11 B
11 B
1. If the goods had been insured, the firm would have received compensation.
2. If the dockers hadn't been on strike, the shipment wouldn't have arrived late.
3. The goods wouldn't have arrived late if the company had sent the shipment by rail.
4. If the goods had been perishable, they wouldn't have been sent by rail.
5. The consignor would have received compensation if the carriers had been negligent.
6. If we'd used our normal forwarding agents, these problems wouldn't have arisen.
7. If the records and tapes had been packed properly, they wouldn't have been damaged
11c
Make words from the jumbled leters and match them with the deiitions in the sentences below
a. RNTOANCEI EVESSSL
b RTYDI
c LBI FO GANDIL
d AWBYILL
e EIFHRGT ONCTACU
f GNISCOEEN
g KCOD PIRTECE
h ALTCIB GENACHXE
J NRALECIG GATEN
k CATSRE
I AERFGIL
m PLIHOREASE ODOGS
n FCTERECITA FO IGNOR
1 Someone who ensures that goods are cleared through customs. (2 words) j.clearing agent
2 items like fruit, butter, and meat that can go bad during transit. (2 words) m.perishable goods
3 What a bill of lading may be marked if goods are damaged. (1 word) b.dirty
4 The equivalent of a consignment note for air transport. (1 word)d.waybill
5 Carelessness. (1 word) i. negligence
6 The person who receives goods being transported. (1 word)
7 What is writen on a consignment that can be broken easily. (1 word)
8 Ships on which goods are kept in huge steel boxes. (2 words) 9.A shipping document giving
ownership to the person named on it. (3 words)
10 An invoice sent by a shipping company stating their charges. (2 words)
11 Wooden boxes in which items may be packed (1 word)
12 The organization through which ships can be chartered, (2 words)
13 A document stating what is in a consignment and where it is from. (3 words)
14 A document stating that goods are stored and awaiting shipment. (2 words)
11d
(1)to (2)by (3)with (4)for (5)in (6)of (7)of (8)of (9)to (10)in (11)by (12)on (13)of(14)in
11e
Thank you for your letter of 10 November, in which you asked about charges for thetransportation of your
goods in Europe.We are enclosing our tariff list, which includes all transport, customs, anddocumentation
charges for shipments.We can certainly promise safe transport, as we have a lot of experience in
handling productsfor manufacturers.If you have any further enquiries, we will be pleased to help
you.Meanwhile, should you decide to use Dietmann Spedition for your consignment toSwitzerland, please
return the enclosed 'Freight Forwarding Instructions Form'
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