English for the Oil Industry 1 [1 ed.] 140826997X, 9781408269978

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Endish for the Oil industry Vocational English Course Book

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Contents

Oil rig systen

Introductions p.4

Introducing yourself

Getting oil to the customer p.5

Describing people

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Spelling p.6

Unit 1 The oil ind

Function

Jobs p.7

Exchanging information Describing people's jobs

Introducing yourself and others p.6

Introducing yourself and others

Health and safety: Personal protective equipment (PPE) p.9

Describing personal protective equipment Talking about oil fields around the world

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Oilfields

p.10

Language

Vocabulary

Verb be I'm Jennifer Burgess. I'm from Scotland. I'm a radio operator. Present simple Matthew works on an oil rig. Present simple of be Ricardo is a roustabout. How do you spell... ? Present simple We transport the oil. Present simple of be I'm the supervisor. Asking questions Where does he work? What does he do? Asking questions What does a helmet protect? Asking questions Where is Ghawar?

Jobs in the oil industry Countries

Asking questions What's this? What does this do? Describing how to look for oil at sea Plurals

Word partnerships: thumper truck, energy source,...

Stages in getting oil to the customer

The alphabet Jobs in the oil industry

Jobs in the oil industry Personal protective equipment Oil-producing countries and states

Review p. 11

Explaining about looking for oil on land

for oil

Seismic operators p.14

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Numbers p. 15

Unit 2 ! Look

On land p. 12

Where is it? p. 16

Explaining about looking for oil at sea Describing what seismic operators do Using numbers (1 to 100) Saying where things are

Health and safety: Instructions p.17

Understanding and giving instructions

Giving personal information

Giving personal information

At sea

p. 13

p.18

one, two, ninety, one hundred Prepositions Imperatives Turn off the phone Asking questions What's your name? Where do you live? How tall are you?

Word stress Word partnerships handle explosives Numbers Personal protective equipment Everyday objects bring, be, turn, keep, put, touch Numbers

Review p. 19 Oil field equipment Operating equipment

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Control panels

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Describing oil field equipment

p.20

Giving and understanding instructions for operating equipment Describing control panels Telling the time

p.21

p.22

Telling the time p.23 Asking questions about equipment p.24

Asking questions about equipment

Health and safety: Warning signs p.25

Understanding warning signs

Making conversation p.26

Making conversation i

Review p.27

Explaining about drilling a well Describing the rotary system Explaining about lifting gear

Drilling a well p.28 The rotary system p.29

Hand tools p.31

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Dr illing

Lifting gear p.30

Directions p.32

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Health and safety: Helicopters Off-shift in the canteen p.34

p.33

Describing hand tools Asking for and giving directions Understanding helicopter safety instructions Ordering food in the canteen

What's this? What are those? Imperatives turn, open, close There is I There are Three o'clock What time...? What's this? What are these for? must mustn't / must not Asking questions Where's ...Are you sure? Cup of tea?

Oil field equipment

Sequencing Sequencing Present simple This is a ... This goes from... This pulls the... to 1 too supervisors i supervisor's 1 supervisors' Imperatives

Verbs connected with drilling a well Parts of the rotary system Parts of the lifting system

Asking for and about food I'd like ... Could 1 have ...

Food

I Review p.35

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Oil field equipment Control panel components Numbers Oil field equipment Personal protective equipment Warning signs Forms No problem, OK, Good idea, Fair enough

Hand tools Prepositions Helicopter safety instructions

Partner files: Studen Audioscript

p.69

Partner files: Studen

Oil rig systems What dees it do? Dimensions

Describing oil rig systems

p.36 p.37

Asking questions about function Using dimensions Using dimensions

Dimensions - adjectives and nouns

Asking for information

Oil rig systems Oil rig systems Numbers Pipe dimensions diameter, bore long i length thick 1 thickness high 1 height Numbers Dimensions

Init 5 Wot king offs

p.38

Positions above, below, to the left of... What does it do? Numbers

Offshore fixed platforms

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Health and safety: In the sick bay p.41

Describing basic medical problems

How long is it? What is the length? many 1 much have 1 have got

Crew quarters

Describing the crew quarters on an oil rig

There is ... / There are... It is .../They are ...

