Page 139 - Business English Book 2
P. 139

Negotiating Shipping Methods
              Lesson 14                    N  e g  o  t i a t i n g










                                                p
                                                  n
                                                 i
                                                                                    t
                          e
                                                                                     h
                                              p
                                             i
                                                      r
                                                                                               i
                                                                               u
                                                        q
                                                       e
                                                   g
                                                                                  t
                         R

                                                                                 c
                                            h
                                  n
                                 i
                                                                                         o
                                   g
                             a
                               r
                                                                                            e
                                                                                          p
                                d


                                                                                      e
                                           s
                                                                                             n
                                        e

                                      t
                            g
                                       h
                                                                 w

                                                                           n
                   A : Regarding the shipping request, we will instruct the opening
                                                                            s
                                                             s
                                                               ,
                                                              t
                                                                                                 g
                                                                        l
                                                                     w
                                                                        l
                                                                       i
                                                                   e
                                                                          i


                                                                             t
                                                            e
                                                                                                n
                                                                              r
                                                          u
                                                                         h

                                                                                p
                                                                                         i
                                    a
                                                        t
                              s
                                       L
                                                                                       ,
                                                                                            o

                                                                   o

                                u
                                                                        t
                                                        i
                                                                                           f
                               s


                                                                                          n
                                                                     r
                                                                      e
                                                                              ,
                                  e
                                                      d
                                               o
                                                    r
                                                           O
                                                                                 l

                                                              e
                                                                                   a
                                                                             g
                                                  C
                                                                                  e
                                                f

                                                             n
                                                                                     s
                                                                          i
                                                                 m
                                          t
                                        e
                                                         .
                                         t
                                                                                      e
                                                                           n

                                             r

                                                     e
                                           e
                   b
                        k
                                                                                              r
                   bank to issue a Letter of Credit. One more thing, please, inform
                                                                                               m
                           o

                     a

                      n
                             i
                          t
                                           E
                                                                                      a
                           o
                                                                                     t

                                              A
                                                                     e
                                            T
                                                                           y
                                     a
                                                                 y
                            u
                                                                                        t



                                                                                       n
                                                               e

                                        d
                                       n
                   me about ETD and ETA in return. They are very important for us.               .
                   m
                                                       u
                                                                                               u
                                                           .
                        a

                                                      t
                                                                         e
                                                                    r
                                                         n
                     e
                                                                              m
                                                                              i
                                                        r

                         b
                                                 n
                                                            T
                                                i
                                                              h

                                                                                    r
                                                    e
                                                                                p
                                                                                                s
                                                   r
                                                                                  o


                                                                   a

                                 T
                                                                          r

                                   D
                              t
                                E
                                                                        v
                                                                                             r
                                                                                           o
                                                                                          f
                                  _

                                      _
                                            _
                                       _
                                             _
                                              _
                                                          I
                                                              i
                          u
                                 _

                                                               l
                                                         .
                                         _
                   B : Sure. ______________________. I will ____________________________.
                           r
                                          _
                                                               l
                         S
                                                     _
                              .
                                           _
                                                    _
                                                _
                                                  _
                                     _
                                                   _
                            e

                                                 _
                                                        _
                                   _
                                                            w
                               _
                                    _
                                                      _

                                                                                      e
                                                        c
                                                                 p
                                 y
                                           h
                                                                                  u
                                          t
                                                               r

                                    u

                                                                                          a
                                                                                 s
                                                                           r
                                                                     e
                                                                            k

                                              t
                                                                               t
                                                             p
                                                                                    r
                                                                                           n
                                                c

                                                 a

                              k
                   A : Thank you. In that case, I can prepare market survey and
                                                  s
                          h
                         T
                                                    e
                                             a
                                                                                     v
                                                                   a
                                                     ,
                                                                        m
                                        n
                                                          a
                                                                    r
                                                                                       y
                                     .

                                                       I
                                       I
                                                                                            d
                                                                e
                                  o
                            a
                             n


                                                           n

                                                                              e
                                                                          a

                      e
                          a
                   f feedback. .
                       d
                           c
                             k
                         b
                    e
                         O
                                                                                    _
                                                                                  _
                                I
                                               _
                                                                                        _
                                                                             _

                                                                               _
                                                                              _
                                                                  _
                                                                _
                                                                                _
                                                _
                                     l
                                                                                             _
                                                                         _
                                                  _
                                                             _
                                    i
                                                      _
                                                                                               _
                                                                     _
                                    l
                                                                          _
                                                         _
                                                                    _
                                                                       _
                                                 _
                                                                                 _
                                        _
                                                          _

