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Unit 1 Modern Business Letters

Text A Effective Business Letter-writing

Text B The Language of Modem Business Letters

Text C The Parts of Modem Business Letters

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Preposition AT

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Unit 2 Establishing Business Relations

Text A

Text B

Text C

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Preposition IN

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Unit 3 Enquiry

Text A

Text B

Text C

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Unit 4 Firm Offer & Non-Firm Offer

Text A A Firm Offer

Text B A Non-Firm Offer

Text C Quotation

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Unit 5 Counter-Offer & Orders

Text A A Counter-Offer

Text B An Order

Text C Counter-Offer

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Preposition BY

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Unit 6 Confirmation & Acceptance

Text A Accepting a Repeat Order

Text B Confirming an Order

Text C Declining an Order

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Preposition FROM

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Unit 7 A Sales Confirmation

Text A The Import and Export Contract

Text B Sales Confirmation

Text C Sales Contract

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Preposition AGAINST

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Unit 8 Payment & Letters of Credit

Text A Payment

Text B Introducing Terms of Payment

Text C Letter of Credit

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Preposition UNDER

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Unit 9 Examination of an L/C

Text A

Text B Asking for Amendments to Letters of Credit

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Unit 10 Shipment

Text A

Text B

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Unit 11 A Bill of Lading

Text A

Text B

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Unit 12 Insurance

Text A

Text B

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Unit 13 Packing

Text A

Text B

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Unit 14 Complaints and Claims

Text A

Text B

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Unit 15 Flexible Trade

Text A Agency Agreement

Text B Compensation Trade

Text C Joint Venture Agreement

Text D General Instructions on Bidding

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Preposition INTO

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Unit 16 Electronic Commerce

Text A

Text B Types of E-commerce

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