inl727 maslovaes y25inl727 y25maslovaes 20250627 137 2 68 icons8-reading-100.png quarterly test Prepare for quarterly test vocab pre teach functional language grammar focus smartphone or tablet device listening Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully. ]]> xml sbook_plugins/wordlist_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook_for_sbook_session.inc BE B1 iNL727 2025 20250627 17:20-18:00 1 active Transporting fresh produce By the end of this session you will have studied General feedback (see details in Level and needs below) EF logo Estimated level speaking B1+ / EF 9 grammar B1 / EF 8.5 methodology Recommendations → review use of the passive voice → recycle new expressions re the supply chain from the word list in SRS (space repetition software, aka flashcards) → practise oral delivery of visual charts (e.g. flow charts describing procurement)
Optional homework → prepare a description of the supply chain at NLMK → recycle expressions from the following The Business Intermediate 2.0 Business fundamentals - Supply chain the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p8_business_fundamentals_supply_chain.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 10 Transporting fresh produce pg 40 ex A reading for gist pg 41 A very tight supply chain market_leader_logistics_management_pg40-43_unit10_transporting_fresh_produce.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.com/rooms/av4-c80-58q-0ux/join ]]> The Business Intermediate 2.0 B1 Business fundamentals - Supply chain 20 Describing your supply chain (cont. from previous lesson) active textbook How effective is your supply chain? → describe the supply chain of the company where you work raw materials → supplier(s) → delivery to plant → BTO → manufacturing → (semi-finished) goods → JIT → haulage → warehouse
raw materials supplier(s) delivery to plant BTO manufacturing → (semi-finished) goods JIT haulage warehouse
]]> 19 raw materials = basic material that is used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products supplier = person or company that provides goods to despatch sth (to sb/sth) = (formal) to send a letter, parcel/package or message somewhere haulage = business of transporting goods by road or railway BTO = build to order JIT = just in time to rust = to grow a reddish-brown substance on some metals by the action of water and air Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 10 Transporting fresh produce 18 A very tight supply chain active textbook Where do you prefer to buy vegetables & fruit, on the market or in a shop? Why? ✓ fresh produce is more likely on the market = shorter delivery & shelving 〆more expensive pg 40 Lead in T / Cl Can you have Africa in Russia? ✓ today's cool chain can ensure bananas from Africa are available in Russia pg 40 ex A reading for gist pg 41 A very tight supply chain pg 40 ex B reading for detail T / Cl How come vegetables in far East Russia be more expensive than meat? 〆Soviet infrastructure (designed to satisfy a planned economy) was abandoned 〆absence of warehousing facilities & distribution centres 〆return on investment only in remote future (...) set for homework pg 42 ex A B vocab ]]> 17 grey marketing = marketing that diverts genuine commodities from their authorized distribution channels without the consent or knowledge of the manufacturer or brand owner, often to take advantage of the product's high demand and retail price due to scarcity grey goods vs black market goods = grey goods are legitimate goods that come from the correct manufacturer, but they are sold through unauthorized channels. ... Black market goods are items that are illegal to manufacture or sell. Some black market goods are counterfeit, and some are genuine products that are simply illegal to own or distribute consignment = quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere to side with = to agree with, support mango = tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft orange flesh and a large stone/pit inside perishable /ˈperɪʃəbl/ = (especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly cold chain = temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of refrigerated production, storage and distribution activities, along with associated equipment and logistics, which maintain quality via a desired low-temperature range.[1] It is used to preserve and to extend and ensure the shelf life of products, such as fresh agricultural produce,[2] seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products.[3] Such products, during transport and when in transient storage, are sometimes called cool cargo.[4] Unlike other goods or merchandise, cold chain goods are perishable and always en route towards end use or destination, even when held temporarily in cold stores and hence commonly referred to as "cargo" during its entire logistics cycle reefer = refrigerated container ripe = fully grown and ready to be eaten 16 Level and needs assessment active textbook Number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe) CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson
Common European Framework, Guide in Pearson - number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE)
EF - levels & exams concordances
levels & exams, EF
EF logo Estimated level speaking B1+ / EF 9 grammar B1 / EF 8.5

Recommendations → review use of the passive voice → recycle new expressions re the supply chain from the word list in SRS (space repetition software, aka flashcards) → practise oral delivery of visual charts (e.g. flow charts describing procurement) ]]> Transporting perishable goods Reducing the supply chain's carbon footprint Using refeers to cut food miles Sourcing in low-cost countries vs closer to the customer Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 12 A new distribution model 15 Bulk shipments active textbook Can bulk shipments help cutting costs of freight? ✓ probably, but... 〆 may not be applicable to perishables (...) Why are perishable produces more expensive to deliver on average? ✓ expensive reefers ✓ need to ship smaller quantities more regularly → about twice more expensive (...) pg 42 ex A vocab T / Cl Do you look beyond today's needs to justify investments in new technologies? ✓ competition is not enough to keep you on the ball → need to predict future customer expectations (...) pg 42 ex B vocab T / Cl What is a common pitfall of using reefers? 