My Logistics.pdf

UNIT 2. MY WORK

Reading

Exercise 1. Read the text and answer the quesions.

1. Who works for a logisics company?

2. Who deals with delivering goods?

3. Who has driving experience?

4. Who works in a warehouse?

I’m Robert Brown. I work for a logisics company. My

work involves transporing goods. To be exact, I run

the Transportaion Department. I am a transporta-

ion manager. Fiteen people work under me. I am

responsible for preparing transportaion schedules

and shipping goods. Our Department is responsible

for providing transportaion services.

My name is John Smith. I work for Avis. I am a logisics

specialist. I am responsible for managing the logisics

via rail and road carriers for incoming ingredients for

the producion plants within the region. I am also responsible for the purchasing

and logisics of ready products and imely delivery of ingredients to plants.

Hi, I’m Ed. I’m a driver. I have four years’ pickup and

delivery experience driving a 24 t truck. I work for

Prologis. On average, I drive about 8000 km per

month. I pick up goods from our warehouse and

deliver them to consignees.

Hi, I’m George Blackwell. I’m a warehouse assistant.

I am responsible for picking items for shipment

from the warehouse. I work with a computer a lot.

My job requires using bar code scanners and keep-

ing inventory reports up-to-date.

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Glossary

to work for sb pracować dla

to work on sth pracować nad czymś

to work under sb podlegać komuś, pracować dla kogoś

to run kierować czymś, być szefem czegoś

to be responsible for sth być odpowiedzialnym za

a logisics company irma logistyczna, spółka logistyczna

experience in sth doświadczenie w czymś

goods towary

transportaion manager kierownik ds. transportu, manedżer ds.

transportu

Transportaion Department dział transportu

to prepare przygotowywać

schedule harmonogram

to ship przewozić, dostarczać (towary)

delivery dostawa

pick up tu: odbiór

pickup and delivery tu: odbiór i dostawa

truck samochód ciężarowy

on average średnio, przeciętnie

t skrót foot (stopa) lub feet (stopy)

(jednostka długości odpowiadająca 30 cm)

per month na miesiąc

to pick odbierać, pobierać

warehouse magazyn

to deliver dostarczać

consignee odbiorca

logisics specialist specjalista ds. logistyki

to manage kierować, zarządzać

to transport transportować, przewozić

transportaion transport, przewóz

carrier przewoźnik

rail carrier przewoźnik kolejowy

road carrier przewoźnik drogowy

incoming przychodzący

ingredient składnik

producion produkcja

to purchase kupować, nabywać

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logisics logistyka

ready products produkty gotowe, produkty inalne

imely na czas

warehouse assistant magazynier (odpowiedzialny za stany w

magazynie)

inventory stan magazynowy

up-to-date aktualny

report raport

shipment wysyłka (towarów)

to require wymagać

bar code scanner czytnik kodów kreskowych

Vocabulary

Exercise 1. Supply the missing words and expressions.

1. I’m a ______________ (specjalista ds. logistyki).

2. Steve is ________________ (odpowiedzialny za) delivering goods.

3. Our company has three ______________ (magazyny).

4. This company ______________ (świadczy) logisic services.

5. I deal with ______________ (usługi transportowe).

6. Our drivers ______________ (dostarczają) goods to our ______________

(odbiorcy).

7. Raben is one of the biggest _____________ (irm logistycznych) in Poland.

8. I’m a ______________ (magazynier) and I’m responsible for picking items

for ______________ (wysyłka).

Exercise 2. Supply the missing preposiions.

1. I would like to work ___ a logisics company.

2. I have a lot of experience ___ logisics.

3. Ten people work ___ me.

4. Steve is responsible ___ delivering goods ___ consignees.

5. ___ average, I work 40 hours per week.

6. I usually leave ___ work ___ 7 o’clock.

7. I arrive ___ work half past seven.

8. I start work ___ 8 o’clock.

UNIT 2. MY WORK

Speaking

Exercise 1. Discuss.

1. What is your job?/ What do you do?

2. What are your responsibiliies?/

What are you responsible for?

3. What ime do you start your work?

4. What ime do you leave for work?

5. How long do you work?

6. How long does it take you to get

to work?

7. What ime do you arrive at work?

8. What sort of job do you ind in-

teresing?

9. What job would you like to have?

10. What is your dream job?

Exercise 2. Ask your partner the following quesions.

Student A

Student B

1. What is your name?

2. When were you born?

3. Where do you come from?

4. Where did you go to school?

5. What is your phone number?

6. What is your job?

7. What is your address?

8. What is your hobby?

1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Where are you from?

4. What school did you gradu-

ate from?

5. What is your e-mail?

6. What is your profession?

7. What is your home address?

8. What are you interested in?

Bank of useful phrases and expressions

Basic biographical informaion

My name is Jan Kowalski.

I’m Jan Kowalski.

I’m 20.

I’m iteen years old.

I was born on 12 November 1982 in Lublin.

I was born in 1990 in Warsaw.

I went to secondary technical school in Kielce.

I come from Radom.

I am from Poland.

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What is your address?

My address is …

My mobile is …

Your job

My irst job was with Raben.

I worked as a warehouse assistant.

At present I work as a junior logisic specialist in Warsaw with Prologis.

I work for Raben as a logisics assistant in the Department of Logisics of

Fresh Products.

I mostly deal with … (kind of work).

I mostly deal with preparing shipments.

I am responsible for …

I am responsible for internaional shipments.

My job involves a lot of physical work.

My job involves a lot of picking and soring.

What I like about my job is that I meet a lot of people.

I’ve been with the company for 5 years.

I’ve been with the company since 2006.

I’ve been in my present job for 5 years.

Educaion

I went to secondary technical school in Kielce.

Ater leaving school I studied logisics at the Poznań School of Logisics.

I graduated from the Poznań University of Technology.

Ater leaving school I studied logisics at the Poznań University of Techno-

logy.

I did a course in transportaion.

I did a degree in logisics.

I did an appreniceship in forwarding.

Hobbies

I like swimming.

I am interested in football.

I am fond of windsuring.

I’m keen on basketball.

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