THE END

It was nice to see some of you the other day at the lunch. I wish you the best of luck. Keep in touch.

Take note

Please note that I have added some glossaries that you can print out (see the download section on the right) and the link in English for the PORT AUTHORITY OF PIOMBINO (helpful links)

Good luck to you all.
Keep in touch. 
Let me know where they send you!

To keep you in shape! ; -)

What did you think about the exam? 

• Did you feel you did a good job?
• Was it easier than you thought it would be? 
• Was it helpful? 
• Was it fun?
  
  Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. It will be good practice for you!

LAST LESSON

Friday, April 23 is your last lesson. It will be dedicated to SPEAKING. 

You will perform different types of conversations and activities.

If you like, you may:

1. prepare a situation to act out with another person**
2. suggest a situation that you would like others to act out **

You can bring your books and all handouts for reference material, but you will be expected to participate even if you are not prepared or familiar with what we do.

You will be judged on your attitude as well as your aptitude. 


**If you do this, please post your ideas in the comments section below first.

Online Magazine

Alessandro T. showed me a magazine of interest to all of you. Click here to see the online version.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter !
Please look over unit 8 in your books.

For class work.

Research PMU SA, Paris

Marseille Port Authority 

New York Port Authority
Transport Documents
Online CIM CUV consignment note (rail)

Go to download page for more transport documents.

Transport Documents

To see various transport documents, and to practice filling some in, go to the downloads page.

For information from the European Commission on the 
                                                               Single Administration Document (SAD)



Marking symbols for shipped goods.

Modes of Transport and Handling Equipment

To get a better idea of the different equipment, go to the Visual Dictionary Transport and Machinery.
You can hear the pronunciation as well. 

You can also put a term in Google Images:

Swap-body

container ship

grappler lift

To get an idea of what a Bogie is, click below.

Truck Bogie 

Locomotive Bogie

Rocker Bogie (Mars Exploration Rover) 

Be sure to watch the videos to see the equipment in action.

Benefits of Good Supply Chain Management

Read about the importance of the logistics industry in Hong Kong.
Watch the video and see how important it can be to plan your shipping wisely. 

For more videos, click on the links in the right hand column.

Emails

Try writing emails ex. 5 page 40 and exercise 14 p. 43.  Send your email to another student (or me) so he/she can answer your letter and correct your work.

If you need a copy of helpful phrases,  click here.

For practice, read the article on page 44. 

Test with Answers

First Test in Logistics English

For the first test, only one question will be open, the rest of the answers will be there for you. It will be matching and multiple choice, so you should know the grammar and vocabulary of the first two units, as well as the information I gave you in class (which is also on the blog) about marketing. 

See you on the 23rd.

Marketing is the entire process of developing and selling products or services.  If you want your share of the market, you must consider how to produce and satisfy the demand while making a profit.

1) Identify the consumer's needs. What does the consumer want?
2) Develop a marketing strategy that gets the product to the right market at a competitive price (creating an advertising campaign), supported by selling and distribution procedures. 

To download a copy of the marketing scheme, click here.

Value Added Services

Value-added service is a service adding extra features or functions to the basic service offered.

To understand more, see a list of value added services offered by a 3PL and a courier, such as DHL.

Use the dictionary or glossaries on the right to help.

WELCOME

Hello Everyone!

This blog is to give you information that we don't have time for in class. Here you will find helpful links for glossaries, bi-lingual dictionaries, documents and whatever I can find to help you. 

If you find good links, have questions or would like to make comments,  please share them by adding them to the comments section below. 

If you want to know when new things are added, you can follow the blog by signing up in the "Followers" section in the right hand column.

You can communicate with each other--help each other, answer each other's questions--by writing in the comments area below.

Use this blog to your benefit. I hope this will help you enjoy learning English for Logistics!