English For The Oil Industry Unit 2

Talk about looking for oil Use numbers (1 to 100) Say where things are Understand and give simple instructions Give pers

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Talk about looking for oil Use numbers (1 to 100) Say where things are Understand and give simple instructions Give personal information

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Reading

On land Reading

1

Read t h e t e x t a n d u n d e r l i n e w o r d s f r o m t h e d i a g r a m .

Seismic o p e r a t o r s search for o i l . On l a n d we use a t h u m p e r t r u c k . T h e t h u m p e r t r u c k carries heavy plates. Heavy plates are t h e energy source. T h e heavy plates h i t t h e g r o u n d and make s h o c k waves. Sometimes we use explosives. T h e e x p l o s i o n is t h e energy source. T h e e x p l o s i o n sends s h o c k waves t h r o u g h t h e rock. The layers of r o c k reflect the waves t o t h e receiver. We call these reflected waves. We use c o m p u t e r s i n t h e r e c o r d i n g t r u c k t o r e c o r d t h e data a n d t o analyse t h e d a t a .

Vocabulary

Listening Speaking

2

3 4

recording truck

Listening

M a t c h t h e w o r d s 1-6 w i t h t h e w o r d s a-f t o make p a r t n e r s h i p s . a) o p e r a t o r 1 thumper — 2

energy

3

shock

4

recording

5

seismic

6

heavy

KUI

\

Writing

b) source \

c ) plate \

d) truck e) w a v e

\ : ^



0 truck

L i s t e n . W r i t e d o w n the w o r d s y o u hear. Read the w o r d s a l o u d .

Practise i n p a i r s . Use t h e d i a g r a m . Ask and answer q u e s t i o n s . A What's this? B: It's a heavy plate. A: What does it do? B: It hits the ground and makes B: A: B: A:

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thumper truck

What are these? They're shock waves. What do they do? They go through the rock.

Speaking shock

waves.

At sea Reading

1

Complete the text w i t h words from the diagram.

A t sea w e use a seismic s h i p . T h e energy s o u r c e is a ( 1 ) compressed The (2)

a

j

r

g

u n

o

r

explosives.

waves are reflected t o receivers.

T h e receivers are ( 3 ) T h e layers of ( 4 )

Listening

Writing

L i s t e n a n d m a r k t h e stress. T h e n l i s t e n again a n d repeat t h e w o r d s .

2

3

hydrophones reflected receiver

A t sea seismic w e a use s h i p . T h e energy s o u r c e is explosives c o m p r e s s e d gun air a o r T h e waves are t o r e f l e c t e d receivers . T h e receivers h y d r o p h o n e s are . T h e layers of d i f f e r e n t r o c k give d a t a .

Complete the text.

s o u r c e is a . s o u r c e is a . hit the

Speaking

5

energy explosives different

W r i t e t h e w o r d s i n t h e c o r r e c t order. 1 2 3 4 5

4

give d i f f e r e n t d a t a .

o p e r a t o r s w o r k o n l a n d a n d at sea. O n l a n d t h e energy p l a t e o r an e x p l o s i o n . A t sea t h e energy air g u n . T h e waves f r o m t h e energy source of r o c k a n d are reflected t o r e c e i v e r s . C o m p u t e r s a n d analyse t h e data.

Practise i n p a i r s . E x p l a i n h o w seismic o p e r a t o r s search for o i l o n l a n d a n d at sea. D r a w d i a g r a m s t o h e l p . On land seismic

operators

use thumper

trucks. At sea they use seismic

ships.

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Seismic operators Listening

1

E tLM X

Listen t o a n d read t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n . Hi, Matthew. Hi. W h a t d o y o u do? I'm a seismic o p e r a t o r . W h a t d o seismic o p e r a t o r s do? Well, w e s e a r c h f o r o i l . OK. A n d w e w o r k i n c r e w s , o r t e a m s . In m y c r e w w e have t h r e e s u r v e y o r s a n d five seismic o p e r a t o r s . Right. And t w o shooters. Shooters? That's r i g h t . S h o o t e r s . W h a t d o t h e y do? T h e y h a n d l e t h e explosives. O h , OK. I u n d e r s t a n d . First, w e s u r v e y t h e l a n d . We l o o k for t h e best places t o go. I see.

