Вариант №1

Выполняется студентами, фамилии которых начинаются с букв А-Л.

1.1. Read the text and translate it into Russian.

MODE OF TRANSPORT

At the heart of logistics are transport vehicles moving goods between suppliers and customers. Transport is responsible for the physical movement of materials between points in the supply chain. In practice, organizations face a lot of questions connected with transport because it is one of the most expensive parts of logistics. Organisations make a series of decisions about the form of transport. What mode of transport is best? Should they run their own transport or use a third-party carrier? What kind of vehicles should they use? Can they back-haul? The most important of these is the question of the transport mode.

The mode of transport describes the type of transport used. There are basically five different options - rail, road, water, air and pipeline. Each mode has different characteristics, and the best in any particular circumstances depends on the type of goods to be moved, locations, distance, value and a whole range of other things. Sometimes there is a choice of mode. Often, though, there is little choice.  If you want to deliver coffee from Brazil to Amsterdam, you will use shipping; if you want to move gas from the Gulf of Mexico to Dallas, you use a pipeline, if you want an express parcel service across the Atlantic, you use air freight.

Road is the most widely used mode of transport and is used - at least somewhere - in almost all supply chains. Its main benefit is flexibility, being able to visit almost any location. Although the maximum speed on roads is limited, this ability to give a door-to-door service avoids transfers to other modes, and can give a shorter overall journey time. The plane travels faster, but when you add on the travel times to and from the airports, check-in and boarding, it is faster to catch a bus between the city centres. Nonetheless, travel speed can be an important consideration, especially as roads are becoming more congested and vehicles are likely to move even more slowly.

Road transport has the advantage of being able to use extensive road networks. Unlike rail, these already exist, so users do not have to build and maintain their own tracks. Also, vehicles do not have to keep to such rigid timetables, so they can go on journeys at short notice and with little planning. There is a huge number of different types of road vehicle. Many of these are specialised, and designed for specific purposes, and there are different regulations in different countries.

1.2. Answer the following questions to the text in written form.

1. What does the best mode of transport depend on?

2. What can you say about advantages and disadvantages of road transport?

3. How can you define the main benefit of road transport?

4. Can you compare the advantages of rail and transport?

5. For most organisations road transport is the only realistic mode of transport. If this is true, why do so many people disapprove of heavy lorries?

1.3. Read the dialogue and translate it into Russian.

MEETING WITH A POTENTIAL CUSOMER

Jack Evans, Sales Manager of Truck Motor Ltd., is talking to a Russian businessman, who is visiting the factory.

Evans:    When we set up this visit, Mr. Ivanov, I forgot to ask you how you heard about us. Did you see our goods on display at the London exhibition?

Ivanov:    No, it was nothing like that, actually. I saw your trucks when I was visiting a terminal in Spain. They were operating very efficiently, even though they were over ten years old.

Evans:    That's because we offer a good after-sales service. We always promise to get spare parts to customers as fast as possible.

Ivanov:    I like to hear that. So often, suppliers just don't want to know as soon as one of their machines breaks down.

Evans:    It's not the way we run our business. When we sell our goods, we offer a complete package: a high-quality product, competitive price, two-year guarantee, reliable after-sales service... and, of course, a good service manual — one that the customer can understand easily.

Ivanov:     I'm impressed by your approach to business. We'll probably do a deal while I'm here.

Evans:      Ah, that sounds interesting.

Ivanov:     If possible, I'll place an order for your RX5 model.

Evans:      Good.

Ivanov:     If I did, could you dispatch, say, four or five immediately?

Evans:     Yes. We've got plenty in stock at the moment. No problem.

Ivanov:   I'd like to call my office first and talk to some of my colleagues. If they agree, we could discuss the deal tomorrow.

Evans:      Great. That suits me fine.

1.4. Write down if the following sentences are true or false. Correct those which are false.

1. Mr. Ivanov saw the trucks at the exhibition in Osaka.

2. The trucks were brand new.

3. Ivanov was going to do a deal with Truck Motor Ltd. when he came to Moscow.

4. Truck Motor Ltd. could dispatch the goods immediately.

5. Ivanov wanted to come back to the matter in a day or two.

1.5. Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box. Change the form of the words if necessary.

