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This Forum is created for Professors and Students to exchange ideas and ask any questions on the course.
This Forum is created for Professors and Students to exchange ideas and ask any questions on the course.









Welcome to English for Logistics online course!
The course consists of 8 weeks (each class opens each Monday at 10:00 Moscow time): each class presents new terms on particular topics through the narrated presentations, opens new assignments and practical exercises, gives some optional materials for those who would like to know more. Some of the assignments (like letters) are graded by the teacher and the deadline to upload them is every Sunday, 23:00.
We would really appreciate if you provide us with a feedback in a short form provided under the Optional label each week.
Thank you for coming and do not hesitate to contact me in case you have any questions or suggestions.
BR. Mila Binder. (school@logistschool.ru)


Define the term "Logistics" here and learn some new words associated with logistics.
Complete this exercise to revise some language connected with Logistics in general.
Find out how the parties of the logistic processes are called and what is the difference between the terms shipper& consignor, vendor&seller and some more.
Please do the listening exercise on logistic jobs and their job responsibilities.
Watch this class to get the difference between words cargo&freight, goods&merchandise, shipment and consignment and some more words.
Watch this video to see the difference between the words haulage, drayage and carriage... and some more words.

Please go through this lesson to learn how to communicate with your suppliers and how to write your first placing an order letter.

Complete this exercise to remember which present tenses exist and how we use them.
Complete this exercise to remember how to talk about future using future and present tenses.



Learn about different types of cargo here.
Please do this exercise to have more practice on types of cargoes.
Learn about different types of transport here and comapre them.
Learn about different types of cargo vessels and ships here.
How do freight trucks differ? Learn here.
Please complete this exercise to practice new vocabulary.
Please listen to the recording on comparing different types of transport and do the exercises after it.

Complete this exercise to learn and practice useful language to order different kinds of transport.

Complete this exercise to understand how to compare different types of transport and to talk about the best ones.
Please complete this exercise to understand how to make recommendations on types of transport properly.



Learn the difference between multimodal and intermodal transportation here.
Please watch this class to learn about some general and most commonly used logistic services.
Please complete this exercise to practice Logistics Services language.
This excercise will be partially graded by your teacher.

Define the contract clause and write a letter to your supplier, asking for some contract amendments.

Complete this exercise to remember the difference between the main English tenses.
Complete the exercise to review some expressions related to logistic services and practice grammar.



Please learn the difference between Ex Works and Free Carrier here.
Learn about CFR and DDP here.
Complete this exercise to learn more about incoterms and to practice the relevant language.
Overview the bill of lading and learn which types of bill of lading exist.
Learn about the documents for road, rail and air transport here.
Read the text about the documents and choose the best word for each case




Watch this presentation to know about the main import and export documents required for customs clearance procedures.
Read the text on Customs Clearance in China and complete the gaps inside it.
Watch this video to know the difference between the main certificates needed for transportation.
In this exercise read the text on certification and complete the gaps inside it.
Watch this video to learn about export license, declaration of conformity and cargo manifest.
Please do this exercise to remember the documents you have just learned.
Listen to the recording and complete the exercises. One of the exercises is graded by your teacher.

Please write a letter of Complaint based on the provided sample.

Complete this exercise to remember how to translate indirect speech properly.



Do this exercise to remember about most common methods of payments in domestic trade.
Read about a Letter of credit and complete the gaps.
Complete this exercise to remember all the types of payments we have covered in this class.
Please listen to the talk about different types of payments and complete the exercises.

Please complete this exercise to learn how to write about payments to your colleagues and partners.
Complete this exercise to learn how to talk about the price.



Learn some new warehousing terms here.
Read this text to learn about warehousing problems and how to fix them.
Please listen to this recording to find out about replenishment systems.
Learn marking symbols and what they mean from here.
Please complete this exercise to remember how to mark the cargo.
Learn different types of packing here.
Do this exercise to practise packing terms.
Please complete the exercise to learn about cargo tracing and which technologies are used for that.


Please complete this exercise to revise different words connected with logistics.
Please complete this exercise to revise logistics services.
Please do this short exercise to revise incoterms.
Please complete this exercise to revise transport documentation.
Complete this exercise to revise the payments.
Please complete this exercise to remember how to use the language you have learned within the course while writing letters.
This test will be available just for 1 hour 30 minutes after you open it. You will see the time running on the screen.
Please plan your time accordingly since you will have just 1 hour 30 minutes to work on the test,
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