Crew quarters

Describing refineries Describing refineries

Parts of a refinery Parts of a refinery

Describing refinery jobs Using colours

Greeting visitors This is ... 1 These are... This provides... Present simple What does ... ? 1 What do... ?

Using days, months and dates

Ordinal numbers

Health and safety: Emergency procedures p.49

Describing emergency procedures

Imperatives

Days Months Dates Emergency procedures

Talking about the weather p.50

Talking about the weather

It is... It's going to be ...

Weather Numbers

Describing petroleum products

are used... you can see... was built... Present simple are made from... Comparatives Superlatives Imperatives

Petroleum products Numbers

Asking for information

p.39

p.40

p.42

Medical problems

Review p.43 Refineries

p.44

Parts of a refinery p.45

Jnit 6 Ref ining

Refinery jobs

p.46

In the control room: PCBs and resistors p.47 Dates

p.48

Review p. 51 Petroleum products

Properties

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p.52

p.53

Describing storage facilities

p.54

Health and safety: Fire safety

p.55

Incident reports p.56 Talking about past incidents

p.57

In the storeroom p. 58

Describing properties of petroleum products Describing storage facilities Explaining how to operate a fire extinguisher Reporting past incidents Reporting past incidents Requesting items from the storeroom

Refinery jobs Colours

Properties of materials Adjectives Parts of a fire extinguisher

Past simple Past simple / need a ...1 some ... Do you have any... What type? Can you order some?

Incidents Incidents Hand tools Hardware

Explaining about laying a pipeline

Present simple

Reporting progress Describing a route Describing pipeline jobs Describing types of oil tanker

Past simple will for talking about the future Present simple Large numbers

Using a vehicle maintenance checklist

Past simple

Stages of laying a pipeline Pipeline jobs Stages of laying a pipeline Directions Pipeline jobs Numbers draft, beam, air draft Parts of a road tanker

Describing hobbies and interests

Adverbs of frequency never, sometimes twice a week

Review p.59 Laying a pipeline

p.60

Reporting progress p.61 A pipeline route p.62 Unit 8 Trans

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Pipeline jobs

p.63

Oil tankers p.64 Health and safety: Vehicle maintenance p.65 Off-shift: Life on a supertanker

p.66

Review p.67 Partner files: Student A Audioscript

p.68

p.69

Partner files: Student B

p.79

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Hobbies and interests

Introduce yourself and others Talk about getting oil to the customer and oil fields around the world Talk about jobs in the oil industry Say the letters of the alphabet Talk about personal protective equipment (PPE)

The oil industry

1

Introductions Listening

1 9 1 EZ 1

/ am -> I'm You are ~» You're He/She/It is -> He's/ She's/It's We are -» We're You are -» You're They are -» They're

2 3 4 5

Listen and read. Match the texts 1-5 with the pictures A - E .

Hi. My name is Armando Panganiban. I'm from the Philippines. I'm a driver. E Hello. My name's Ricardo Cabrera. I'm from Venezuela. I'm a roustabout. I'm Ali bin Khalid, from Saudi Arabia. I'm an engineer. Nice to meet y o u . Hi, I'm Jennifer Burgess. I'm from Scotland. I'm a radio operator. Hello. I'm Matthew Aondoakaa from Nigeria. I'm a seismic operator.

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Speaking

2

Practise the conversation in pairs. A: A: A:

What's your name? Where are y o u from? What do y o u do?

B B B

Armando Panganiban. I'm from the Philippines. I'm a driver.

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Ricardo Cabrera, Ali bin Khalid, Jennifer Burgess and Matthew Aondoakaa. T h e n find a different partner and repeat. 1

The oil industry

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Getting oil to the customer Listen. Write the names under the photos.