                             y

                              .
                                                                        _
                                           _
                                                                                       _
                          k
                                                                                         _
                                         _
                                                     _
                                                                      _
                                                               _
                                          _
                                                                            _
                                                            _
                                                                                            _
                                                                                      _
                                       _
                                             _
                                                                                          _
                                                    _
                                                                                              _
                                                                                     _
                   B : Okay. I will __________________________________________________.         .
                                                                 _
                                  w
                                              _
                                                              _
                            a
                                                       _
                                                        _
                                                          o
                                                            f
                    Let’s practice the other side of dialogue.
                                                                               t

                                                                   t
                                                  i
                                                                             s

                        A
                                                   t
                                                     i
                                                           c
                                                     s
                                                                                o
                              u

                   B : Although I still think it is much better for us to distribute
                                         l
                                                               b
                                  h
                                        i
                                         l

                                           t
                                                                            u
                          t
                                                                                      t
                                                          u
                           h

                                                                          r
                                      s
                                                                 e
                                                                                        i

                                                                                             e
                                                                                       r
                             o
                                       t
                                                                    e
                                                                                            t
                                g
                                                                        o
                                    I
                                                                                         b
                                                k

                                                             h
                                                                       f

                                                                                   d
                                                        m
                          l
                                                                                          u
                                                                                    i
                                            h
                                                                                     s

                                                                  t
                                              n

                                                                     r
                                              i

                                                          l
                                                                               n
                                                                          u
                                                                                               w
                                                       a
                                                      t

                                                         b
                                                                                          s
                                                                  d
                                                              e
                                                                                     n
                                                                      t
                                                                        b
                                                                            i
                                                                    i
                                                                                    a

                                                                           t
                                                                                        e
                                                                                                 i
                                                                       r

                                                                                          l
                   products through our well-established distribution channels, I will            l
                                                                                       n
                                                                d
                                                                        i
                                                                                             I
                                                                                 c
                                                    e
                                                                             o
                                                            s
                                                     s

                                                                     s
                                                                                                  l
                                                                                  h
                                                             h
                                                           i
                                                                                            ,
                   use the way you insist.

                                                                 e
                                                                                                  o
                                                                                                    r
                                                                                                p
                                                                                                    t


                                                              n
                                                            I

                                                                  d
                                                           .
                                                                              g

                                                                          t
                                                               e
                                                                           o
                                            e
                                          b
                                                                                             i
                                                                                     s
                                                                      o

                           a

                                             i

                                                                                              m
                                                  f

                                               g
                                              n
                          h
                                                                                   u
                                                                                          u
                                y
                                   u
                                  o
                                                                                            r
                              k


                             n
                                                                                       y
                                       o
                   A : Thank you for being flexible. I need you to give us your import
                                        r
                                                                                        o

                                                                        u
                                      f
                        T
                                                   e
                                                                     y
                                                        l
                                                                               i
                                                     x
                                                       b
                                                                                 e
                                                                                v
                                                   l
                                                         e
                                                      i
                   schedule at least 3 months prior to the shipment date, so I can
                   s c h e d u l e   a t   l e a s t   3   m o n t h s   p r i o r   t o   t h e   s h i p m e n t   d a t e ,   s o   I   c a n
                   arrange my factory schedule.
                                                                    w
                                                                        l
                                                                      i

                                                                                        o
                                      h
                                                                w
                                                                         i
                                     t
                                                      e
                                                                                             n
                                                                                                g
                                                                       l
                                                                                           e
                                                                  e
                                                                                               n
                                                         u
                              r
                               d
                                                                              r
                                 i
                             a
                                   g

                                                        q
                                                                               u
                                 n
                                                                                          p
                                                                          n

                                                             t
                                               p
                                                                                   t
                                                                                 t
                                              p
                                             i
                                                                                    h
                                                                             t

                                                 n
                                                                                              i
                                                            s
                                                   g
                          e

                                                 i


                   B : Regarding the shipping request, we will instruct the opening
                                                     r
                                        e
                                                           e

                        R
                                                                                c
                                           h
                                                                            s
                                                              ,
                                                                                      e
                                          s
                           g
                   bank to issue a Letter of Credit. One more thing, please, inform
                   b a n k   t o   i s s u e   a   L e t t e r   o f   C r e d i t .   O n e   m o r e   t h i n g ,   p l e a s e ,   i n f o r m
                                                                        e
                                                                        e
                                                                        e
                                                                       v
                                                                                      n
                                                                                      n

                                                                                      n
                                                                                        t


                                                                                    t
                                                                                    t
                                                                                   r
                                                                                    t
                                                                                     a
                                                                                     a
                                                                                     a
                                                                                           o
                                                                                           o
                                                                                          f
                                                                                            r
                                                                                            r
                                                                                           o
                                                                                            r

