ADVERTISEMENTS FOR INTERNSHIP
International Logistics Provider (Ref.: QDLG25)
Company description: This company is a Class A freight forwarder approved by the Ministry of
Commerce of the P.R. China. They have more than 11 years of experience in international
logistics and developed into a comprehensive logistics provider engaged in sea transport, air
freight, heavy lifting, dangerous cargo transport, exhibition logistics, personal baggage and
several other relevant transport services.
Number of staff: 20
Internship Position: Logistics & Sales Internship
Internship Description:

The intern will receive training on logistics operations to familiarise themselves with
the company

Work closely with overseas colleagues and establish business relations with foreign
logistics companies

Develop international business and relations

Assist overseas department to make quotations on freight rates
Requirements:

Major related to international trade or logistics

Fluent English

Chinese skills would be a plus

Ability to adapt

Open-minded and motivated
International Food and Beverages Distributor (Ref.:QDFD07)
Company Introduction: This company is an importer and distributor of food and beverages to hotels
and restaurants via their own B to C web channel direct to the consumer. This company’s specialities
include beef, lamb, seafood, honey, wine and beer. It’s subsidiary business is a consultancy agency
that provides market entry service for foreign consumer goods companies wishing to enter the
Chinese market. This company further focuses leveraging higher growth rates, lower competition and
lower operating costs in second tier cities to provide practical and manageable options for smaller
brands.
Number of Staff: 4 FTE
Internship Description:
The intern would be required to help with two aspects of the business. The first would be related to
the promotion of the company’s e-commerce website to expatriate consumers in Qingdao, this
would involve ensuring all the English on the site is correct, exploring avenues to promote the
website among the Qingdao expat community and getting feedback from consumers to inform our
choice of new products for the channel. The second aspect of the business that the intern would be
expected to assist with would be helping the company director to set up a new service focused on
foreign companies that want brand representation in the Chinese market. This would involve
contributing to research and writing reports regarding the market, helping to set up and maintain the
English language website that provides information on our services and possibly communicating with
the foreign companies in providing the service.
Requirements:

A high standard of written English.

Marketing, International Trade or E-commerce major would be best but other majors also
considered

The role would be best suited for interns who have an interest in improving their Chinese
skills by immersion as the majority of staff speaks only Chinese.
Chinese Logistics Company (Ref.:QDLG17)
Company Introduction: This company’s core competencies are not only sea freight, but a wide
range of logistical services all over the world. As market leaders in various countries in Japan,
Korea, Intra Asia, India, Pakistan and the Middle East, this company endeavours to maintain it’s
high and professional standards to all customers. The company’s steady contracts and
cooperation agreements are maintained as a result of it’s strong and reputable shipping and
logistics companies who offer excellent services. It is thanks to the company’s high-quality
network of unlimited business options that has enabled this company to grow over the years to
different markets in different countries.
The IT support consolidates the company’s innovative attitude and ability to secure healthy
growth, of which it’s combination of technology and human potential guarantees excellent
services for our customers at all times.

Regular Fcl Transportation

Selection of cost effective routes for containers

Shipment of excess dimensions

Consolidation

Transportation of goods in reefer containers

Trucking Service

Customs clearance, inspection declaration Services

E-business logistics
Number of Staff: 20
Internship Description:

Learn and practice logistic operation knowledge

Visit factories and companies for customer service and finding new clients

Communicate with logistic agencies in Europe
Requirements:

