Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia – Campus Jacareí

Profa Dra Cristiane Gonella

Types of container
1. Types of container

Match each picture with the corresponding word:

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A) box: an often square-shaped container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid.
B) container: a very large standard-sized metal box used for transporting goods.
C) carton: a box made from thick cardboard for storing goods.
D) bale: a large amount of something as hay, paper, wool or cloth that has been tied tightly
together.
E) barrel: a large container, made of wood, metal and plastic, with a flat top and bottom and
curved sides that make it fatter in the middle.
F) drum: a large tube-like container.
G) pallet: a flat wooden structure onto which heavy goods are loaded so that they can be
moved using a fork-lift truck.
H) crate: a frame like an open box, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles.
I) bag: a flexible container made of thin material (such as paper, plastic or cloth) that opens at
the top for holding or carrying things.
Cambridge international dictionary of English and Merriam-Webster dictionary

2. Types of shipping container

Label the different types of container:

tanktainer flat-rack container open-top container

reefer (refrigerated) container general purpose container

Listening: An employee of a transport company presents some container options to a potential

customer. Listen and complete the table with the missing information.

general purpose delicate cargo and perishables

flat-rack dry cargo
open-top bulky cargo

tanktainer liquids

reefer heavy machinery and pipes

GRUSSENDORF, M. English for logistics: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009