                                                                                        t
                                                                                        t

                                                                                          f
                                                                                          f

                                                                                   r
                                                                             i


                                                                             i
                                                                                                s
                                                                             i
                                                                                                s
                                                                          r
                                                                          r
                                                                          r
                                                                           y

                                                                           y
                                                                           y
                                                                                  o
                                                                                  o
                                                                                              u
                                                                                  o
                                                                                   r
                                                                                              u
                                                                                              u
                                                                              m
                                                                              m
                                                                              m
                                                                                                s
                                                                                p
                                                                                p
                                                                                p
                     e
                                                        r

                          o
                                                        r
                          o
                     e
                                                        r


                                                      u
                                                     t
                                                     t
                                                      u


                                                      u
                                        d
                                      n

                                                          .

                                      n
                                                            T
                                      n

                                                          .
                                                         n
                                        d
                                                         n
                                                         n
                          o
                                                          .
                     e
                                        d
                       a
                         b

                         b


                                             A
                       a
                         b
                                                i

                                                i
                                                i

                                                n
                                                n
                                                n

                                                    e
                                            T
                                                    e
                                            T
                                          E
                                                     t
                                          E
                                          E

                                                   r
                                                   r
                                             A
                                                   r
                       a
                                                    e
                                             A
                                            T
                                 T
                               E
                                                                  a
                                 T
                                                                    r
                                                                    r
                               E
                                                                    r


                                  D
                            u
                                                                  a
                                                                  a

                                 T
                               E


                   me about ETD and ETA in return. They are very important for us.               . . .

                             t
                                                                       v

                                                                       v
                                                                     e
                                                                     e
                   m m m
                             t


                                                                     e
                             t
                            u


                                                               e
                                                               e
                                                               e

                                     a
                                     a
                                                            T
                                                            T
                                     a
                                                             h
                                                             h
                                                             h
                                  D
                                                                y
                            u
                                  D
                                                                y
                                                                y

                                              t

                                                                                        n
                                                                                        i
                                                                                    h
                                      d

                              .
                           r
                                                                                             m
                                                                                            r
                                                                                          f
                               I
                                                                                           o
                                            a

                                           h
                                    l

                                                                                     e
                          u
                            e
                                          t
                                       o
                                 w
                                   i
                                    l

                                                      a
                                                                          a
                                                                               a
                                                        w
                   A : Sure. I will do that right away. I will forward all the information
                                                                                                  o
                                                                  l
                                                                                l
                                                                  i
                                                                                               a

                                                                                                  i

                                                              I
                                                                                                 t
                                                                            d
                                                            .
                                                           y
                                                                w

                                                          a
                                                                           r

                                                     t
                                                                        w
                                                 g
                                                   h

                                                                                   t
                                                 i
                                                                      o
                                                                     f
                                                                                                    n
                                                                                 l
                        S
                                                r
                                                                       r
                                                                   l

                   you needed.
                                                                       m
                              k
                                     .

                   B : Thank you. In that case, I can prepare market survey and
                                                              r
                                                                                         a
                                                                            k
                                                               e
                            n
                                                                    r
                                                                         a
                                y
                                                                  a

                                                                                          n
                                                                 p
                                                                           r
                                   u
                                                                     e
                                 o
                                                                                            d
                                                             p
                                                                                     e
                                          h
                                                    ,
                                            a
                                                   e
                                                      I

                                         t
                                                                                s

                                                a

                                                                                   r
                                               c
                                                                                    v
                                                                                 u
                         h
                                                  s
                        T
                                             t
                                       n

                                      I
                                                          n
                                                                             e
                           a

                                                                                       y

                                                                              t
                                                        c
                                                         a


                   feedback.
                                                                                                t
                        O
                                                                                                     g
                            a
                                                                                              r
                             y
                                                                                               y
                   A : Okay. I will forward that information as soon as I get everything
                                                                                                   i
                                                                                             e
                                                                                                 h
                          k
                                                                                                   n
                                                         f

                                                       n
                                                           r
                                                                             n
                                                          o
                                                       i
                                                                                 s
                                                   a
                                                  h
                                                                                a

                                                     t

                                                                         s
                                                                   n
                                                                       s

                                                                     a
                                                                 o
                                                              a
                                                                            o
                                                            m
                                                                          o
                                                                 i
                                                                t
                                                 t
                                    l

                                   i
                                                                                        t

                                     l
                                  w
                                                                                           v

                              .
                                                                                          e

                                I
                                       f

                                              d
                                             r


                                                                                   I
                                            a
                                       o
                                                                                       e
                                         r
                                                                                     g
                                          w
                   confirmed.
                                                                                                              139
   134   135   136   137   138   139   140