〆expensive to maintain 〆costly infrastructure to service (...) pg 43 ex C D vocab T / Cl Are Russian consumers concerned about food miles? ✓ only if they can afford it → probably inhabitants of bigger cities Do you believe in de-globalisation in the name of sustainable development? ✓ provided it is transparent & cost effective Over to you pg 43 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> 14 active textbook Finding better ways to deliver the goods ]]> 13 active textbook 12 active textbook T / Cl Have you ever conducted a tipping point analysis? ↔ assessed when it is right to store goods closer to the customer and when just-in-time delivery is the best choice Lexical material: Low-cost country sourcing, supply chain distribution models set for homework pg 50 ex A B vocab Lexical material: Prepositions set for homework pg 51 ex C grammar pg 51 ex D vocab pg 51 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> 11 Reducing the supply chain's carbon footprint active textbook 10 bulk = (large) size or quantity of sth shelf life = length of time that food, etc. can be kept before it is too old to be sold sell-by-date = last date at which a food product can be sold food miles = how far food has to travel from its source to your table on the ball = to be alert to new ideas, methods, and trends pitfall = danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first deglobalisation = process of diminishing interdependence and integration between certain units around the world, typically nation-states. It is widely used to describe the periods of history when economic trade and investment between countries decline trade-off = compromise congestion = abnormal accumulation, crowding, or obstruction, esp. of traffic etc tipping point = moment when one particular result of a process becomes the most likely one, after a period when the result was not sure tipping point analysis = analysis which assesses when it is right to store goods closer to the customer and when just-in-time delivery is the best choice bulky = (of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry to tie up = to restrain from moving or operating normally; to secure with or as if with ropes in the light of = considering carbon footprint = total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent. Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services the expense of = so as to cause harm to or neglect of off-peak = less busy period FCL = full container loaded LCL = less than container load LTL = less truck load 9 contracted carried | delivered by road or rail If goods won't be sold, the company will has have OR the company stocks in reserves (OR in warehouses) It will be damaged If it's not ripe The company must to damage destroy stocks at the warehouse ...to save their form and consistence shape and taste It's more useful than others other food products stuff They need special conditionals conditions to save (OR preserve) their flavour ]]> 20250619 17:35:18:15 1 active Supply chain logistics By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Business fundamentals - Supply chain pg 8 ex 1 vocab pg 8 ex 2 vocab (prepositions) the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p8_business_fundamentals_supply_chain.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.com/rooms/av4-c80-58q-0ux/join ]]> The Business Intermediate 2.0 B1 Business fundamentals - Supply chain 8 Supply chain logistics active textbook What difficulties did you have when setting up your supply chain? 〆lead time 〆price increase of raw materials 〆tracking of goods 〆late deliveries 〆time zones 〆dependency on road haulage How could your supply chain be improved? ✓ provide supplies from over regions than just China ✓ encourage logistics providers to ship new destinations ✓ on-line tracking thanks to smart tags ✓ develop last-mile delivery ✓ offer returned goods services ✓ implement BTO (build-to-order) & JIT (just in time) (...) pg 8 ex 1 vocab T / Cl You place an order [from | with] manufacturers ✓ with = preposition pg 8 ex 2 3 vocab (prepositions) set for homework pg 8 ex 3 speaking ]]> 7 Describing your supply chain active textbook How effective is your supply chain? pg 8 ex 4 speaking → describe the supply chain of the company where you work raw materials → supplier(s) → delivery to plant → BTO → manufacturing → (semi-finished) goods → JIT → haulage → warehouse
raw materials supplier(s) delivery to plant BTO manufacturing → (semi-finished) goods JIT haulage warehouse
]]> 6 raw materials = basic material that is used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products supplier = person or company that provides goods to despatch sth (to sb/sth) = (formal) to send a letter, parcel/package or message somewhere haulage = business of transporting goods by road or railway BTO = build to order JIT = just in time 5 to fill in Suppliers provide manufacturers to with raw materials Goods are despatched to by truck (= AmEn | lorry = BrEn) It doesn't mean matter The delivery note is signed by the customer Delivery has is confirmed to by the customer ]]> produce /prə'du:s/ produce /'prəudu:s/ 20250519 10:30-11:10 1 active Preliminaries | Difficulties with your supply chain By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Business fundamentals - Supply chain the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p8_business_fundamentals_supply_chain.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.com/rooms/av4-c80-58q-0ux/join ]]> 4 Background assessment active textbook background assessment AOI (area of interest) ✓ purchasing lighting equipment ✓ supply chain ✓ logistics learning history ✓ B1 exposure to L2 ✓ conferences with Chinese colleagues ✓ writing with AI spelling ✓ BrEn linguistic expectations ✓ conversational skills ✓ pronunciation ✓ General & business English goals ✓ possible relocation to Moscow (now in Lipesk) Number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe) CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson
Common European Framework, Guide in Pearson - number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE)
EF - levels & exams concordances
levels & exams, EF
EF logo Estimated level speaking B1+ / EF 9 grammar B1 / EF 8

]]> The Business Intermediate 2.0 B1 Business fundamentals - Supply chain 3 Supply chain logistics active textbook What difficulties did you have when setting up your supply chain? 〆lead time 〆price increase of raw materials 〆tracking of goods 〆late deliveries 〆time zones 〆dependency on road haulage How could your supply chain be improved? ✓ provide supplies from over regions than just China ✓ encourage logistics providers to ship new destinations ✓ on-line tracking thanks to smart tags ✓ develop last-mile delivery ✓ offer returned goods services ✓ implement BTO (build-to-order) & JIT (just in time) (...) ]]> 2 raw materials = basic material that is used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials that are feedstock for future finished products supplier = person or company that provides goods to despatch sth (to sb/sth) = (formal) to send a letter, parcel/package or message somewhere haulage = business of transporting goods by road or railway BTO = build to order JIT = just in time 1 rare rarely To my mind writing I can do very well (OR is my strong point) Maybe bureaucratics bureaucracy | red tape in our company ... a deficit (OR lack) of time If this company is stopped it would cost (= second conditional) a great number of roubles to buy equipment for at a low price First of all difficults difficulties with payment because of Europe European sanctions ... to get OK approval for documents If equipment isn't that what we have purchased we must return it to the supply supplier No one single factory doesn't can satisfy our requirements ]]>