Major related to logistic, marketing or international business

Good English

From Europe or North America
Exciting Internship Opportunity in Customer Relationship Management
Categories:
Uncategorized
by Intern
Internship-UK is always looking for talanted interns for it’s customers. Currently
Internship-UK is looking to fill Internship vacancies with Traveltura.com
Traveltura.com Ltd is operating in a niche market in the travel sector and can be characterized as
an innovative and dynamic company. Our client is cooperating with hotels throughout Europe as
well as Tour and Theatre booking agencies.
At Traveltura.com Ltd you can gain fantastic work experience. Traveltura.com Ltd offers a variety
of internships in different departments like sales, customer relationship management, CMS,
customer account management.
Due to the fact, that you will work within an English speaking office and learn about UK business
and life style you will gain experience which will boost your CV.
Apply now to www.internship-uk.com
Exciting Internship Opportunity in a multi-cultural Marketing Department
Categories:
Uncategorized
by Intern
Studio-Solutions.com is looking to fill Internship vacancies in the Marketing Department.
If you want to pursue a career in marketing this Internship is a fantastic opportunity to gain work
experience in marketing, online marketing and SEO techniques. You will work in a multi-cultural
and modern environment and get the the chance to improve your English and marketing skills.
In the department you will work on social media, article writing, revenue management and create
new marketing campaigns. As a member of the marketing department you will participate in a
variety of different projects and you will have the opportunity to be creative and to show initiative.
This voluntary internship is a rewarding opportunity to boost your CV.
Apply now to www.internship-uk.com
READ THE TEXTS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:Starbucks Corp reported better-than-expected
quarterly profit but global sales at established coffee shops fell short of analysts' estimates due to
weakness in Europe, sending its shares down five percent in after-hours trade on Thursday.
Sales from cafes open at least 13 months fell 1 percent in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa
(EMEA) region during the latest quarter. Analysts polled by Consensus Metrix had expected a 2.2
percent rise in EMEA same-store sales.
Executives attributed the drop to weakness in Europe, which suffered its first decline in same-store
sales since 2009.
Sales fell in Ireland and Germany during the fiscal second quarter and were up just slightly in
France and the United Kingdom, Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Troy Alstead said.
Europe has been a weak spot for the world's biggest coffee chain. The region is grappling with debt
woes and austerity measures and, earlier this week, Britain said its economy had fallen into its
second recession since the financial crisis.
"The situation is very, very tough," Chief Executive Howard Schultz said of Europe's economy.
"We will turn the Europe business around in the same way we turned the U.S. business around,"
Schultz told analysts on a conference call.
Answer these questions (choose the best answer):
1. What happened to Starbucks' shares after that their quarterly profits failed to meet analysts'
estimates?
They rose by 5%.
They plunged by 5%.
they rose by 10%.
2. "Quarterly profits" refer to profits during how many months?
Three
Four
Six
3. According to the article, in which European countries did Starbucks' NOT see a slight increase in
sales?
The United Kingdom
Ireland
France
4. According to the article, _____________ are/is to blame for Starbucks' woes in Europe.
Europe's financial troubles
European disdain for American coffee
the availability of many other good cafes
5. Has Starbucks always struggled in Europe?
No
The article doesn't specify.
Yes
Consumers went back to using their credit cards in March to keep spending while student and newcar loans shot up as the value of outstanding consumer credit jumped at the fastest rate since late
2001, data from the Federal Reserve showed on Monday.
Total consumer credit grew by $21.36 billion - more than twice the $9.8 billion rise that Wall Street
economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast. That followed a revised $9.27 billion increase in
outstanding credit in February.
Analysts expressed some reservations whether the date reliably signaled a real pickup in demand,
something that would normally fuel stronger growth, or just a need to rely more on credit in an
economy generating anemic job growth.
"The optimistic read is that consumers' improved outlook on the economy and employment
prospects led them to feel comfortable spending on credit, while a more downbeat interpretation is
that credit is needed for consumers to keep up," Nomura Global Economics said in a note
afterward.
The March rise in consumer credit was the strongest for any month since November 2001 when it
soared by $28 billion. That was shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks when big automakers
were offering zero-percent financing and other incentives to lure consumers back to their
showrooms.
New-car sales and production were a key influence on the 2.2 percent annual rate of economic