Two or more companies which sell or manufacture the same product are __________. They are in _______and they _________for customers. In order to sell more goods than its ________, a company must be ______________. It is important to keep ahead of the _______ by selling at _______ prices.

1.6. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the correct tense.

1. They (to sell) trucks for a number of years. They (to sell) more than 500 units last month.

2. When they (to set up) the new forwarding company? They (not to set) it up yet but the new company (to start) operating in two weeks because a few new routes (to appear) lately.

3. This is a high-quality product. It always (to meet) the requirements of the customers.

4. The volume of carriages in Russia (to increase) greatly for the last few years.

5. Brown & Co. (to run) a transport business last year too. They (to operate) on the world market since 1996. Now they (to cooperate) with two French forwarders.

6. If you (to place) an order now, we (to deliver) the goods by the end of this month.

7. Rusavto (to carry) dangerous cargo to different countries for five years.

8. If you (to handle) 5 trucks a week, we (to sign) a service contract.

9. The driver (to talk) on the phone while I (to fill in) the Customs Declaration.

10. What (to ensure) safety of the goods during transportation?

1.7. Give the English equivalents to the following expressions.

Вид транспорта / выбор вида транспорта / отправка груза морским транспортом / строгие графики движения / сыпучие (наливные) грузы / поставщики / инструкции / разместить заказ / запасные детали / обсудить сделку.

1.8. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Кто обещал им поставить полуприцепы к концу года?

2. Если он предложит нам оборудование по более низкой цене, мы разместим заказ на 100 машин.

3. Эта экспедиторская фирма использует свой подвижной состав на новых маршрутах.

4. Мы бы хотели просмотреть инструкции по уходу и эксплуатации.

5. Ему казалось, что растаможивание груза не займет так много времени.

6. За последнее время число продаваемых машин возросло.

7. Этот тягач обладает большой мощностью и отвечает европейским экологическим стандартам.

8.  - Сколько машин с грузом вы обрабатываете ежедневно?

- Наш терминал не очень большой, вчера, например, мы обработали 30 машин.

Вариант № 2

Выполняется студентами, фамилии которых начинаются с букв М – Я.

2.1. Read the text and translate it into Russian.

ROAD TRANSPORT COMPANIES

Rusavto, an international road carrier, has been operating on the world market of transportation and forwarding services since 1968.

It is a major transport company which deals with first-class partners throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East and carries out large orders of about 2 million tons every year. For the last few years international carriage of goods has considerably increased, the volume of transported cargoes is growing, new routes appear and the range of goods is becoming wider.

On the European market of transport services the Company closely cooperates with more than a hundred international transport and forwarding firms.

The Company has an up-to-date fleet of about 3,500 motor vehicles with carrying capacity of 20 to 30 tons and a body volume from 60 to 103 cu.m. which are capable of carrying any cargoes, including those requiring certain temperature conditions, containers, large size and bulky cargoes. More than half the trucks are the products of such well-known manufacturers as Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, etc. Among the imported semi-trailers are Trailor, Schmitz, and Koegel. All these vehicles satisfy the international requirements regarding technical reliability, safety of goods and ecological standards. The vehicles of Rusavto meet the requirements of international transportation by road and are used on the routes of the CIS and Europe.

Depending on conditions, road transport can normally carry loads up to, say, 20-30 tonnes. The European Union has a gross limit of 42 tonnes and different limits apply in other areas. In exceptional circumstances, very large loads can be carried, such as the loads of a thousand tonnes that are moved for oil companies in the Arctic. However, weight and size limits mean that road transport is more often used for smaller loads. These become relatively expensive, so road transport is generally used for shorter distances.

The Company transports large consignments on the door-to-door principle. It also handles small consignments of less than 5 tons at their terminals in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other places, stores them in warehouses, makes customs clearance and delivers groupage cargo to the final destination.

