ENGLISH II WORK Unit 4

A. ROUTINES

1. Answer the following questions. Then ask a partner and

write his / her answers.

Would you like to work on an offshore oil plataform? Why

/Why not?

YOU ……………………………………………
……………………………………………
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YOUR ……………………………………………
PARTNER ……………………………………………
……………………………………………

2. Listen to the conversarion and answer the following questions:

What are their names? ……………………………………………………………………………………….……

What are they doing? …………………………………………………………………………………………..…

3. Listen again and complete the missing words in the conversation.

T: Hi Ken. How are things going on your rig?

K: Hi Tore. Well, we ……………………very hard at the moment. But I ………………on leave tomorrow.
T: That´s great. Where ……………………….? Back home?
K: I ususally………………………..home to Nigeria. But this time I ……………….to France for a holiday.
T: Ah, fantastic! ………………… two weeks on, two weeks off.?
K: No, I ………………….three on and three off. How about you?
T: I ……………….two two.
K: When is your next leave?
T: I´m on the helycopter right now! I ………………………………….to Nigeria!

4. Function analysis

Circle the activities that are happening right now, things happening temporary around now and plans for the
future or intentions.

Underline regular or routine events, job description and processes.

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5. Listen agan and match the pictures to the words.

onshore

Offshore

on duty

off duty

on leave

on holiday

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6. Find the items in the pictures: crane, underwater pipe, fire drill

7. Based on the pictures complete the questions and answers

1. What is Sven doing today? 4. What does Hans usually ………….?

He´s repairong an underwater pipe. ………………………………………………….

2. What doe Sven usually do? 5. What is Eric ………………………..?

He trains subsea engineers. ………………………………………………….

3. What is Hans ………………………..? 6. ……………………………………………….?

……………………………………………….. He checks………………………………………….

8. Look at the organisation chart and answer the questions.

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9. Work in pairs and ask each other about the changes in the work routine. Use the model conversation.

A: What does Tore usually do form six to seven forty-five?

B: He ususally supervises the deck crew. But not today.

A: What´s he doing today?

B: He´s operating the main crane.

10. Listen to these oil rig workers talking about their job. Check their jobs in the organization charts.

11. Ask about jobs

A: What does Bill do? A: Is Bill a………………………?

B: He´s a /an……………………. B: Yes, he is. / No, He isn´t.

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12. Complete the job descriptions. Use the correct form of the following verbs: maintan, operate, repair,
report, supervise

1. The Assistant Sub-Sea Engineer ……………..and ………..the platform and the pipes under the sea.
He ……………………….to the Sub-Sea Engineer.

2. The Assistant Crane Operator ………………and …………….the cranes on the main deck.
He…………..to the crane operator.

3. The Assisstnat Driller …………………….the drilling equipment. He ……………..the Derrick Man

and the Pump Man. He …………….to the Driller.

4. The Chief Electrician …………………..and………………… all the electrical equipment on the rig.
He …………….three electricians. He ………………to the Maintenance Supervisor.

13. Work in pairs. Role play the people in exercise 7. Ask about your jobs and the ativities at the moment.

A: What´s your job? / What do you do?

B: I´m a /an………………………… I …………………………………..

(occupation) (usual activities)
A: Do you supervise anyone? / Who do you supervise? / Who reports you? /Who do you report to /
Who supervises you?

B: …………………………………………………………………………
(explain)
A: What are yout duties today? / What are you doing today?

B: I´m on duty / I´m off duty ……………………………………………………………………………..

