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Aim: students watch a video on how to reduce transport cost by taking into account variables such as size and frequency of transport. Cost to Serve sample task Procedure: the handout I have created for this video provides students with  pre-watching, while-watching and post-watching tasks. Level: students should have a general knowledge of logistics English before watching the video. See image of task to get an idea of the required level.   You can download the materials from my site HERE You tube video  For original video source  (Logistics Bureau in Australia) , click HERE

  Aim: students of transport logistics complete definitions with the given words. Reading task. Suggested procedure : Students fill in the blanks with the given words.  The texts are definitions of words related to transport. They all start with the letter D. Fill-in the blanks task (Vocabulary for letter D) Words included in this task (all D- words) : Database, Declared Value, Delivery –Duty-Paid, Discontinuous Demand, Dispatching, Distribution Center (DC), Double Stack,  Duty Free Zone (DFZ): You can download the materials from the site by clicking HERE Materials:  Possibility 1: Word document with definitions and fill-in the blanks task + key for the teacher  Possibiliy 2/ Promethean flipchart:   Active studio Promethean flip chart to project in class. Students can come to the whiteboard and  move the words to the correct blank.  Also I provide you with a list of all of the words (from A to Z). This list has been compiled by Kate Vi...

  Aim: students of transport logistics match words and their definitions. Flipchart Activstudio Promethean Version Example Suggested procedure : provide students with the words and ask them to define them or try to define them. Most students will guess the meaning of the words. Don't tell your students whether their definitions are correct. Then give them the matching task and give the students the opportunity to compare their guesses with the dictionary definition. Words included in this task (all C- words) :  Call Center , Cantilever rack, Cargo,  Carrier, Cartel, Certificate of Compliance,  Certificate of origin, CIF, Claim, Collect Freight, Component, Confirming Order,Consignee, Consignment, Consolidator,  Coordinated Transportation,  Customs House Broker,   Container, Continuous Replenishment Planning,  Conveyor, Cubic Space,  Customization, Cross Docking. You can download the materials from the site by clicking HERE Word Version Ex...