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6 Financing international trade

AIMS: ƒ To learn about: letters of credit and bills of exchange; key vocabulary of letters

of credit and bills of exchange

ƒ To learn how to: check and confirm information

ƒ To practise: checking and confirming information about financial products

Lead in

o What are your country's main exports?

o What are your country's main imports?

o Which countries or regions are your country's major trading partners?

o What are the most common ways for importers to pay exporters for goods?

Vocabulary

You are going to read about a common way of financing foreign trade Before you read, check your understanding of the terms in the box by using them to label the two definitions below

Bill of exchange Letter of credit

(1) ………

A method of payment for goods in which the buyer's bank guarantees to pay a specified

amount of money to the seller on presentation of specific documents, before a certain date and according to the International Chamber of Commerce rules

(2) ………

An order written by an exporter instructing an importer to pay a specified amount of money at

a specified time

Reading: How a letter of credit works

1 Read about the first four steps in a transaction involving a letter of credit, and number the

steps 1 to 4, using the diagram opposite to help you

……… The advising bank authenticates the letter of credit and sends the beneficiary (the

seller) the details The seller examines the details of the letter of credit to make sure that

he or she can meet all the conditions If necessary, he or she contacts the buyer and asks for amendments to be made

……… The applicant (the buyer) completes a contract with the seller

……… The issuing bank (the buyer's bank) approves the application and sends the letter of credit details to the seller's bank (the advising bank)

……… The buyer fills in a letter of credit application form and sends it to his or her bank for approval

2 Now read about the next six steps, and number them 5 to 10 using the diagram below

…… If the documents are in order, the advising bank sends them to the issuing bank for

payment or acceptance If the details are not correct, the advising bank tells the seller and waits for corrected documents or further instructions

…… The advising/confirming bank pays the seller and notifies him or her that the payment has

been made

…… The issuing bank advises the advising (or confirming) bank that the payment has been

made

…… The issuing bank (the buyer's bank) examines the documents from the advising bank If

they are in order, the bank releases the documents to the buyer, pays the money promised

or agrees to pay it in the future, and advises the buyer about the payment (If the details are not correct, the issuing bank contacts the buyer for authorization to pay or accept the documents.) The buyer collects the goods

…… The seller presents the documents to his or her bankers (the advising bank) The advising

bank examines these documents against the details on the letter of credit and the

International Chamber of Commerce rules

…… When the seller (beneficiary) is satisfied with the conditions of the letter of credit, he or

she ships the goods

Reading : Asking for information about bills of exchange

1 An inexperienced exporter calls his bank's trade finance department, to get more

information about bills of exchange Read the conversation, and answer the questions below

1 In a standard bill of exchange, who are the drawer, the drawee and the payee?

………

2 What is the difference between a bank draft and a trade draft?

………

3 Why doesn't the seller of goods have to wait until the bill or draft matures before getting paid?

………

4 Why isn't an endorsed bill paid at 100%?

………

2 The caller uses several expressions that are commonly used to ask for repetition and

clarification when you don't understand something What are they?

………

Language focus

Checking and confirming information

1 Look at the phrases that were used for checking and confirming information in the Listening

exercise Can you add any other phrases you could use in the following situations?

1 You didn't hear what somebody has said

2 You don't understand what somebody has said

3 You don't think somebody is being clear or precise enough

Asking for repetition

If you didn't hear what somebody has said, you can use the following phrases The questions have a rising intonation at the end

Sorry?

Pardon?

Excuse me?

I didn't quite catch that

I didn't hear what you said

Could you repeat that, please?

Would you mind repeating that, please?

I didn't quite catch what you said

I missed the first / last part

Could you say that again, please?

If you don't understand what somebody has said, you can use some of the phrases in the

Conversation exercise, or you can say:

I don't understand what you've said

Could you explain that again, please?

Could you rephrase that?

Asking for clarification

If you think somebody isn't being clear or precise enough, you can say:

What exactly do you mean by ?

Could we have some more details, please?

Could you go into more detail about ?

Can you be more specific?

Could you elaborate on that a little?

Do you have any examples?

Can you say a little bit more about , please?

Asking for verification

If you want to check that you have understood what somebody has said, you can repeat the end of their sentence with a rising intonation, and a stress on the important word:

The flight is cancelled?

Or ask a question, with a rising intonation, and a stress on the important word:

Did you say 'cancelled'?

If someone is asking you questions to verify information, you can reply with phrases like these, to reassure them, or to clarify or rephrase something:

Yes, that's right

Yes, that's exactly what it means

No, it's not cancelled, only delayed

No, 'put back' means delayed Your flight will now depart at midnight

I'm sorry, let me rephrase that

Let me explain that again

2 Now decide how you would reply to the following:

Choose the correct answer

1 ………… is a statement that shows what changes have occurred in regard to equity It shows the money the owners have put in or taken out of the business

A An income statement C A balance sheet

B A cash flow statement D A statement of owners’ equity

2 Three basic types of businesses in terms of operations are _

A Large size, medium size and small size company

B Service, merchandising, and manufacturing

C Service, private, nonprofit organization

D Individual proprietorship, partnership and corporation

3 Profit from sales after direct costs for producing the goods or service have been deducted is called …………

A Cost accounting B Managerial accounting C Gross income D Net profit

4 If a company has liabilities of $ 17.000 and owner’s equity of $ 59.000, the assets of the

company are ………

5 The gradual decline in value of a fixed asset is ………

A Real estate B Land C Depreciation D Cash

6 The operations statement is also referred to as …………

A owner’s equity statement B a balance sheet

C income statement D statement of changes in financial position

7 ……… shows an increase or decrease in working capital for the year and how this change arose

A An income statement C An operation statement

B A statement of changes in financial position D A statement of owners’ equity

8 General or selling expenses are ………

A direct costs B indirect costs C factory costs D allocating costs

9 ………is prepared after the sales budget is completed and after the existing inventory of goods for sales has been evaluated

C The operating-expenses budget D The capital-expenditures budget

10 Sales budgets are designed to be both ……… and ………

A flexibility / complete B flexible / complete

C flexible / completely D flexibly / completely

11 ………….is a period of rising prices in which more money becomes available in relation to fewer goods

A Accounting period B Inflationary period

C Deflationary period D Oscillation period

12 ………….is a period of reduced general economic activity marked by a decline in employment, profits, production, and sales

A Recession B Inflationary period C Deflationary period D Oscillation period

New words:

− specified (adj) : theo danh nghĩa, được chỉ định, cụ thể

− advising bank = notifying bank : ngân hàng thông báo

− confirming bank : ngân hàng xác nhận, ngân hàng bảo chi

− authorization (n) : sự giao quyền, ủy quyền, cho phép

− master (adj) : chính, chủ yếu, tổng, tinh thong, thành thạo

− customs clearance : việc thông quan, thủ tục khai hải quan

− premise (n) : nhà cửa, cơ sở ( kinh doanh)

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