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Listening: The Disappearing Container

Audiție: Containerul dispărut. Ascultă undialog despre o expediție blocată în port și rezolvă exerciții de audiție pentru a verifica dacă ai înțeles detaliile discuției.

Аудирование: Исчезнувший контейнер. Послушайте диалог о застрявшем в порту грузе и выполните упражнения по аудированию, чтобы проверить понимание деталей разговора.

The Disappearing Container

Ben and Laura discuss a stressful morning when a container shipment seemed to vanish right at the port.

Listening: The Disappearing Container — The day the shipment disappeared

The Disappearing Container

Listen and choose the right answer

What happened to the container ship when it arrived?

  • It didn't dock on time.
  • It docked on schedule and cleared customs.
  • It was sent to another port.

What problem did Ben discover when the truck was ready?

  • The container went missing.
  • The bill of lading was lost.
  • The driver refused to drive.

Where was the container actually delivered?

  • To a competitor's office.
  • To the downtown theater for a play.
  • To a residential address.

How did Ben find out where the furniture was?

  • The driver called the warehouse.
  • The stage director called the logistics manager.
  • They tracked the truck on the intranet.

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Ben: Laura, you won't believe what happened with that big ____ from Boston yesterday morning.
  • Laura: Oh no, don't tell me the ____ didn't dock on time at the port.
  • Ben: No, the vessel docked right on schedule, and we managed to clear ____ by nine o'clock.
  • Laura: Well, that sounds great so far, because the paperwork was ready and the ____ was signed.
  • Ben: Exactly. The ____ truck was waiting outside the terminal, but the container simply went missing.

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