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Disputes and Claims
Unit 7
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Disputes and Claims
Unit 7
Learning Objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
· use the words and expressions for talking about disputes and
claims;
· know how to handle disputes and claims properly.
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Western Dining
Directions: In the following box, there are some descriptions of different situations related to
disputes and complaints. Please match them to the pictures below.
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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(2) ( )
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G
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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F
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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(5) ( )
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A
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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H
Part Ⅰ
Warm-up
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Directions: In the following two tasks, you are going to hear two dialogues about complaints in business cases. You’re required to complete the exercises.
breach n. 破坏,违背,违反
shed v. 使脱落
layer n. 层
stable adj. 稳定的,可靠的
inferior quality 质量低劣
humid adj. 潮湿的
technical adj. 技术的,专业的
claim v./n. 要求,请求,索赔
complaint n. 投诉,抱怨
surface n. 表面
status n. 状况,状态
inferior adj. 较低的,次等的
cellar n. 地窖,地下室
moldy adj. 发霉的
solve v. 解决,解答
shortage n. 不足,短缺,缺少
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Disputes and Results
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satisfactory adj. 令人满意的
burst v. 破裂
issue v.(正式)发给
loading n. 装货
FAS 船边交货(价格)
shipment n. 装运
lodge v. 正式提出(报告、抗议等)
clean B/L 洁净提单
transaction n. 交易
compensation n. 赔偿,赔偿金
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Disputes and Results
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Noel receives a complaint from an important client. She asks the leader of quality control department, Benjamin, to investigate the problem of the article and get a solution.
Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.
A: Noel, Senior Project Manager
B: Benjamin, leader of QC department
A: Good morning, Benjamin. I’m calling about a (1) __________ from one of our most
important clients.
B: What is it about?
A: The article No.102 has shed its (2) _________ layer in only two weeks since they bought it.
complaint
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surface
Part Ⅱ
Subtopic 1 —Disputes and Results
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B: It can’t be... Have you actually seen the status of the article now? Where and how did it
happen? I am afrai