XI. Letters to make up.

Make up a letter from a Russian importer to a foreign company, the Seller of the goods, concerning the terms of transportation. Follow the plan:

• refer to the subject of negotiations;

• state your ideas of transporting the goods and specify the basis of delivery offered by you;

• inform the Seller about special packing requirements;

• ask for an urgent reply and don’t forget about a complimentary close.

XII. Role play.

Hold negotiations between the Buyer, a Russian company, and the Seller, a foreign company, concerning guarantee, inspection and delivery- acceptance of the equipment according to the following plan:

• discuss the Guarantee clause of the contract to be signed;

• stipulate the inspection by the Buyer’s representative of the progress of the order and the tests of the equipment;

• specify the documents fixing the results of the tests;

• specify the place of the final inspection (e.g. the works of the con­signee);

• stress that the results of the tests will not prejudice the Buyer’s rights under the guarantee.

Unit X claims and complaints

I. Practice the pronunciation of the following words:

term [ ], dissatisfy [ ], claimant [ ], complaint [ ], interior [ ], insurance [ ], storage [ ], transport [ ], insufficient [ ], sure [ ], amicable [ ], withdraw [ ], dispute [ ], arbitration [ ], stipulate [ ], commerce [ ], mutual [ ], claimant [ ], proceeding [ ], association [ ].

II. Learn the following words and word combinations by heart: commitment [ ] - обязательство по контракту

claimant [ ] - истец

Letter of Complaint [ ] - рекламационное письмо

to complain of/about smth [ ] - жаловаться на что-либо

to claim smth [ ] - требовать что-либо, предъявлять претензию

the Arbitration [ ] – арбитражная комиссия/суд

umpire [ ] - суперарбитр, третейский судья

respondent [ ] - ответчик

to admit a claim [ ] - признавать претензию

to satisfy a claim [ ] - удовлетворять претензию

to waive a claim [ ] - отклонять претензию

unjustified complaint [ ] - необоснованная претензия

to withdraw a claim [ ] - отзывать претензию

Points of Claim [ ] - исковое заявление

to file with [ ] - представлять документы в …

allocation of costs and expenses [ ] - зд. распределение издержек