国际贸易英语Unit 3.pptVIP

上一单元回顾 quality latitude quality tolerance 1. Please finish exercises Ⅲ,Ⅳ,Ⅴ on page 30. 2. Please explain the following terms in at least 100 words or 3 minutes. 3.Please preview Packaging of Commodities on page 23. Homework Check up more or less clause quality latitude importance of quantity and quality Unit 2 Commodity Warm-up Read the passage on page 23 and 24 an answer the following questions. 1. What are the functions of packaging mentioned in this passage? 2. What are the three kinds of goods according to packaging? 3.What are the two types of packing? Objectives ★The different functions of packaging Key points Difficult points ★The importance of packaging ★The different ways to set the quantity of goods Key points ★Quantity allowance Contents 2.3 Quantity of commodity 2.4 Packaging of commodity 2.3 Quantity of Commodity Ⅰ. Importance of quantity According to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, If the seller delivers a quantity of goods greater than that provided for in the contract, the buyer may take delivery or refuse to take delivery of the excess quantity. If the buyer takes delivery of all or part of the excess quantity, he must pay for it at the contract rate. Ⅱ. Ways of measuring quantity Measurement Units of Measurement Weight metric ton, kilogram, long ton, short ton Number dozen, piece, set, pair, unit, bag, bale Length meter, foot, yard, inch Area square meter, square foot Volume cubic meter, cubic yard, cubic feet Capacity gallon, liter, bushel 2.3 Quantity of Commodity Gross weight Net weight Gross for net e.g. Quantity: 1,000 M/Ts of bagged wheat, gross for net Theoretical weight Conditioned weight 2.3 Quantity of Commodity Ⅲ. Some key words Quantity Allowance More or less clause Approximate quantity Example I. The sellers are allowed to load 5% more or less on the contract quantity. Such surplus or deficiency is to be settled at the contract price. II. The sellers are