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UNIT 2. MODES OF TRANSPORT. Unit Vocabulary

swap-body – сменный кузов для смешанных автомобильных и ж/д перевозок
heavy-duty – большая грузоподъемность
fork lift truck - автопогрузчик
grappler lift – подъемный механизм
perishable - скоропортящийся
stack - укладывать
reefer – охлаждаемый автоприцеп
flat-rack container – контейнер-платформа
tank container – контейнер-цистерна
road-railer – роудрейлер
tarpaulin - брезент
piggyback – контрейлерные перевозки, перевозка автоприцепов ж/д транспортом
lashing - увязка
block train – блок-поезд
ferry quay – паромная пристань

1. Match the following modal shifts with the right picture.

1. Ship to lorry 3. Train to lorry
2. Lorry to warehouse 4. Airplane to lorry

2. Match the different types of freight traffic (1-6) with the definitions (a-f).

  1. multimodal
  2. piggyback
  3. intermodal
  4. unaccompanied
  5. block train
  6. single-wagon
  1. The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport by rail or ferry,
  2. Goods are transported in the same loading unit or vehicle using different modes of transport. The handling of the freight itself is not necessary when changing modes,
  3. A single shipper uses a whole train which is run directly from the loading point to the destination. No assembling and disassembling is required,
  4. Carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, e.g. shipping by motor lorry and aircraft.
  5. Train is formed out of individual wagons or sets of wagons which have different origins and different destinations.
  6. Combines road and rail transport: whole motor lorries, trailers or swap-bodies are carried by rail.

3. Listen to the employees of a forwarding company comparing transport modes and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.


Answer these questions.
1. Why is the barge option not very flexible?
2. What do they decide to do at the end of their discussion?

4. Replace the underlined words with verbs from the box that have the same meaning. Use the correct verb forms.

stack • come • run • fix • attach • lift • fit
  1. This type of crane is used for raising containers.
  2. Containers are available in a variety of versions and sizes.
  3. It’s a heavy-duty fork lift truck equipped with a spreader beam.
  4. With this device you can pile containers on top of each other.
  5. Some containers have a bogie fixed to them.
  6. This device is mounted on rails.
  7. The crane is motorized and able to move alongside the quay.

5. Listen to a presentation of some container options to a potential customer and complete the sentences.

level • tarpaulin • frame • machinery • lashing • removed • controlled • plugs
  1. It comes with a timber floor and has various devices to secure the load.
  2. These lashing points are located horizontally at floor .
  3. It is temperature - and is particularly suitable for cargo that needs regulated or cool temperatures.
  4. This is a standard container with a tank fitted inside.
  5. As an extra, we also offer tank containers with electric in case the cargo needs cooling or heating during transport.
  6. It comes with a PVC cover instead of a roof panel to allow loading from the top.
  7. The doors can be to make loading easier.
  8. We recommend this special type of container for the transportation of heavy and pipes.

6. Group the goods into the right columns.

meat • steel pipes • crude oil • fresh produce • industrial boilers • seafood • alcohol• dairy products • tractors • chilled or frozen foodstuffs • harmful chemicals

perishable cargonon-perishable cargoheavy weight and overwidth cargo






USEFUL PHRASES
MAKING ENQUIRIES
When asking for information we always use polite language. We often start with a more general request for information before we ask more specific questions. Indirect questions such as Could you tell me how much it would cost? are more polite than direct questions e.g.

How much would it cost?
I’d like to ask/enquire about...
I’m calling a b o u t... (on the telephone)
I’m writing about/with regard to ... (in an email or letter)
Could you tell me how much/many/long/often...?

ADVISING THE CUSTOMER
Customers may need advice on transport options, freight and insurance rates, shipping and packing details, the route, details regarding weight, dimensions, and measurements.

For this consignment I would recommend/suggest using air transport.
I recommend/suggest that you ship the goods by road.
We/You should also consider air transport for ...
That depends on your specific requirements.

OFFERING ALTERNATIVES
Sometimes you need to provide the customer with several alternatives before a decision can be made.

Another option would be to ...
Of course it would also be possible to ... (instead).
Alternatively, you/we could ...


7. Say which of the following containers you would recommend for the different types of cargo from exercise 6. Use the words from Useful Phrases

Reefer flat-rack container tank container

8. Read the text about intermodal and multimodal
transportation and answer the questions

Intermodal transportation concerns a variety of modes used in combination so that the respective advantages of each mode are better exploited. It involves the movements of passengers or freight from one mode of transport to another. Multimodal transportation (also known as combined transport) is the transportation of goods under a single contract, but performed with at least two different means of transport; the carrier is liable for the entire carriage, even though it is performed by several different modes of transport (by rail, sea and road, for example). The carrier does not have to possess all the means of transport; the carriage is often performed by sub-carriers (actual carriers). The carrier responsible for the entire carriage is referred to as a multimodal transport operator, or MTO.