Example: I wouldn’t like to be a … as he is expected to…

1. a manager; to organize the whole process

2. a director; to take much responsibility

3. a transport planner; to route the freight effectively

4. a driver; to concentrate on the road for a long time

5. a dispatcher; to control the progress of deliveries

6. a transportation optimizer; to use innovative approach

3. Complete each sentence with suitable ending (possible answers)

3. Before all shipping documents were signed, our manager had had to inform the customer about confirmed delivery date.

4. If someone of our group has technological problems, we can’t help trying to solve them.

5. Because of the last events their Japanese customer refused to prolong the contract.

6. Despite our complaints Logistic organization went on delaying the shipment

5. The dispatcher couldn’t control the computer system, so all members of our team suggested calling the helpline.

Reading 2.

Ex. 2 a

9. Today, approximately 90% of cargo moves by containers stacked on transport ships. Over 200,000,000 containers are shipped per year.

10. The 5 common types are: vans, reefers, flatbeds, containerlifts and tankers.

11. It weighs on the average 15-21 kg empty. Most pallets can easily carry a load of 1000 kg.

12. Some containerlifts have a telescopic chassis allowing the unit to expand and contract in order to accommodate 20’, 40’ or 45’ containers.

13. Slightly more complex hardwood pallets and most plastic pallets and metal pallets can be lifted from all 4 sides.

14. Containerization is an important element of the logistics revolution that changed freight handling in the 20^th century.

15. The whole crane runs on 2 railways so that it can traverse along the harbourside.

16. Overall lengths often range 15-25 m, and the limit of the overall weight is to 36 t.

Ex. 2b

a. – 6; b. – 1; c. - 8 ; d. – 2; e. – 7; f. – 4; g. – 3, h. – 5

Ex. 3

1. – c; 2. – e; 3. – a; 4. – b; 5. – d.

Ex. 4.

1. – c; 2. – c; 3. – a; 4. – a; 5. – b; 6. – c; 7. – a.

Ex. 5

1. cab	j) the front part of a truck where the driver sits
2. advent	f) the introduction of a new product
3. bunk	h) a narrow bed, often fixed to the wall
4. spur	i) to encourage or cause smth to happen
5. articulated	a) having two or more connected parts
6. exceed	e) to go above the limit
7. discard	k) to get rid of smth that is no longer needed
8. clamp	l) a tool for holding or fastening two things together firmly
9. colloquial	b) used in informal conversation
10. stack	g) arrange things so that they stand on top of one another or together
11. pressurized	d) forcing the substance out when opened
12. axle	c) metal bar that connects a pair of wheels

Ex. 6

1. Containers were stacked against the wall of the warehouse.

2. The containerlift machines are designed to hoist “boxes”.

3. Partially the road was uneven, so the truck was in danger of the overturn.

4. Mr. McLean handled the transportation of the freight.

5. The ship carrying the equipment for T&B is expected to traverse the ocean in a week.

6. The process of loading was rather long: firstly, the workers had to load the truck, then unload it and finally reload the cargo onto a ship.

7. Most trucks nowadays have a swap body to make the process of loading easier.

8. We should take into consideration the fact that substances may contract or expand when heated or frozen.

9. A portainer crane used to load and unload container ships is adjusted by the boom which allows the containers to be lifted from the hold and moved towards the center of the crane.

10. This company produces only expendable cans.

11. One of the customer’s demands was that all the products should be wrapped with waterproof material.

12. The engineer couldn’t utilize the new technologies because they haven’t been tested.

Vocabulary

Ex. 1

of(5) about over(2) for at on into in (2) underneath with(3 )

1. All the regulations should comply with local laws.

2. The trucks’ cabs can come in many styles.

3. Portsmouth (a British dock) is equipped with a portainer.

4. Moving pins are often used to help adjust weight distribution over the various axles.

5. The common ISO standard pallets fit neatly into common ISO containers, which in turn fit neatly on container ships, trains or trucks.

6. Logisticians deal with flow and stocking of goods at their everyday work.

7. A qualified specialist should search for different opportunities of minimizing handling expenses, damage and waste of vehicle capacity.

