Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to the people who have made this project possible and who supported our initiatives and helped us greatly:
to our facilitators Gulnara Dudnikova and Elena Shemshur – their input into our project has been tremendous and the end-product has benefited immeasurably from all their skill and hard work.
special thanks should go to Ludmila Merkulova and Natalia Anshakova for organization of ESP seminars at SSAU, people who made it possible for us.
we would like to thank British Council for such a great opportunity to take part in the course.
What is Logistics?: Coming to Terms
Do the following puzzle. Mind there may be more than 1 correct choice.
What language does the word ‘logistics’ originate from?
a) Japanese b) Latin c) Portuguese d) Greek
2. What areas of life does logistics concern?
a) cooking b) transport c) army d) medicine
3. Which of the listed words can be associated with the term ‘logistics’?
a) product b) planning c) constructing d) distribution
4. What goods require government approval for transportation?
a) forest products b) philately items c) gases of all nature d) explosives
5. What occupations are involved in the process of logistics?
a) analytic specialist b) manager c) engineer d) personnel assistant
6. What kinds of modern vehicles can be used for transportation?
a) aircraft b) bicycle c) rail d) machinery
7. The process of logistics includes
a) complex information b) international communication c) control system d) scuba-diving
8. Logistics can be defined as a strategy and development of:
a) movement of products b) storage of goods c) retailing outlets d) professional make-up
9. What served the precondition of starting logistics as a notion?
a) sea trade b) camel caravans c) delta-gliding d) mammoth slaughter
10. Finally the required goods should be delivered:
a) to the required place b) at the required time c) to the required person d) with the bonus tracks
Score 1 point for each correct answer:
1. d 3. a, b, d 5. a, b, c 7. a, b, c 9. a, b
2. b, c 4. a, c, d 6. a, c, d 8. a, b, c 10. a, b, c
Results:
27 => 20 Congratulations! Your idea of what logistics is seems to be quite clear. We are sure that you are eager to learn some more useful and interesting facts about your future profession from our textbook
19 => 10 Not bad! You have shown good results, but, as we think, you do it rather subconsciously, due to your intuition. Still we think that you have definite inclination to study logistics and our textbook will give you an insight into the subject.
9 => 0 Oops… Nice try, but maybe you just like the way the word ‘logistics’ sounds. We are absolutely sure that in the process of studying our textbook you will find out that logistics is really exciting, it’s much more than just a nice word.
Tune In
1. What is Logistics? What do you associate the word with?
Reading 1
1. Look at the picture. Predict what it has to do with ‘logistics’.
2. a) Read the text to see whether your predictions were correct.
b) While reading the text, draw the shoes’ route.