growth posted during the first three months this year. The government estimated that about half of
that growth came from increased new car production
Answer these questions (choose the best answer):
1. According to the article, the growth in consumer credit in March was ______________
economists had predicted.
about the same as
slightly lower than
twice as much as
2. By using the word "anemic", the article wants to say that the current job growth numbers are
______________.
average
poor
impressive
3. According to the article, does the increase in consumer credit mean that the economy is
improving?
Not necessarily
Yes
No, just the opposite
4. How long had it been since the consumer credit numbers increased so much in one month?
A year
Over 10 years
About three years
5. According to the article, what played an important part in the economic growth at the beginning
of this year (2012)?
A record-breaking drop in unemployment
A decrease in tax rates
New car production and sales
VOCABULARY STUDY- FIND THE SYNONYMS
QUESTIONS:
1. There has been a drop in sales. = Sales have _________________.
decreased
downed
increased
2. Sales have increased for three years _________________. = Sales have increased for three
years in a row.
even
straight
forward
3. You have to market these particular attributes. = You have to market these particular
_________________.
qualifiers
qualifications
qualities
4. We shouldn't use the same old strategies. = We should __________________ using the same
old strategies.
avoid
averse
avert
5. Thanks to smart planning, we have __________________ another crisis. = Thanks to smart
planning, we have thwarted another crisis.
put forth
unveiled
averted
6. We shouldn't rule that out as an option. = We should still _________________ that an option.
reject
consider
contain
7. The figures are down from January. = The _________________ are down from January.
numbers
numerals
mathematics
8. Our company has seen 10 years of uninterrupted growth. = Our company has seen 10 years of
_________________ growth.
sporadic
steady
stagnant
QUESTIONS: FIND THE SYNONYMS
1. You should change that color. = You should _________________ that color with another one.
redo
replace
revert
2. This brand is known around the world. = This brand is world-_________________.
known
famed
famous
3. Will this brand be marketed all over the world? = Will this brand have a global
_________________?
approach
scope
interest
4. This particular campaign isn't doing so well. = This particular campaign is __________________
.
struggling
streaming
stellar
5. The market is __________________ with these types of products. = The market is already full
of these types of products (There isn't any room for another one).
saturated
satisfied
happy
6. We want to make sure that this new message doesn't __________________ what we've been
saying before. = We don't want the new message to be at variance with the previous one.
consider
contemplate
contradict
7. Give me a couple of days to ___________________ this strategy. = Give me a couple of days
to think about this strategy.
contemplate
contain
contradict
8. This type of mistake can have serious _____________________. = This type of mistake can
have serious consequences.
repercussions
reprieves
reprimands
QUESTIONS: FIND THE SYNONYMS
1. We'd like to change consumers'_________________ of our brand. = We would like to change
how consumers see our brand.
perception
review
reevaluation
2. These types of products are becoming _________________ popular. = These types of products
are becoming more and more popular.
incredibly
increasingly
impossibly
3. Our market researchers have determined that this is an effective approach. = Our market
researchers have come to the _________________ that this is an effective approach.
conclusion
condition
coincidence
4. It's not easy to _________________ the outcome of this campaign. = It's not easy to know in
advance what the outcome of this campaign will be.
pursue
predict
prevent
5. The next step is to ________________ the results. = The next step is to measure/evaluate the
results.
gather
inquire about
gauge
6. Who is going to be the lead on this project? = Who is going to be in __________________ of
this project?
head
front
charge
7. Which approach do you recommend? = Which approach do you ___________________?
suggest
exaggerate
subdue
8. We shouldn't _______________ the importance of these recent developments. = We shouldn't
overemphasize the importance of these recent developments.
exacerbate
exaggerate
exercise
QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Have you seen last month's sales ______________?
figures
figurines
figs
2. Sales are ______________ by 50% compared to this time last year.
up
higher
high
3. We'll be looking to hire a sales ______________ soon.
rap
rope
rep
4. In much of the business world, the calendar year is divided into four ______________.
quarts
quarters
cubes
5. To write up a contract = To ______________ a contract
drought
draw
draft
6. The amount on the ______________ ( = an official bill) is higher than what we agreed on.
invoice
draft
paper
7. Our company offers a wide ______________ ( = variety) of software.
assortment
sort
assessment
8. I work for a company that does ______________ advertising.
outside
external
outdoor