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PartⅠSituationalDialogues
SituationalDialogue1
LindaaialkabouttheofPEboxes。
&abouttheexp?
Liheyarepas,25piee,grossweightaround20kilosa。
&ons?
Linda:Yes,catedcardboardboxes。
Sue:Couldyouusewoodeead?
Linda:Whyuse>
Sue:I’mafraidthecardboardboxesarenhforsugvoyage。
Lioworryaboutthat。sarequiteseaworthy。Theyareextensivelyusedinourshipmentstotalports。Thereisneveranyplaintfromourts。
Sue:Ifyoucouldguaraioheinsuranpaohonoraclaimforfaultypag。Wewouldbequitewillions。
Linda:I’msorry,butwe’ttakeonanyresponsibilitythatisbeyondourpowers。
Sue:Iderstandyourposition。PerhapsI’maskingtoomuch。Well,Iwilltake,arkourinitialsMIadiamoerpag,withtheportofdestinationandourordernumberu?
Lihat。
&heway,asthegoodswillbeshippedalongdistahesshouldbelihplasticsheets,absolutelyroof。
Linda:Noproblem。Iassureyouthatallthepagisroof。Aonsaremadeofcardboard,theywillbehahcare。
Sue:Allright,thanksforyourcooperation。
Linda:Mypleasure。
Practice1
Task1:Listentothedialogueainpairs。
Task2:Simulatedsituatioion。
SupposeyouareJahesalesrepresentativeofapany,andyourpartnerisMike,thebuyer。Afterdisgtheprice,qualityandquawotodiscusspag。
SituationalDialogue2
LindaandSuehavereaagreementoandpagofplasticbottles;notiati。
Sue:I’mgladwehavesettledthetermsofpaymeheearliestshipmentyoumake?
Linda:Itusuallytakesusoomakedelivery。Youknowweshouldgetthegoodsready,ahedodbooktheshippingspace,soromptshipmentbytheendofMay,2019。
Sue:I’mafraidthedateofshipmentwouldbetoolateforus。Thetimefrommid-Juhesellingseasonforthisodity。Itheseason,wehopeyoudeliverthegoodsinearlyMay。