English Unlimited HAK/HUM 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM (mit Handelskorrespondenz)

154 Business communication 13 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS The following expressions might be useful: We have the pleasure of informing you that we will have a stand at the upcoming trade fair at the exhibition in … We would like to invite you to our cheese tasting /wine tasting event on … from 2 to 6 pm at / in … We will be launching our latest model. / our new line. We will be introducing our state-of-the-art products. / our improved systems. You will have the opportunity to meet our designer / engineers /marketing director. to try out / taste our new/ delicious products. to pick up your free information pack and samples. Our chief engineer will be available to answer questions on all aspects of our appliances. Enclosed please find your complimentary entrance tickets for 2 visitors. If you would like to attend, please return the acceptance slip by 1 April. Please let us know by email if you would like to attend. For directions refer to / see the attached itinerary. Work in pairs. Prepare the launch of a new product or service at a trade fair. Think about the following:   name of the product    venue    date and time    the event programme Design a leaflet for your product or service and write invitations to potential customers. 3 a b Dealing with orders Advice of dispatch When goods are ready for dispatch, it may be necessary to send a dispatch note (advice of dispatch) to customers informing them either that the goods can be collected at the supplier’s premises or that they have been handed over to a carrier or forwarding agent – depending on the Incoterms agreed upon in the offer. In pairs, try to work out what these Incoterms mean for the supplier and buyer. 1 CIF (cost, insurance, freight) 4 FAS (free alongside ship) 7 EXW (ex works) 2 DAP (delivered at place) 5 CPT (carriage paid to) 8 FOB (free on board) 3 DDP (delivered duty paid) 6 DAT (delivered at terminal) The following documents can be enclosed in the dispatch advice or accompany the consignment. Talk together. Do you know what the different documents are, and what they are needed for? 1 commercial invoice 3 certificate of origin 5 waybill 7 export / import licence 2 consular invoice 4 bill of lading 6 insurance policy 8 delivery note Read the role card and write the dispatch note. Use the expressions on the next page to help you. 4 a b 5 You work for Antonio Acuna Ltd in San Jose, Costa Rica, and have to send a dispatch note to J. Masarik, a Slovakian business client. Include the following information:   reference to order of 20 March 20__   consignment completed and packed   handed over to carrier for shipping   departure: 25 April 20__ , San Jose, Costa Rica Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv