Listening Practice

Task 1 Listen to the sentences and fill in the following blanks.

(1) You should have opened the L/C                   . Becasue you failed to do that, we're unable to make delivery.

(2) We've been in contact with                    . However, it's a busy season. We're sorry to tell you that we're not able to effect shipment as scheduled because we can't             .

(3)                      has a major problem so I'm afraid we won't be able to make delivery on time. Simply put,                         .

Task 2

You will hear an importer talking about the importance of delivery dates. Fill in the blanks according to what you hear.

The date of delivery is a matter of great importance to us. (1)          and a competitive price will mean nothing if the goods don't get to market(2)          . Besides that, after the arrival of the shipment, the flow of the goods through the (3)           takes at least two or three weeks before they (4)          . If we can't get our goods inot the market before our competitors have sold(5)          , we will lose out.

Task 3

Listen to the conversation on the delivery time and take notes.