目录

  • 1 第一单元 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.1 Introduction to the Course
    • 1.2 English Business Letters
  • 2 第二单元Presentation of Letters,   Faxes, Emails
    • 2.1 Presentation of Letters  Faxes, Emails
    • 2.2 Guide to Writing about presentation of Letters, Faxes, Emails
  • 3 第三单元 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.1 Making (Business) Contact
    • 3.2 Useful Expressions
  • 4 第四单元Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.1 Enquiries and Replies
    • 4.2 Useful Expressions
  • 5 第五单元 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.1 Quotations, Offers and Counter-Offers
    • 5.2 Guide to Writing
  • 6 第六单元 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.1 Placing orders, Acknowledging/Accepting,
    • 6.2 Exercises
  • 7 第七单元  Payment
    • 7.1 Payment
    • 7.2 Useful Expressions
  • 8 第八单元Packing
    • 8.1 Packing
    • 8.2 Useful Expressions
  • 9 Chapter 9   Insurance:
    • 9.1 Insurance
    • 9.2 Useful Expressions
  • 10 Chapter 10   Transport
    • 10.1 Transport
    • 10.2 Shipping agent’s enquiry for multimodal transport
  • 11 Chapter 11 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.1 Complaints and Adjustments
    • 11.2 Specimen 5-10
  • 12 Chapter 12 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.1 Agency Agreements:Proposal, Negotiation and Closure
    • 12.2 Useful Expressions
  • 13 Chapter 13 Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.1 ​Other Modes of Trade
    • 13.2 Specimen6-10
  • 14 Chapter 14 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.1 Goodwill Messages
    • 14.2 Specimen9-13
  • 15 Chapter 16 Business Reports
    • 15.1 Business Reports
    • 15.2 Specimen 3-6
  • 16 专题1
    • 16.1 Enquiries,Offer,Counter offer,Reaction to counter offer
  • 17 专题2
    • 17.1 2.Offer
  • 18 专题3
    • 18.1 Counter offer
  • 19 专题4
    • 19.1 Reaction to counter offer
  • 20 专题5
    • 20.1 ​Payment
  • 21 专题6
    • 21.1 ​package
  • 22 专题7
    • 22.1 The packing must be in line with local market preference.
  • 23 专题8
    • 23.1 Model Essay
  • 24 专题9
    • 24.1 ​Letter of credit
  • 25 专题10
    • 25.1 Insurance
  • 26 专题11
    • 26.1 Common expressions of international business correspondence
  • 27 专题12
    • 27.1 Amendment to L/C
  • 28 专题13
    • 28.1 ​Excercises
  • 29 专题14
    • 29.1 Establish Business Relations
  • 30 专题15
    • 30.1 Establish business relationship
  • 31 专题16
    • 31.1 Usefull expressions Asking for a discount
  • 32 专题17
    • 32.1 Usefull expressions: Order and confirmation
  • 33 专题18
    • 33.1 Usefull expressions: Response to agent request
​Excercises


Excercises

(1)Establish of L/C
Dear Sirs,
The instructions from Browning &Sons, received through our Hong Kong office, we have opened an __________letter of credit_________$59,900 in your________, valid until 30 November next. You have authority to draw on us at 60 days ________this credit for the amount of you invoice upon shipment of 2000 tons of Steels to Browning & Sons.
Your ________must be accompanied by the following documents,  which are to be delivered to us against our acceptance of the draft,  Bill of Lading _________triplicate, Commercial________, Insurance Certificate and Certificate of Origin.
Provided you fulfill the terms __________the credit we will accept and pay on maturity the draft presented to us _________this credit and if required, provided discounting facilities _________current rates.           

      (2) Enquiry
    We are ___the market ____a parcel of 5,000 pairs of Chinese Shoes and we, ______, request you to _____us an offer ____CIF Largos basis including 5%_______, indicating terms of______and earliest______
   We all______it if you will arrange shipment ___a direct steamer to Largos and send us samples and a brochure.
                         

 (3) Offer
      We are ____ receipt of your cable dated 25 June. We are now offering you 5000 pairs of Chinese cotton shoes____RMB 3.50 per pair CIFC3% Largos ____shipment during October _______transshipment ____Hong Kong and payment ___L/C ____sight, subject ___your acceptance reaching here ____July 10, Beijing time, Samples and a brochure have been sent ___separate cover.

   (4) Terms of Payment
      We enclose an application form for documentary ________and shall be glad if you will arrange to _______credit for our account with your office in London an irrevocable letter of credit for $1000 in ________of Urban Trading Company, the credit to be _________ _________ Nov.30.
      The credit which evidences shipment of 2000 tons of Steel may be used ________presentation of the following documents: Bills of Lading in _______, one copy each of _________Invoice, Packing List, Certificate of Insurance and Certificate of Origin. The company may _________on your London office at 60 days’_________for each shipment.

  (5) Insurance
Dear Sirs,
In ________to your letter of September 4 _________insurance:
Your customer’s _________for insurance ___________up to the inland city is acceptable ________condition that such extra premium is for his ___________.
Second, we can not __________you insurance coverage _____________150% of the invoice value, because the contract __________that insurance is to be covered for 110% of _______value.
We trust the above information serves your purpose. Meanwhile we await your reply.
Sincerely.