CI 2


English Vocabulary for International Trade

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Great sites:

Important vocabulary to be familiar with

What you learnt in these vocational studies 

Interesting quizlets

To practise and improve your listening abilities 
We can work together as a class with this link, remember to register first

 
UNIT 1: I WANT TO WORK IN YOUR COMPANY

In this unit, you are going to review how to ask and answer personal questions, questions about a company and to go through a job interview successfully.

Educational videos

Applying for a job. Lesson plan
Listening activities: we are going to watch some videos with activities: "You're hired"

Reading  and writing activities:

Job descriptions

Create your CV using "CANVA" templates:

The Europass and your studies
Grammar: Verb Tenses Review and make questions
To review these points go to the "Review Time" sections

UNIT 2: NEGOTIATIONS 
Grammar Passive

Grammar Conditionals:


Here is your homework for Christmas:      

Share with your classmates a Ted Talk or video of your interest: https://www.ted.com/topics

- Watch at least two and write a comment

- Write an essay/summary on the video / Ted Talk you have chosen.


UNIT 3: PROTOCOL IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 

Read these articles and find out about protocol in different cultures:

An infographic showing the etiquette around the world

https://www.ctbusinesstravel.co.uk/news/blog/business-etiquette-around-the-world/


UNIT 4: TRADE DOCUMENTS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 


First, we are going to deal with the basic documents you should be familiar with:

https://www.shippingsolutions.com/blog/documents-required-for-international-shipping


If you are into the export/import business you may be in need of a key person in this trade: the clearing and forwarding agent. You can find what the role of this person is on this link:

https://medium.com/@bdalogistical11/what-do-clearing-and-forwarding-agents-do-44ef4660701b


Incoterms 

https://www.shippingsolutions.com/blog/beginners-introduction-to-incoterms

https://iccwbo.org/publication/incoterms-2020-practical-free-wallchart/


Exercises to practice formal letters 

https://test-english.com/writing/b2/a-formal-letter-of-complaint-tips-examples-exercises/

https://test-english.com/writing/b2/formal-email-letter-asking-information/ (very good)


Business communication

https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/email-templates-for-business-communication/ (hard to follow because it has plenty of ads)

https://blog.appsumo.com/business-email-examples/

https://templatelab.com/professional-email-examples/#google_vignette

https://templatelab.com/professional-email-examples/ here there are a lot of examples of letters 


Customs Clearance Process 

https://www.easyship.com/blog/explaining-the-customs-clearance-process



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