Ενδεικτικές λύσεις των 17 φιλτραρισμένων ασκήσεων της ενότητας (σελ. 195-198): 12 ερωτήσεις κατανόησης (A. Questions) + 5 κλειστές ασκήσεις λεξιλογίου/γραμματικής (B. Exercises).
Ερώτηση: What is the subject of the training course Julia is attending?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Export financing.
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Ερώτηση: Which is one of the most important documents needed for export financing?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The letter of credit (L/C).
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Ερώτηση: What is the letter of credit?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) It is a letter from a bank to another bank giving a named customer the right to obtain money, credit or goods up to a stated value; in simple words, it is a written promise from a buyer, through his bank, to pay the seller.
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Ερώτηση: Name the types of letters of credit mentioned in the dialogue.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Commercial, confirmed, irrevocable, open, revocable, revolving, straight, traveller's, and unconfirmed L/Cs.
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Ερώτηση: Which types of L/Cs are the most widespread in the field of export financing?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The types that are both irrevocable and confirmed.
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Ερώτηση: Can the promise of payment in an irrevocable L/C be cancelled?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) No, it cannot be cancelled without the agreement of the correspondent bank where payment is to be made.
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Ερώτηση: Who is responsible for any credit given according to the confirmed L/C?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The paying bank.
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Ερώτηση: Which documents are necessary for an exporter to obtain his money?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The commercial invoice, the insurance certificate and the bill of lading or the air-way bills.
Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:
Ερώτηση: Which type of L/C secures immediate payment to the seller?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The irrevocable L/C.
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Ερώτηση: What can the future period for payment be, when sellers and their customers cooperate on the basis of an open account?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Usually monthly or quarterly.
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Ερώτηση: When are buyers going to pay in advance, on condition that the goods are shipped but they haven't been received yet?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) Under the sight draft (sight bill) method — buyers pay for the goods as soon as they are shipped, even though they haven't received them yet.
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Ερώτηση: What is the characteristic of the method of payment through a term draft?
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) The customer takes possession of the goods as soon as he accepts the draft, but delays (puts off) payment for one, two or three months, as agreed beforehand.
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Ερώτηση: course, line, range, turn, queue, order: Use each word once to complete the blanks in the following sentences: a. Will you please write the staff's names in alphabetical …? b. The company's staff is going to attend a … on the latest technology innovations. c. A note should be of three or four … . d. Whose … is it to make a speech? e. There was a long … at the bus-stop, so I hired a taxi. f. The … of products they produce are always of high quality.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. order. b. course. c. lines. d. turn. e. queue. f. range.
Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:
Ερώτηση: Match the following: a. training, b. finance, c. credit, d. obtain, e. irrevocable, f. cancelled, g. fulfilled, h. forwarded, i. quarterly, j. draft — with: 1. belief, trust, 2. that cannot be changed, 3. called off; given up, 4. being given practice, 5. accomplished; achieved, 6. provide money for, 7. every three months, 8. get, 9. written order for money to be paid by a bank, 10. sent.
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a-4 · b-6 · c-1 · d-8 · e-2 · f-3 · g-5 · h-10 · i-7 · j-9.
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Ερώτηση: Rewrite each sentence so that it will contain the word given in capitals, and so that the meaning will remain the same. The word in capitals must not be changed. a. You must get a Letter of Credit, to have the right to obtain your money. SO THAT b. He obtained the Letter of Credit to pay the seller. COULD c. Customers are given a credit to settle their payments later in the future. SO AS d. An irrevocable L/c cannot be cancelled if you don't have the agreement of the correspondent bank. WITHOUT e. He cannot get his money before he has fulfilled the terms of the sales contract. AFTER f. You use a Letter of Credit to obtain your money. FOR
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. You must get a Letter of Credit so that you can have the right to obtain your money. b. He obtained the Letter of Credit so that he could pay the seller. c. Customers are given a credit so as to settle their payments later in the future. d. An irrevocable L/C cannot be cancelled without the agreement of the correspondent bank. e. He can get his money only after he has fulfilled the terms of the sales contract. f. You use a Letter of Credit for obtaining your money.
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Ερώτηση: Choose the best item to complete the blanks. a. She is attending a … course. (1. trainer, 2. training, 3. trainee) b. The L/c is one of the most important … . (1. documentations, 2. documentaries, 3. documents) c. The … who is named in the letter can get the money. (1. customer, 2. customs, 3. custom) d. It cannot be cancelled without the … of the bank where payment is to be made. (1. agreeable, 2. agree, 3. agreement) e. The exporter can get the money from a bank which is in … with the importer's bank. (1. cooperator, 2. cooperation, 3. cooperative) f. … have to know if their customers' credit is good. (1. Sales, 2. Sells, 3. Sellers)
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: a. 2. training. b. 3. documents. c. 1. customer. d. 3. agreement. e. 2. cooperation. f. 3. Sellers.
Κριτήρια αξιολόγησης:
Ερώτηση: Fill in the gaps: a. … → export, b. … → trainer, c. … → conclusion, d. describe → …, e. identify → …, f. … → buyer, g. … → payment, h. agree → …, i. cooperate → …, j. … → importer, k. certify → …, l. secure → …, m. demand → …, n. ship → …, o. … → presentation, p. collect → …, q. state → …, r. … → settlement, s. … → possession, t. accept → … .
Απάντηση:
Σύνοψη: (ενδεικτική) a. export (verb) → export (noun). b. train → trainer. c. draw a conclusion → conclusion. d. describe → description. e. identify → identification. f. buy → buyer. g. pay → payment. h. agree → agreement. i. cooperate → cooperation. j. import → importer. k. certify → certificate/certification. l. secure → security. m. demand → demand. n. ship → shipment. o. present → presentation. p. collect → collection. q. state → statement. r. settle → settlement. s. possess → possession. t. accept → acceptance.
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