused to a particular lot of goods. The responsibility for particular average is set either upon the owner of the lost property or those who caused damage.
In the case of general average10, which means any extraordinary 16ss, damage or expenditure borne for the purpose of preserving the ship and the cargo, all the parties interested in the adventure are responsible. The following events may serve as examples of general average: when goods are thrown into the sea to lighten the ship, when cargo is damaged by water used to put out a fire, the cost of towing a into the port for repair, etc.
The principal document used in insurance is insurance policy acts as a contract. The policy may be known as a floating policy11, when it covers a large quantity of goods for a fairly long period, usually a year, or it covers goods up to a large sum of money. For each shipment of goods another document is issued, which is called the insurance certificate.
A cover note12 is a small document issued by the insurance to their customers, to tell them that their goods are insured, and to give proof of this until the policy is ready.