8. Managers can view over the web the information about the progress of deliveries.

9) The ability to maneuver underneath the base of the portainer crane makes lorries and containerlifts capable of rapid cargo operations.

Ex. 2 a

1. noticeable

2. maintenance

3. fully

4. maneuverability

5. steering

6. movable

7. variety

8. transmission

9. towing

10. tendency

11. appropriately

Module 5

Tune In

rail:

air: planes, helicopters

road

maritime

Vocabulary

• Complete the following sentences, the first letter of the missing word is given.

a) constraints

b) batch

c) buoyancy

d) maritime

e) lock

f) bound

g) adjacent

h) dredging

i) complement

• Look at the following verb-noun collocations. Cross odd one out.

• to consume space route fuel

• to maintain aircraft family costs

• to finance constraints projects construction

• to integrate systems friction freight

• to enhance reputation performance problem

• to stack port sites containers plates

• to handle problem feelings weather

• to necessitate competition law semi-trailer

• to ensure pallets safety comfort

• to reduce costs level sea

• The following sentences contain spelling mistakes. Find and correct them.

a) Transport modes are characterized by set of operational, commercial and technical features.

b) Road construction includes some significant constrains as environmental and physical.

c) Air transport limitations are practically multidimensional and include climate, fog and aerial currents.

d) At the heart of modern intermodalism are data handling, processing and distribution systems necessary to ensure the save and cost effective control of freight and passenger movements.

e) The containerization has improved the flexibility, cost, speed and accessibility of rail transportation.

4. Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Two of the lines are correct, and the rest of them have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () at the end of the line. If a line has a word that should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. The first one is done for you.

O Cargo ship or freighter is any of sort of ship that

1 carries goods and materials from each one port to 2 another. Specialized types of cargo that vessels

3 include container ships and bulk of carriers. The

4 most earliest of waterborne activity mentions

5 the carriage of items for trade. In the

6 middle of the 19^th century the incidence of by piracy

7 resulted in a most cargo ships being armed quite

8 heavily. Piracy is still quite common in some of

9 the waters roughly around the Asia. Larger cargo 10 ships are generally operated off by shipping lines, 11 companies. Smaller vessels as such as coasters 12 and tramp steamers, are often owned by with

13 its their operators.

1. Report the following sentences. Consult the help boxes.

a) Transport analyst gives logistics manager some comments.

1. he said that each mode was characterized by a set of

technical, operational and commercial features.”

2. He reported that recently, air transportation had been

accommodating growing quantities of high value freight.

And I wanted to add, that it was playing a growing role in modern logistics!”

3.He assumed that maritime circulation took place on

specific parts of the maritime space, particularly

over the North Atlantic and the North Pacific.”

4.He remarked that high inventory costs also characterized maritime transportation.”

5.He informed that intermodal transportation had opened many

opportunities for complementary between modes.”

b ) Logistics manager is asking transport analyst some questions.

1. He wanted to know if the road transport systems had high

maintenance costs?”

2. He wondered what were the air transport constraints.

3. He asked if we could suggest the most effective mode

to move large quantities of cargo.

4.He was interested if it was better to use maritime transportation in heavy industries.

5. he asked if we could point out the advantages of rail transportation over other modes.

c ) The logistics manager gives instructions to the employees.

1.He ordered not to wait for me and to start the meeting.

2. He asked to give some comments on the project.

3. He told me to give him a hand in this deal.

4. He instructed to make an appointment with our transport analyst.”

5. He ordered not to make a fuss over this situation.”

d) The transport analyst is sharing his ideas about a recent business trip.

1. He exclaimed that it was really economical.

2. He admitted that it was really efficient strategic plan!”

3. He remarked that he was a really good specialist!”

4. He exclaimed that it had a far-reaching effect .

5. He admitted that he had never had such a useful business trip.

2

Rosemary said hello to George, she told that she couldn’t have bought present for him the day before. She explained that there had been some problems with his credit card. She asked him to phone his bank manager. She said that she would ring again to find out what there was. Then she congratulated him.

. Report these telephone messages. Make sure that you changed the tenses, pronouns and adverbs as necessary. Consult the help boxes.

Lucy phoned to say hello to dad, she told that she was just calling to say Happy Birthday and to say that she was going to be out all afternoon, but she would try to come home at 6