A: B:

A: B:

Listening

T h e n w e clear t h e l a n d . We r e m o v e trees a n d bushes, for e x a m p l e . OK. T h e n w e d o o u r tests. We o p e r a t e t h u m p e r t r u c k s . T h e h e a v y plates send s h o c k w a v e s i n t o t h e r o c k . We use receivers t o r e c o r d t h e data a n d w e use c o m p u t e r s t o analyse t h e d a t a . What about the shooters? T h e shooters? W e l l , s o m e t i m e s w e d o n ' t use t h u m p e r t r u c k s . Sometimes w e use explosives. T h e s h o o t e r s d r i l l holes i n t o t h e g r o u n d a n d prepare t h e site. T h e n t h e y d e t o n a t e t h e explosives. T h e explosives send s h o c k waves t h r o u g h t h e r o c k . We use receivers t o r e c o r d t h e data f r o m t h e s h o c k waves. T h e n w e use c o m p u t e r s t o analyse t h e d a t a . Do y o u like y o u r job? Yeah, I d o .

Writing

Find v e r b s t h a t go w i t h these n o u n s . handle

. explosives . land

. s h o c k waves . data . holes

.tests . thumper trucks

Language Plurals

Pronunciation

There are three different ways to make regular plurals: add -s, add -es or remove the y and add -ies. Some plurals are irregular.

truck -* trucks

/s/ III or / i z /

bush

/s/ /z/ /iz/

-»bushes

country -* countries foot

-* feef

plates, shooters waves, eyes bushes

Read t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n again. U n d e r l i n e t h e q u e s t i o n s T h e n p r a c t i s e i n p a i r s . Ask a n d answer t h e s e q u e s t i o n s . 1 2 3 2

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W h a t d o seismic o p e r a t o r s do? W h a t d o s u r v e y o r s do? W h a t d o s h o o t e r s do?

Speaking

Numbers Language

N u m b e r s 1 to 100 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten

Pronunciation

Note the difference between: thirteen (13) and thirty (30) fourteen (14) and forty (40) sixteen (16) and sixty (60)

Listening 1

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

21 22 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

twenty-one twenty-two thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred

L i s t e n a n d c i r c l e t h e n u m b e r s y o u hear. a) 4 b) 3 c ) 12

U 13 14

% 30 16

d) 2 e) 9

12 19

22 49

32 99

60

L i s t e n a n d w r i t e t h e n u m b e r s y o u hear. a) b) c) d) e)

five

0

g) h)

Writing

3

What's next? W r i t e t h e answer a n d c o m p a r e i n p a i r s . c) 2, 4, 6 , _ d ) 9, 10, 1 1 , .

a) 1 , 2 , 3 , b ) 3, 5, 7,

e) 2 0 , 3 0 , 4 0 , . 0 19,18,17,

Write the numbers. a) f o r t y - o n e b) twenty-three c) thirty-nine

Speaking

5

47

d) thirteen e) t w e l v e f) seventy-four

Say t h e f o l l o w i n g t h r e e t i m e s , as fast as p o s s i b l e . T h e n make u p s i m i l a r 'tongue twisters'. a) T h r e e t h u m p e r t r u c k s b ) Sixty-six seismic o p e r a t o r s c) Forty-four hydrophones

6

Practise i n p a i r s . Take t u r n s t o give i n s t r u c t i o n s . A:

Count from one to ten.

B:

OK. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now your Count backwards from eighty-seven to seventy-eight. OK. Eighty-seven, eighty-six, eighty-five, ...

A:

turn.

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Where is it? Vocabulary

1

L o o k at t h e p i c t u r e . Read t h e sentences a b o u t t h e p i c t u r e . 1 2 3 4

2

M y jacket is b e h i n d t h e d o o r , o n the hook.

6

T h e t a b l e is i n f r o n t of t h e window. T h e coffee is i n t h e c u p .

Complete t h e sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Speaking

3

Where's t h e helmet? It's on the Where's t h e jacket? It's the Where's t h e coffee? It's the W h e r e are t h e glasses? They're W h e r e are t h e boots? They're Where's t h e manual? It's the

Where are the They're on the

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. the table and the door.

door,.

. the hook.

cup. the manual. . the table. table.

keys? table.

y Bottle of water

2

floor,.

Practise i n p a i r s . Use t h i n g s i n t h e r o o m . A: B:

Mobile phone

T h e safety glasses are n e x t t o t h e manual. T h e h e l m e t is o n t h e floor, between the table and the door.

5

7

Writing

T h e safety m a n u a l is o n t h e table. T h e b o o t s are u n d e r t h e t a b l e .

Cupboard

Health and safety: Instructions Vocabulary

1

Practise i n p a i r s . Take t u r n s t o give a n d f o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s . 1 2 3 4 5 6

Stand u p . D o n ' t s t a n d u p . Sit d o w n . P o i n t t o t h e d o o r . D o n ' t p o i n t t o t h e d o o r . Point t o t h e w i n d o w . Wave. Don't w a v e . T o u c h y o u r h e a d . Stand near t h e door. D o n ' t s t a n d near t h e d o o r . Stand near t h e w i n d o w . T u r n o n t h e l i g h t s . T u r n off t h e l i g h t s . Don't p u t y o u r b o o k u n d e r t h e t a b l e . Put y o u r b o o k o n t h e t a b l e .

