Lesson Thirteen: Delivery I

1. Lesson Thirteen: Delivery I

2. Listening timelyadj. ['taimli] delivery n. [di'livəri] production n. [prə'dʌkʃən] position n. [pə'ziʃən] progress n. ['prəuɡres] catch vt. [kætʃ] direct adj. [di'rekt] steamer n. ['sti:mə] promise vt. ['prɔmis] reach vt. [ri:tʃ] advice n. [əd'vais]

3. Listening After listening, fill in the following blanks: A: Good morning. B: Good morning. A: I want to know the __________ position of our ordered goods. B: The production of the goods is still in _ _______ now. A: When will they be finished? B: They will be ________ in a few days. A: Can you ________ that direct steamer? B: No problem. I promise the goods will ________ you in time. A: That’s good. I am waiting for your shipping advice. production progress ready catch reach

4. Listening intend vt. [in'tend] according adv. [ə ' kɔ:diŋ] contract n. [kən ' trækt] client n. [' klaiənt] selling n. [' seliŋ] season n. [' si:zən] advance vt. [əd ' vɑ:ns] perhaps adv. [pə ' hæps] possible adj. [' pɔsəbl] middle n. [' midl] speed vi. [spi:d] cooperation n. [kəu  ɔpə ' reiʃən]

5. Listening • After listening, answer the following questions: • Question 1: How are the shirts getting along? • Question 2: When should the shirts be shipped according to the contract? • Question 3: Does the importer want to advance shipment to early May or late May? • Question 4: When does the exporter agree to make shipment? They are still being made. They should be shipped in June. He wants to advance the shipment to early May. By the middle of May]

6. Buyer: When will you make delivery? Seller: In December

7. New words learning • possibility [] n. • commit [] vt. • approach [] vt. • persuade [] vt. • top [] adj. • consideration [] n. • hurry [] vi. • request [] n. • postpone [] vt. • inform [] vt. • result [] n.

8. possibility • business possibility • sales possibility • possibility of making an • earlier shipment • Is there any possibility of making an earlier shipment?

9. commit • are fully committed • Our manufacturers are fully • committed at the moment.

10. approach • approach sb for sth • Can you approach your • manufacturers for the matter • again?

11. persuade • persuade sb to do sth

12. consideration • give top consideration to the matter • persuade the factories to give top consideration to your request and hurry production. • I will manage to persuade the factories to give top consideration to your request and hurry production.

13. inform • inform sb of sth • keep sb informed of sth • I will keep you informed of the result.

14. Listening It is possible to make an earlier shipment. They would manage to persuade the factories to meet your request and hurry production. When will the seller ship the goods?. Why does the buyer request early delivery?.

15. Speaking Say the long sentences in the conversation with the help of the key words. • 1. ship the goods • 2. mak an earlier shipment • 3. be fully committed • 4. approach sb for the matter • 5. manage to do sth • 6. persuade sb to do sth • 7. give top consideration to • 8. hurry production • 9. keep sb informed of Pair work: Make dialogues Group work: role play Some act out the dialogues before the class

16. Summarizing • Key sentences: • (1) Is there any possibility of making an earlier shipment? • (2)I’m afraid not. Our manufacturers are fully committed at the moment. • (3)Can you approach your manufacturers for the matter again? • (4) I will manage to persuade the • Factories to give top consideration • to your request and hurry • production. • (5) I will keep you informed of the result.

17. Homework Recite the conversation. Make up a new dialogue on your own and find a partner to act it out .