ACTIVIDAD 6 Evidencia #5

Reading workshop: International transport

Aprendiz:

Tecnólogo en Gestión Logística

Servicio Nacional SENA

Centro agropecuario La Granja

ESPINAL/TOLIMA
 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
Trade Commerce

Ensure Save

Efficient Effective

Requiremen Demand
t
Quick Fast

Risk Danger

Send Ship

Customer Client

Suitable Appropiate

Delay Retard

Deliver Carry

Currency Coin

Insurance Coverage

3. Find the missing words

Choose the option that better completes the following passage:

 
When _Selling_________ freight internationally, it’s __Relevant____ to choose the
appropriate mode of transportation to __Ensure_____your products arrive on time
and at the right cost. Your _Desicion____ 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.
 

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. Summarizing ideas visually

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 with. Try using
the resources available on the following websites:

Onile resources for making mind maps

https://www.mindmeister.com/es

https://bubbl.us/

International transport

Modes of transport

Road transportation Air transportation Maritime transport

High costs and sale sizes Low speed shipment is

Flexibility in the not perishable
frecuency of delivery and
speed

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.

 Legal requeriments needed To carry goods by road.

 Rail transport uses.
 Means of transportation.
 Factors that influence company's decisión on which type of transport to use.

Paragraph 1: MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

 
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: __PROBLEMS TRANSPORTING GOODS BY

TRAIN________________________________________

 
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: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

 
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.

6 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.

Air transport Sea transport Road transport Rail transport

-Security - Low speed  Felixibility  guide

-Time    of  Economic external
delivery Competitiveness  monitoring
Advantages
-Speed -Economic

- High Costs - Weather - road state  Low

-Capacity -port congestion -Flexibility in speed
Disadvantage -high capacity of frecuencies of  High
s transport delivery capacity