UNIT 2: ELECTRICAL TOOLS

I. VOCABULARY: Electrical Tools

Answer the questions below:
1. What are electrical tools?
2. List some electrical tools.
2. What are they used to do?

combination pliers long nose pliers cutting pliers

kìm kết hợp kìm mũi dài kìm cắt

wire strippers pressing pincers pincers

kìm tuốt dây kìm bấm đầu cosse kìm càng cua

adjustable wrench spanner hexagon wrench

mỏ lết cờ lê chìa lục giác

screwdriver bolt, nut and washer hammer

tua vít ốc, vít và vòng đệm búa
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 utility knife voltage tester flashlight
dao đa dụng bút thử điện đèn pin

electrical tape tape measure fish tape

băng dán cách điện thước cuộn dây mồi luồn điện

flexible wire solid wire lead wire

dây điện mềm dây điện cứng dây chì

shield

copper
insulation

copper wire shield wire insulation wire

lõi dây điện giáp cách điện vỏ cách điện
II. GRAMMAR: “To be called”:

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2.1. Example:

What is this tool called?

This tool is called a screwdriver.

What are these tools called?

These tools are called combination pliers.

2.2. Form: To be called:

(+) This tool is called a screwdriver.

These tools are called combination pliers.

(-) This tool isn’t called a spanner.

These tools aren’t called scissors.

(?) Is this tool called a spanner? → No, it isn’t.

Is this tool called a screwdriver? → Yes, it is.

Are these tools called scissors? → No, they aren’t.

Are these tools called combination pliers? → Yes, they are.

What is this tool called in English?

→ It is called a screwdriver.

What are these tools called in English?

→ They are called pliers.

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2.3. Practice:

How do we call these tools? Use ‘to be called’ to write the sentence in 3 forms
(positive, negative and question)

0 (+) This tool is called a voltage tester.

(-) This tool isn’t called a pen.
(?) Is this tool called a voltage tester?
Yes, it is.

1 (+)
(-)
(?)

2 (+)
(-)
(?)

3 (+)
(-)
(?)

4 (+)
(-)
(?)

5 (+)
(-)
(?)

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III. READING COMPREHENSION:

Kind of Tools and Using Tools

1 Pincers
- Using the tool as cut, joint and bind the wire.
- There are three types of pincers: 150mm, 175mm
and 200mm.
+ 150mm: joint the small size
+ 175mm: for general electric work
+ 200mm: for overhead wire work
2 Cutting Pliers
- As the wire jointed the terminal is cutting wire core.
- Cutting the flexible wire, fine solid wire and shield
wire, stripping the insulation wire and lead wire.

3 Long Nose Pliers

- Holding the end of lead wire or stripping the
insulation wire.
- Making the terminal as joints the apparatus and
blending the wire.
4 Wire Strippers
- It is automatic stripping the covered wire.
- Confirm the size of wire core stripper find the same
size groove with stripper.

5 Pressing pincers
- Should be used to press ring sleeve and terminal, this
should press on the metal, not on the insulation.
- This should be pressed according to the wire sizes.

3.1. Choose the correct answer.

1. List the types of pincers.
A. 15mm; 17,5mm; 20mm
B. 15cm; 17,5cm; 20cm
C. 15mm; 17,5mm; 20mm
2. What can cutting pliers cut?

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 A. flexible wire, fine solid wire and shield wire
B. flexible wire, fine solid wire and lead wire
C. fine solid wire, insulation wire and lead wire
3. What are the functions of long nose pliers?
A. Holding the end of lead wire or stripping the insulation wire.
B. Making the terminal as joints the apparatus and blending the wire.
C. Both.
4. What are the functions of wire strippers?
A. It is automatic stripping the covered wire.
B. Confirm the size of wire core stripper find the same size groove with stripper.
C. Both.
5. Should we press the pressing pincers on the insulation?
A. Yes, we should.
B. No, we shouldn’t.
C. Depends on the thickness of the objects.
3.2. Answer the questions:
1. How many types of pliers are there in the text? _________________________
2. Do they have the same function? _________________________
3. Give the function of:
A) Pincers: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
B) Cutting pliers: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
C) Long nose pliers: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
D) Wire strippers: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________

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E) Pressing pincers: ___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
IV. PRACTICE
4.1. Look at the tools below. Match A to B then write their name.

A B

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- Using to insulate electrical wires and other
1 materials that conduct electricity.
- It can be made of many plastics, but vinyl is
most popular, as it stretches well and gives
an effective and long lasting insulation.

- Using to install and remove screws.

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- A typical simple type of this tool has a
handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user
puts into the screw head before turning the
handle.

- It is a flexible ruler used to measure size or

3 distance.
- It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fiber
glass, or metal strip with linear-measurement
markings.

- It is a piece of electronic test equipment

4 used to determine the presence of electricity
in a piece of equipment under test.
- It often suffices for checking for the
presence of voltage on a conductor.

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 - Another name of this tool is draw wire.
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- It is a tool used by electricians to route new
wiring through walls and electrical conduit.

4.2. Answer the questions:

1 What is this tool called?
________________________________________
________________________________________

2 Is this tool called a voltage tester?

________________________________________
________________________________________

3 What is this tool called?

________________________________________
________________________________________

4 What are these tools called?

________________________________________
________________________________________

5 Are these tools called pressing pincers?

________________________________________
________________________________________

6 Are these tools called hexagon wrench?

________________________________________
________________________________________

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7 Is this tool called a hammer?
________________________________________
________________________________________

8 What is this tool called?

________________________________________
________________________________________

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