Unit 1: The Seafarer

1 Welcome on board!
Look at the pictures. Listen to the cassette.

1 Good morning! Welcome on board. 2 Do you have your seaman's book

and passport?

3 What is your family name? 4 What is your date of birth?

5 Do you have children? 6 What is your seaman's book number?

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Listen to the cassette. The Chief Engineer meets the Captain.
Listen for the phrases in Exercise 1.

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Listen to the cassette. Repeat the questions.

What is your family name?

What is your first name?

Where are you from?

What is your date of birth?

Are you married?

Do you have children?

What is your seaman's book number?

4 The Captain asks you...

Write answers to the questions. Write about yourself.
1 What is your name? My name is ….
2 What is your job?
3 Where are you from?
4 What is your date of birth?
5 How old are you?
6 Are you married?
7 Do you have children?
8 What is your seaman's book number?
5 I'm a seafarer
Look at the full forms of the verb to be.

I Am we are
You Are you are
he Is
she Is they are
it Is

Now look at the short forms.

I am a seafarer = I'm a seafarer

You are a seafarer = You're a seafarer

Write the short forms.

1 I am = I’m
2 You are = You’re
3 He is
4 She is
5 It is
6 We are
7 You are
8 They are

Now look at the question forms.

(Note: Do not use short forms in questions.)

Are you married?

Is he the Captain?
Are they the cadets?
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Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be. Use full or short forms.
1 I …am… 27 years old. ……….. she married?
2 I ……….. the Chief Engineer. ……….. he the Captain?
3 You ……….. form Italy. ……….. they cadets?
4 You ……….. 25 years old. ……….. you engineers?
5 He …………. from Japan. ……….. you from France?

7 I have three children

Look at the full forms of the verb to have.

I Have We Have
You Have You Have
He Has
She Has They Have
It Has

We can also say have got.

Example: I have got two children. = I have two children.
He has got his seaman's book. = He has his seaman's book.

Look at the question forms.

Do you have children?

Does he have a passport?
Do they have seaman's books?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to have.

1 I …have…. the charts ..Do.. you ..have.. binoculars?
2 The ship …. A cargo of crude oil ……. he …… a seaman’s book?
3 We ………. Three children ……. the ship …….. lifeboats?
4 The port ………. Six tugboats .…… you ..….. the fire extinguisher
5 They …… bags ……. we ……. Visas?
8 Countries and nationalities
Complete the chart.

Country Nationality

1 Italy Italian
2 …………….. Indian
3 Russia …………………
4 …………….. Norwegian
5 Sweden …………………
6 Poland Polish

Now listen to the cassette. Repeat the countries and nationalities.

9 Where is he from?
Complete the sentences.
10 Personal information
Work with a study partner. Ask questions. Complete the form.

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Work with a study partner. Look at the four information cards.
Ask and answer questions about each man.