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Dialogue 5. Delivery of products
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DIALOGUE 5. DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS
Ship chandler: I've brought you all the foodstuffs you ordered. Who will take them on board? The lorry is waiting alongside.
Chief Mate: Wait a moment. I'll call the second mate and the chief steward. They'll receive the products.
Second Mate: Oh, it's you. Good afternoon! Let me. have the invoice to check the products.
Ship chandler: Here you are, please.
Second Mate: What's that? Meat? This is item 3. Put it on the scales. The weight is correct. What's next? Cheese? Mind if I taste it? It's О. K
Ship chandler: All the weights are exact, sir.
Second Mate: Very well. What's there in those cases? Oranges? Will you open one case? They are first grade. What comes next?
Ship chandler: Bananas, sir.
Second Mate: Oil, they are spotted, probably rotten. I cannot accept them.
Ship chandler: I think they are О. K. but if you like I'll have them substituted.
Second Mate: Yes, certainly. Well, the rest of the products are О. K. We'll take them. I'll report |o the chief mate and he'll sign the invoice and the bill.
Ship chandler: Thanks a lot, sir.
invoice накладная
scales весы
Mind if I taste it? He возражаете, если я попробую?
first grade первый сорт
spotted в пятнах
rotten гнилой, тухлый
accept принимать
substitute for заменять, замещать чем-л.
Exercise. 16. Answer the following questions
А. 1. What must the captain do if his ship ran out of some provisions? 2. Who helps the captain to invite a good shipchandler? 3. What mate is in charge of buying provisions? 4. What list must he compile? 5. Who delivers the provisions ordered? 6. Is the delivery paid for? 7. Who signs the invoice and the bills?
B. 1. When do you usually invite shipchandlers? 2. What provisions do our ships usually buy abroad? 3. What is the quality of those products? 4. Are those provisions paid for in cash? 5. Who settles accounts with shipchandlers on behalf of the ship?
C. 1. What must you do if some crew members want to make individual, so-called “shipchandler’s”, orders? 2. Who helps you to buy those goods? 3. How do you pay for them?
D. 1. Have you ever received the provisions brought by the shipchandler? 2. How did you do that? 3. Did you check up the weights? 4. Did you taste any products? 5. Were the foodstuffs of high quality? 6. Did you refuse to take any products?
E. 1. Why are trading companies interested in supplying ships (to be profitable — быть выгодным, a wholesale customer — оптовый покупатель)? 2. In what cases do Russian ships buy provisions abroad? 3. Why do shipchandlers supply our ships with goods of proper quality and at reasonable prices (in accordance with the terms of the contract — в соответствии с условиями контракта/соглашения)? 4. What points do our captains discuss with shipchandlers? 5. On what condition (условие) can the sellers reduce the price? 6. How do our ships make payments?
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Exercise. 17. Complete the situation using the following phrases
1. a shipchandler, list of provisions, to be available, regular prices, the price-list, to quote prices for, expensive, to make a reduction, total sum
2. to deliver, to fix the time, to suit, to see to, absolutely, fresh, ripe, to guarantee, quality, to make an order, to pay in cash
foodstuffs, to bring, to take on board, to check up, the invoice, to put on the scales, weight, exact, to taste, to open, a case, first grade, to accept
Exercise. 18. Complete the dialogues to the given situation
1. As our ship ran out of some provisions we ordered them through the shipchandler. Mr. Stock and our captain discussed the prices for meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables and fruit. It turned out that some fruits were too expensive but if we increased our order we would be given a discount of 10 per cent.
2. Mr. Stock and the captain are discussing the terms of delivery (сроки поставки). They agree that the meat and cheese will be brought tomorrow morning and vegetables and fruit tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Smirnov asks Mr. Stock to see to the quality of products.
3. The second mate wants to make a shipchandler’s order for spirits, coca-cola, chewing gum, cigarettes, instant coffee and other goods for some crew members. Mr. Stock shows him the price-list for those goods and says that they are paid for in cash.
4. Mr. Stock has just brought the provisions ordered. The second mate is checking them up. He finds out that all the products are O. K. lull the meat. It’s tainted. He can’t accept it and tells the shipchandler that it should be substituted.
Exercise. 19. Do the following task
1. Meet your shipchandler and discuss your order of provisions, the prices, and the terms of delivery.
2. Tell the shipchandler that you want to make some individual orders for spirits, cigarettes, tobacco, coca-cola. Inform him that the second mate will collect the necessary money and hand it out to the shipchandler tomorrow morning.
3. You are checking up the products brought by the shipchandler. All the weights are exact. The quality of the foodstuffs is O. K. but the cheese is musty. Refuse to accept it.
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