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Actividad de Aprendizaje 6 Evidencia 5
Actividad de Aprendizaje 6 Evidencia 5
ACTIVIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE 6
EVIDENCIA 5: READING WORKSHOP: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
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CARMELO PATERNINA SANDOVAL
Actividad de aprendizaje 6
Evidencia 5: Reading workshop: International transport
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
a. Rail transport
b. Air transport
c. Road transport
d. 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.
7. 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 Comerce
Ensure Protect
Efficient Effective
Requirement Necessity
Quick Fast
Risk Danger
Send Dispatch
Customer Client
Suitable Appropriate
Delay Put off
Deliver Bring
Currency Money
Insurance Assurance
When selling 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
_______ to ship by land, sea, or air depends on a careful evaluation of business
coast and a support of the benefits each method affords. Picking the best
possible mode of transportation is irrelevant 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
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:
International Transportation
GROUND
MARINE TRANSPORT RAILWAY TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TYPE OF
TRANSPORTATION
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.
6. Making comparisons