Actividad de aprendizaje 6

Evidencia 5: workshop: International transport

Durante la vida académica, es muy común enfrentarse a todo tipo de textos en los
que usualmente se presenta información de carácter técnico relacionada con el
área de estudio en la que nos desempeñamos. Gran parte de este compilado de
información se encuentra escrito en lengua inglesa por ser esta una de las más
utilizadas en las comunidades científicas y académicas a nivel internacional.

Por lo anterior, es importante que desarrolle habilidades de comprensión de

lectura que le permitan relacionarse con textos académicos y técnicos escritos en
la lengua extranjera con facilidad. Tenga en cuenta que la lectura de estos textos
no se limita al solo reconocimiento de palabras, sino que debe ejercitar habilidades
más complejas que le permitan, por ejemplo, extraer ideas principales y
secundarias, hacer inferencias, encontrar argumentos y opiniones, así como
identificar vocabulario e información específica.

Con el propósito de ayudarle a desarrollar estas habilidades, se ha propuesto la

presente evidencia de aprendizaje la cual consiste en realizar la lectura de un
texto sobre métodos de transporte internacional y desarrollar los ejercicios de
comprensión de información que se proponen en el taller de lectura denominado
Reading workshop: international transport. (Al final de la presente Guía)

Para realizar esta evidencia, debe:

• Leer los Materiales: Means of Transportation que se encuentra disponible en

el en la zona de Materiales. Así mismo pueden complementar con los siguientes
artículos ubicados en la zona de Materiales Complementarios: Concept
Mapping y Selecting Modes of Transportation. También se pueden ayudar
de los materiales que trabajan en las otras competencias (Así vengan en
español aportan mucho al tema).

• Una vez realizada la lectura, desarrolle el taller Reading workshop: international

transport (Al final de la presente Guía)

• Complete los ejercicios propuestos en el taller y guarde el documento

correspondiente en formato .pdf o .doc.
• Envíe el taller totalmente diligenciado a su instructor por medio de la plataforma
de aprendizaje, en la evidencia relacionada.
 Reading workshop: International transport

Read the article Methods of international transport taken from the website
Exportiamo.it and complete the following reading comprehension tasks:

1. Identifying key information

Based on the information presented in the article, answer the following questions:
1. What’s the articles’ main idea?

a. There are many ways to transport goods.

b. Transport is very important in international trade.
c. There are several factors companies need to consider when deciding on
what type of transport to use
d. Depending on the mode of transport, companies can be more efficient and
save money.

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. Business type and expertise

b. Sending cost and type of goods
c. Type and value of goods, sending cost, destination, and risk of
transportation
d. Weather conditions and customers’ requirements

3. What mode of transport allows companies to transport large quantities at a low

cost?

a. Rail transport
 b. Air transport
c. Road transport
d. Sea transport

4. What method of transport is more flexible in terms of routes and timetables?

a. Rail transport
b. Air transport
c. Road transport
d. Sea transport

5. What methods of transport require companies to spend more money on further

transportation costs to take goods to their final destination?

a. Rail transport and sea transport

b. Air transport and road transport
c. Road transport
d. Sea transport, air transport and rail transport

6. When is it necessary to complete a dangerous goods declaration?

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.

2. Finding similar words

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 (English)

Trade business
Ensure secure
Efficient capable
Requirement condition
Quick rapid
 Risk danger
Send ship
Customer client
Suitable applicable
Delay lag
Deliver distribute
Currency bills
Insurance coverage

3. Find the missing words

Choose the option that better completes the following passage:

When _____transporting_____ freight internationally, it’s __important____

to choose the appropriate mode of transportation to _ensure______your
products arrive on time and at the right cost. Your _decision______ to ship
by land, sea, or air depends on a careful evaluation of business
__needs____ and a ______comparision____ of the benefits each method
affords. Picking the best possible mode of transportation is
___critical_____to export success.

Estas son las opciones a escoger para esta actividad, osea si escogen
la opción “a”, las 7 palabras en su respective orden son las que
encajan adecuadamente y el texto tiene sentido.

a. Selling / irrelevant / ensure / decision / costs / comparison / noncritical

b. Transporting / important / ensure / decision / needs / comparison
/critical
c. Transporting / irrelevant / support / comparison / needs / assessment
/critical
d. Selling / relevant / ensure / decision / needs / comparison / critical
4. 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
 Legal requirements needed to carry goods by road
 Rail transport uses
 Means of transportation
 Factors that influence company’s decision on which type of transport to use
 Rail transport benefits
 Difficulties of transporting goods by rail
 International transportation of goods by road


 Paragraph 1: __ Factors that influence company’s decision on which

type of transport to use
________________________________________

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: ____ Difficulties of transporting goods by rail

______________________________________

Risks for rail transport:

 routes and timetables available can be inflexible, especially in remote regions

 can be more expensive than road transport
 mechanical failure or industrial action can disrupt services
 further transportation may be needed from a rail depot to the final destination,
increasing costs and affecting delivery schedules

 Paragraph 3: _______ Legal requirements needed to carry goods by

road
___________________________________

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.

 Paragraph 4: _______ Rail transport benefits

___________________________________

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.
5. Making comparisons

Based on the article on methods of international transport complete the following

comparison chart by listing the advantages and disadvantages of each mode of
transportation. (En Inglés)

Air transport Sea transport Road Rail transport

transport

High movement Economic rates. Flexibility in the Large mass

speed. Large capability of transportation of movement of
High rates. mass movement. goods. Speed in goods. Low unit
Advantages Frequency Long haul delivering. High cost of movement.
delivering service. movements. frequency of Long haul
Increase of delivering service. movements.
capabilities. Equipment Specialized
Low unit cost of diversity equipment.
movement.
Long haul
movements.
Specialized
equipmen

you have to pay is not very flexible may have some could be very
other fees like risk and their delay because of expensive and
surcharges, destinations are the roads and inflexible.
Disadvantages customs fees, the ports of the public order
security fees. country of problems.
destination, so, it
probably needs to
make
arrangements to
transport products
inland

Pasos para enviar la evidencia:

1. Clic en el título de la evidencia.

2. Clic en Examinar mi equipo y buscar el archivo previamente guardado.
3. Dejar un comentario al instructor (opcional).
4. Clic en Enviar.

Nota: esta evidencia es de carácter individual. Recuerde revisar la guía de

aprendizaje con el fin de verificar que ha realizado todas las evidencias
propuestas, saber cómo desarrollarlas y entregarlas correctamente.

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.