2.2. Answer the following questions to the text in written form.

1. Does Rusavto carry very small consignments to Germany?

2.  Do Rusavto trucks meet the requirements of international transportation regarding ecological standards?

3.  Has Rusavto been operating on the international market since 1988?

4.  Is the Rusavto fleet of vehicles about 3,500 trucks and semi-trailers?

5.  Has Rusavto terminals throughout Russia and the CIS?

6.  Do you think frozen chicken does not require temperature conditions during carriage?

7.  Where does Rusavto buy new vehicles?

8.  Does Rusavto make customs clearance?

2.3. Explain the meaning of the following phrases within the text and write down their translations.

1. to operate a terminal

2. to deal with first-class partners

3. to satisfy the requirements

4. to handle large consignments

5. to deliver goods to the final destination

6. to be capable of carrying containers

7. to satisfy ecological standards

8. to transport goods on door-to-door principle

9. an international road carrier

10. the market of transport and forwarding services

11. an up-to-date fleet of vehicles

12. cargo requiring certain temperature conditions

2.4. Match the verbs on the left and noun phrases on the right and translate the expressions they make into Russian:

a) to require

b) to operate

c) to deal with

d) to be capable of

e) to include

f)  to increase

g) to handle

h) to store

i) to carry out

1) bulky cargo

2) temperature conditions

3) large orders

4) groupage cargo

5) carrying goods

6) warehouses

7) a fleet of vehicles

8) large consignments

9) goods

2.5. Read the dialogue and translate it in written form.

EXPORT-IMPORT DOCUMENTATION

Mr. Semenov, who works for the Freight Forwarding Agency, is calling Mr. Brockett, General Manager of a tyre factory.

Brockett:    Hello, Brockett here.

Semenov:    Hello, Mr. Brockett. That's Semenov again.

Brockett:    What's the problem?

Semenov:    It's about that consignment of tyres for Bryansk. I want to make sure I'm putting down the correct information on the forms. I'm looking at the section headed “Number and description of packages”. Am I right in saying it's five thousand (5,000) tyres? Gross weight...

Brockett:    Gross weight is 115 tons. FOB value is $ 100,000.

Semenov:   Thanks, I'll write that down and I think you'll be sending the goods by road to the Town Docks. They'll go to the container freight station. Right?

Brockett:     Yes. The Transworld Shipping can take over from there.

Semenov:   Let me make a note of that. Place of acceptance of cargo by Transworld container freight station, Town Docks. Transworld will pack the goods into the container, and unpack at destination.

Brockett:    I also want Transworld to handle the documentation.

Semenov:    How about insurance?

Brockett:   They can arrange our insurance policy. But try to get a low premium for us, Mr. Semenov.

Semenov:   Now, I'll let you get back to your work.

Brockett:    Thanks. I'm really very busy at the moment. Still call me if you need me.

2.6. Read dialogue again and say if the following sentences are true or false. Correct those which are false.

1. Mr. Semenov is the General Manager of a tyre factory.

2. The tyres for Bryansk were sold on CIF terms.

3. Freight Forwarders were dealing with the packing of tyres.

4. The consignment of tyres was not insured.

5. The manufacturing plant did not need any copy of the Bill of Lading.

6. The General Manager was not very busy.

Complete the conversation.

1. - Brown and Co. Good morning.

- __________________________

2. - What's the problem?

- _________________________

3. - Are the goods going by truck?

- _________________________

4. -  How about insurance?

- _________________________

5. - Who'll take over the goods at the port?

- _________________________

6. - Could you make us a concession?

-           __________________________

7. – What terms of delivery can you offer?

- _____________________________

2.7. a) Read the following sentences and translate them into Russian paying attention to the usage of different tenses of the verb.

b) Make questions to which these sentences may be the answers.

1. We did a deal with Mishubisi last year.

2.  Mercedes-Benz always supply spare parts to their customers as soon as they require them.

3.  We've got enough trucks in stock at the moment and can dispatch them immediately.

4.  They have been operating on the world market for a number of years.

5.  International carriage of goods is increasing from year to year.

6.  Unfortunately we don't make customs clearance.

7.  They cooperated with many European carriers 3 years ago.

8.  We can carry both groupage cargoes and large consignments to the final destination.

9.  We used containers on that route.

10. They stored the whole consignment in their warehouse at the Rostov terminal.

2.8. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Несколько лет назад на российском рынке начали работать более 200 новых фирм.

2. Новый маршрут позволит фирме работать более эффективно.

3. С какими странами мира работает фирма Danzas?

4.  – Где ты сейчас работаешь? – На выставке.

5. Он работает в торговле уже 2 года.

6. Я работаю секретарем, и мне нравится моя работа.

7. Британские авиалинии впервые осуществили перевозку грузов в Японию в 1974 году.