unit 7（课件）- 《新商务英语阅读教程3》同步教学（清华大学）

Section A: Lead-in 2 Learning Objectives 1 Section D: After-class Activities 5 Section B: Listening Focus 3 4 Section C: Work Step by Step 1 Learning Objectives In this unit, you will learn to understand the basic ways about Logistics; to get to know the process & management of Logistics; to master the new words and expressions related to Logistics; to practice reading skill — understanding cohesion between parts of a text (grammatical); to grasp job skill—reading and understanding charts. Section A: Lead-in 2 I. Match the words or expressions in the box with the pictures below. II. Work in groups to describe one of the above pictures. 3 Section B: Embracing English Logistics: What IT Is and Why It’s Important to Your Company Logistics: Vital to Every Business Pre-reading Task: Answer the following questions before reading the text. Logistics: What IT Is and Why It’s Important to Your Company What do you know about Logistics? What do you know about the process of transportation? What, do you think, is the importance of Business Logistics? Logistics: What It Is and Why It’s Important to Your Company The term, “Logistics” and its actions originated with the military. In the war theater, logistics applied to the process of supplying equipment and supplies to troops. Logistics as a business concept evolved in the 1950s with the increasing complexity of supplying businesses with materials and shipping out products in an increasingly globalized supply chain. Today, the business sector uses this term to describe the efficient flow and storage of goods from point of origin to the point of consumption. The supply chain is a vital part of this process, including transportation, shipping, receiving, storage, and management of all these areas. Within the business sector, logistics can be applied to information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, disposal, and security. As the business w