(explain)

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B. PLANS
1. Ben is a safety officer at an oil company.
Listen to the conversation and choose what it is about.
a) to discuss safety rules
b) to talk about the strong wind
c) to arrange a meeting

2. Listen again and fill in the note pad.

3. Listen to Tore and Bent and fill in the gaps.

T: Hello. Deck Crew. Tore speaking.
B: Oh, hi Tore. This is Ben. How´s it going?
T: Not bad. But this strong wind is a problem for the cranes. Anyway, what can I do for you?
B: I …………………hold a meeting for the deck crew sometime soon.
T: OK. What’s the meeting ……………..be about?
B: I ……………..tell them about the new safety rules for crane operators.
T: OK, that´s fine. When ……………………the meeting?
B: How about three o´clock next Thursday?
T: Yeah, that´s great. Three o´clock next Thursday. See you then. Bye.
B: Cheers! Bye.

4. Read the converstion again and answer the following questions.

1. What grammatical structures do you use to talk about future plans?
……………………………………………………..and………………………………………………………
2. What comes after verbs plan, want, intend and hope?
……………………………………………………..

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5. Look at the week planner.

Student A: Ask qouestions about your partner´s plans.
Stubent B: Suppose these are your plans for the next week. Expliain your plans to your partner.
A: What are you doing on Monday morning? / What are you going to do on Monday morning?
B: On Monday at 9.30 I am meeting the safety manager. I plan to discuss the safety report.

6. What are your activities for the next week? Fill in the planner. Then ask your partner and complete
infrmation about him / her.

Your Planner

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Your partner´s Planner

7. Complet the conversation about a casualty on a rig paltform.

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8. You have received an e-mail informing you about a meeting on Thursday.

Mr. Ms……………..

Dear Mr. / Mrs.

I would like to inform you about a mandatory

meeting about safety rules in the Company to
be held this Thursday at 3.00 at the Safety
Office Auditorium.

Please, confirm your attendance via mail ASAP.

9. Answer the mail using the expressions in the box above.

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10. You are the Manager of Safety World. Your company makes and sells safety equipment for mining
companies. You receive an e-mail form Ben Brenner, Safety Officer on North Mines. Ben asks if you
have safety equipment for emergency escapes. Reply Ben.
 Thank Ben for his e-mail
yesterday.
 Refer to his request.
 Confirm you have new emergency
escape equipment for sale.
 Remind Ben Safety World is the
largest manufacturer in Bolivia.
 Give new information: Safety
Word certified of quality ISO this
year.
 Request action: Send information
about safety needs at North Mine.
 Show you are available to answer
any question.
 Attach photos of equipment in
action.

11. Exchange e-mails with a partner, take the part of Ben and reply your partner´s e-mail
 Thank for the mail.
 Remind there was a serious
blowout in North Mine last year,
there were many casualties
because of poor escape
equipment.
 Give information about needs: you
need heat shields, heat resistant
ropes, and ladders enough for a
150 crew.
 Ask to send the catalogues for
these items.

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12. Have you ever written a CV?

What information goes in it?
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13. Read this section of a CV. Answert he questions below with complete sentences

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1. What is Anna´s surname? ………………………………………………………………………….

2. What job does she want to have? …………………………………………………………………..
3. Whare does Anna work now? ……………………………………………………………………..
4. What is her job description? ………………………………………………………………………
5. Whare did she work on 2004? ……………………………………………………………………..
6. What were her responsibilities then? ………………………………………………………………
7. What qualifications does Anna have? ……………………………………………………………..
8. Where did she study? ………………………………………………………………………………
14. Anna is talking about her CV. Fill in the gaps. Then listen to confirm your answers.

15. It´s your turn to write your CV.

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16. Word formation . Complete the headings in the boxes. After underline the syllable with the stress,
Then listen to check your answers: adjecive, college subject, equipment, person, scientific concept.

16.
17. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word.

18. Label the pictures: pull it out, push them down, pull it forward, put it in, pour it in, pull it back, take it
off, pick them up, swith it on, take them out, take them away, put it on, pour it out, switch it off, put them
down, push it in.

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19. Describe the pictures using the verbs in the box.

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20. Complet the dialogues

19. Complete the progress report by the car mechanic (M) and the supervisor (S).

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