Don't touch. -* Do not touch. Don't do that. -* Do not do that. Listening

2

••••'•KM

Listen t o and read t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n .

Shooter: Assistant: Shooter: Assistant: Shooter: Assistant: Shooter:

OK, y o u r first j o b . Explosives are dangerous, so be careful. OK. First of a l l , t u r n off t h a t p h o n e . No p h o n e s w i t h explosives. Sorry. No p r o b l e m . Now. B r i n g t h e b o x o v e r here. OK. A n d p u t t h e spare cables o n t h e t r u c k . Yellow o n t h e r i g h t , red o n t h e left. OK. A n d keep an eye o n t h e r o a d . A n y cars, call m e . OK? OK. A n d d o n ' t t o u c h t h a t flask. It's m y coffee. N o t y o u r s ! OK!

Assistant: Shooter: Assistant: Shooter: Assistant: 3

Complete the instructions w i t h the words in the box. bring 1

turn

2 3 4 5 6

Don't.

be

tarn

keep

put

touch

. off t h e p h o n e , the box here. . careful. . t h e cables o n t h e t r u c k . . an eye o n t h e r o a d . t h e flask.

Language Instructions

We add please to make the instructions more polite.

4

Turn on the lights. Turn off that phone. Stand up. Sit down. Please don't touch. Please turn on the lights. Sit down, please.

Play 'Simon says'. Your t e a c h e r w i l l e x p l a i n t h e game.

Giving personal information Listening

1

mtHHM

L i s t e n a n d repeat t h e t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r s .

a) 0780 786 3487

2

•LiZm

b)

675 489 955

Conversation 2

What's y o u r (1) name Jason Henley. Is Jason y o u r given name? Yes, Henley is m y f a m i l y name. OK. W h e r e d o y o u (2)

?

M y address is 27 P o r t D r i v e , Aberdeen.

A:

d ) 030 456 347 328 e) 0786 747 636 468

• W L E £ f l Listen and c o m p l e t e the c o n v e r s a t i o n s .

Conversation 1 A:

D i d y o u say 27? Yes, that's r i g h t . A n d h o w o l d are y o u , (3) ? I'm 28. 28? OK. G o o d . What's y o u r job? I'm a (4) o n an oil r i g . Thank you.

4

A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A:

What's y o u r n a m e , please? John Karuett. Can y o u ((5) t h a t , please? 5). Yes, sure. It's J o h n , J-O-H-N, K a r u e t t , K-A-R-U-E-double T. T h a n k y o u . A n d y o u r (6) ? 45 Julienne Street. OK. Postcode? 24351. Age?

B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A:

(7) Height? Six foot one. Weight? 93 k i l o s . OK. A n d w h a t d o y o u do? I'm a shooter? Pardon? A shooter. I w o r k w i t h (8) OK. T h a n k y o u .

C o m p l e t e t h e t a b l e . T h e t h i r d c o l u m n is for y o u .

Given name Jason Family name Address Telephone number Age Job Height Weight Speaking

5

John

You

Practise i n p a i r s . Ask a n d answer q u e s t i o n s . A:

What's your telephone

A: A:

It's 34556786. How old are you? I'm 31. How tall are you?

number?

B: It's 2345 67876. And B: I'm 23. And you? B: I'm five foot eleven What's your

A:

I'm five foot seven

inches.

How heavy are you? A: 2

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546 389 2001

Listen and c o r r e c t these n u m b e r s .

a) 030 3562 8888 7 b ) 0071 253 628 998 c ) 0049 756 463 839 3

c)

I'm 99

kilos.

yours? inches.

B: I'm 88 kilos. And you? weight?

And

you?

height? What's

your

Review Writing 1

Write the plurals. 1 2 3 4

inch shooter country

flask bush explosive operator

Write these numbers in w o r d s .

1

2 3

4 5 6

15 16 34

56 73 98

Label t h e s e d i a g r a m s . A

~=—m

5

/ / / vSf / / /

7

4

W h a t d o s h o o t e r s do? W r i t e t h r e e sentences.

5

W r i t e six sentences a b o u t t h e r o o m . The cell phone

6

is on the table. The door is

open

Write the opposite. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Stand u p . Turn on the phone. Touch the table. Point t o the door. Wave. Put t h e b o o k o n t h e t a b l e .

Don't stand up. / Sit down.

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