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 Unit l Fundamentals of Writing all English Business letter

Introduction t

Wordstt

Useful Expressions 

Exercisest

Supplement：General Procedures of Export＆Import Transaction

 Unit 2 Establishing Business Relations

Introduction  

CASE 1 A Request to English Business Relations

CASE 2 Exporters Self Introduction

CASE 3 Importers Self Introduction

CASE 4 Exporter Writes to Importer

CASE 5 Importer Writes to Exporter

Words

Useful Expressions

Exereises

Supplement：Canton Fair(http：／／wwwcantonfairorgcn／cn)

 Unit 3 Hosting a Visiting Delegation and Individuals

Introduction  

CASE 1 Invitation

CASE 2 Positive Response

CASE 3 Itineraries and Programs

CASE 4 Negative Response

CASE 5 letters of Thanks on Return

Words

Useful Expressions 

Exereises

SupplementCommon Business organizationt

 Unit 4 Enquiries offers

Introduction 

CASE 1 A General Enquiry

CASE 2 The Reply to a General Enquiry

CASE 3 A Specific Enquiry

CASE 4 The Reply to a Specific Enquiry 

CASE 5 Making a Firm offer

CASE 6 Making a Non Firm offer

Words

Useful Expressions 

Exereises

Supplement Trade Terms

 Unit 5 Price Disputation

Introduction 

CASE 1 Counteroffer

CASE 2 Acceptance

Wordstt

Useful Expressions 

Exercisestt

Supplement Pricing Methods

 Unit 6 ordering

Introduction 

CASE l Placing an order

CASE 2 Confirming an order 

CASE 3 Declining an C)rder

CASE 4 Execution of an order

Wordst

Useful Expressions 

Exercises

SupplementWords about order

 Unit 7 Payment

Introduction 

CASE 1 Introduction to Terms of Payment 

CASE 2 Accepting D／P Terms

CASE 3 Urging Establishment of l／C

CASE 4 Advising Establishment of l／C

CASE 5 Asking for Amendment to l／C

CASE 6 Asking for Extension of the l／C

Words

Useful Expressions 

Exercisest

Supplement：Soft Clauses

Unit 8 Packingtt

Introduction  

CASE 1 The Buyer Agrees to the Packing

CASE 2 Proposal of Packing

CASE 3 A Reply of Packing

CASE 4 Acknowledgement of Packing

CASE 5 A Claim for Poor Packing

Words

Useful Expressions 

Exereisest

Supplement：An Introduction of China Packaging Federation 

Unit 9 Transport

Introduction  

CASE 1 Chartering Ships and Reply

CASE 2 Shipment Instruction

CASE 3 Urging Shipment

CASE 4 Request for Extending l／C and Reply

CASE 5 Asking for Transshipment and Reply

CASE 6 Shipping Advice

Wordsttt

Useful Expressions 

Exercises

Supplement Port of Shipment and Port of Destination

Unit 10 Insurance

Introduction  

CASE l Asking for Insurance Arrangement and Reply

CASE 2 Clarifieation of InsuranceFerms 

CASE 3 Application for Insurance

CASE 4 Informing Insurance Date

CASE 5 Making Claims

Words

Useful Expressions 

Exercises

Supplement：Insurance Terms

Unit 11 ComplaintClaim and Settlement

Introduction 

CASE 1 Complain about late Delivery

CASE 2 Claim for Replacement

CASE 3 Proposal for Settlement of a Claim

CASE 4 Suggestion 01 Arbitration

Words 

Useful Expressionst

Exercises tt

Supplement：Introduction of CIETAC

Unit 12 letters of IntentAgreements and Contracts 

Introduction 

Words 

Useful Expressionst

Exercises 

Supplement：Confusable Phrases about the Contract

Unit 13 Agency

Introduction

CASE 1 Apply for Agency

CASE 2 Reply to an offer of Agency

CASE 3 Entrust an Exclusive Agency

CASE 4 Refusal

CASE 5 Termination of an Agency Relation

Words 

Useful Expressions

Exercisest

SupplementElements of Agency Agreement

Unit 14 Electronic CommerceEmail and Fax

Introduction 

Electronic Commerce

Email 

Fax

Words 

Useful Expressions

Exercises 

Supplement：Abbreviation and Smiley for|nternet Communication 

Appendix A Some Useful Knowledge about l／C

Appendix B Packing Terms

Appendix C：Common Abbreviations for International Trade Terms

Appendix DExamination of Export—oriented Salesmen

References