unit 15（课件）- 《新商务英语写作教程》同步教学（清华大学版）

Part I: Warming-up Activities 2 Learning Objectives 1 5 Part II: Sample Study & Writing Tips 3 4 Part III: Vocabulary in Use Part V: Key Sentences for References 6 Part IV: Practical Writing Tasks 1 Learning Objectives To be proficient in understanding knowledge of packing & shipment; using key terms, useful expressions and key sentences for business letters of packing & shipment; writing a letter of insurance packing & shipment; Part I: Warming-up Activities 2 Work in groups to discuss the functions of cargo packaging. Match the following terms in the left column with their Chinese equivalences in the right column. Read the following passage about international goods transportation and goods shipment, then answer the question below: What are the types of transportation in international trade? International Goods Transportation and Goods Shipment In international trade, the international goods transportation and goods shipment are two of the important components of the international trade. Only through transporting, can the goods be transported from the seller’s country to the buyer’s country. After signing the selling and buying contract, the seller should ship the goods to the buyer according to the time, place and way of shipment stipulated in the contract. In carrying out the procedures of foreign trade, the concept of time should be paid great attention to. The fields in which foreign trade is involved are extensive, the transportation lines are long. The links and procedures are numerous, so the foreign traders must be equipped with fundamental knowledge of the international cargo transportation and shipment. Only in this way can the deliberate consideration be offered to the problems of the cargo transportation and the terms of transportation may be worked out completely, definitely and reasonably, thus making sure of the successful effecting of the contract. Kinds of Transportation in International Trade are as following: Ocean