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información se encuentra escrito en lengua inglesa por ser esta una de las más
utilizadas en las comunidades científicas y académicas a nivel internacional.
Read the article Methods of international transport taken from the website
Exportiamo.it and complete the following reading comprehension tasks:
Based on the information presented in the article, answer the following questions:
1. What’s the articles’ main idea?
2. According to the article, what are some of the factors a company needs to take
into account when choosing the method of transport to deliver their goods?
a. Rail transport
b. Air transport
c. Road transport
d. Sea transport
Rail transport
a. Air transport
b. Road transport
c. Sea transport
a. When the goods are being transported to countries located in Europe, North
Africa or the Middle East.
b. When the goods are being transported by rail.
c. When the goods that are being transported have a UN dangerous goods
code.
d. When the goods are being transported with no insurance.
The following wordlist contains words from the article on methods of international
transport. For each word find a word with the same or similar meaning (synonym).
Word Synonym
Trade Traffic
Ensure Save
Efficient Fast
Requirement Demand
Quick Fast
Risk Dangerous
Send order
Customer Consumer
Suitable Feasible
Delay Slow
Deliver Submit
Currency Money
Insurance safe
3. Find the missing words
When ____ ensure ______ freight internationally, it’s ___ important ___ to
choose the appropriate mode of transportation to ___ needs ____your
products arrive on time and at the right cost. Your ____ Transporting ___ to
ship by land, sea, or air depends on a careful evaluation of business ___
support ___ and a ____ needs ______ of the benefits each method affords.
Picking the best possible mode of transportation is ____ ensure ____to
export success.
Based on the article, make a concept map or mind map with information related to
modes of transport. Remember to complete the diagram by writing on it only main
ideas and key information from the reading passage that deals with methods of
international transport.
You can use the following graphic organizer model or the one you feel more
comfortable with. Try using the resources available on the following websites:
https://www.mindmeister.com/es
https://bubbl.us/
Means of Transports
Air Water
-Faster -Large capacity
Internal Transport
-Frecuency Delivery - low speed
-Low unit cost of movement -long haul movement
Rail Highway
-Long haul movement -Flexibility
- low unit cost -high frecuency
5. Matching headings
Headings are short sentences that summarize the information in a paragraph. You
have to pick the one that best summarizes the information in the following
paragraphs. Match each paragraph in the reading text to one heading. Be careful,
there are always more headings than paragraphs.
Headings
_________________________________________
Road, sea, rail and air are four ways of import and export. As a first step the
company has to consider all part of their project, firstly, it is important what has to
be distributed including size, weight and which type of goods. For example, for the
transportation of foods or fruits, speed is important and it’s important to choose the
shortest and quickest way. Sending cost is another element very important and
depends on the agency. Destination, countries’ law, value of goods, risk of
transport are other elements to be considered and depend on company, country of
destination and customers’ requirements. So who wants to deal with international
transportation has to balance quality, cost, time and conditions.
Paragraph 2:
_________________________________________
Paragraph 3:
__________________________________________
The international transport of dangerous goods by road is subject to international
legislation, in particular the European Agreement on the International Carriage of
Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). Drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous goods
must hold an ADR training certificate in handling dangerous goods. All commercial
vehicles that carry dangerous goods must pass the ADR test, and some of them
need to be built with special standards.
__________________________________________
Rail transport is a cost-effective and efficient way to move goods. It offers the
following advantages: fast rail network throughout Europe. It is environmentally
friendly compared with other transport systems.
6. Making comparisons
Criterios de evaluación
Puede extraer información adecuada y precisa y tomar nota de una
conversación, programa, clase, etc., referido a su profesión.
Puede completar frases basado en información leída previamente en un
texto.
Puede relacionar textos en inglés con imágenes o con títulos que le sean
adecuados.
Interpreta un texto sencillo y puede construir un mapa conceptual basado en
el mismo.