Professional English for Students of Logistics

Riga: Transport and telecommunication institute, 2014. — 132 p.This textbook is intended for students of Logistics. The aim of the textbook is to enlarge students’ knowledge of special terms, to enhance their skills of comprehension, writing and reading, and to develop their communication abilities in professional aspects. The textbook contains ten units (Themes), each dealing with a key logistics concept, a Glossary of Logistics Terms, and some reference materials. The textbook comprises texts from the authentic sources; the texts are adapted to suit the educational needs. The reading passages are followed by an assortment of comprehension-checking tasks to ensure that students have understood the most important ideas contained in each text. Thematically linked to the topic of each unit are a variety of exercises designed to focus on professional lexis and difficult points of grammar.