Listening

Matthew Aondoakaa, Vocabulary

2

Complete the table. Name

Job

Armando Panganiban Ricardo Cabrera Ali bin Khalid Jennifer Burgess Matthew Aondoakaa

roustabout radio operator

Work location

refinery

Are these sentences true ( T ) or false (F)? 1 2 3 4 5

Armando is a driver. He drives a road tanker/T/F Matthew works on an oil rig. T/F Ricardo is a roustabout. T/F Ali is an engineer at a refinery. T/F Jennifer is a radio operator on an oil rig. T/F

Language Present simple

We use the present simple to talk about something that is always or usually true.

I/You/We/They work on an oil rig 1 at the refinery 1 in Nigeria. He/She works on an oil rig 1 at the refinery 1 in Nigeria.

Present simple of be The

present simple of be

irregular.

4

is

1 am a driver. You/We 1 They are a driver 1 drivers. He 1 She is a driver.

Talk about your classmates. Richard Smith is from Alaska. He s a driver. He works in

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Spelling Listening

1

^TLHI

Listen and repeat.

The alphabet

A, H, J, K B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, Z (American English) F, L, M, N, S, X, Z (British English) l,Y

O

Q, U,W R

2

Listen and fill in the missing letters.

K^ul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

JL JL e J-n JL JL r e t i r u _ t _ b e e y 1 g n r

3 l&lLijfl A: B:

Hello. My name's Cabrera. That's C-A-B-R-E-R-A. T h a n k you.

2

A: B: A:

Panganiban. How do you spell that? It's Panganiban. P-A-N-G-A-N-I-B-A-N.

B: A: B:

T h a n k you. Matthew Aondoakaa. Pardon?

A: B:

Aondoakaa. That's A-O-N-D-O-A-K-double A. T h a n k you.

4

Underline the items you hear. PPE

5

Listen and read.

1

3

Speaking

t

API

KV

RPM

VDU

CO

USA

UAE

TSR

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions like those below. T h e n chang partners and repeat. A: B: A: B: A:

What's your name? Smith. How do you spell that? S-M-I-T-H. Thank you.

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Jobs

1

I work on a supertanker. We have a crew of 25. We live on the ship. T h e captain's in charge. We transport the oil. D

2

Here is my crew. We live and work on an oil rig. T h e driller is in charge. He's the boss. We extract the oil. I'm a roustabout.

3

Our crew is small. We have a surveyor and three seismic operators. We search for oil. We work in the countryside. T h e refinery is big. I work in the control room. I supervise the control room operators so I'm the supervisor. We control the refinery. We refine the oil.

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Listening

2

— - T

:

M

Listen and write down the words you hear.

1 WP transport 2 We 3 We 4 We 5 I work nn a 6 We 7 We 8 We 9 I'm 10 I'm 11 I'm 12 I'm 13 I'm 14 I'm Speaking

3

the oil. the oil. for oil. the oil.

work on an work in the work in the the the a a a a

operator operator

Practise in pairs. Talk about the pictures. Don't read the texts. This man works in the refinery control room. He supervises

.... The oil industry

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Introducing yourself and others Mr Tr'WI

Listening

Listen to and read the conversations.

Conversation 1 John: Hi. Welcome to the crew. My

Ahmed: John: Ahmed: John: Ahmed:

name's John. I'm the driller, so I'm in charge of this crew. Thanks. I'm Ahme d . T h i s is Harry. And that's Martin. They're roughnecks. E x c u s e me. Roughnecks? Roughnecks. T h e y do all the general jobs. O h , OK.

Conversation 3 Manuel: Fred: Manuel: Fred:

Conversation 2 Sayed:

Hello. I'm Sayed. I'm the new control room operator.

Brian:

O h , good to see you, Sayed. I'm Brian. I'm the supervisor. T h i s is Frank. He's an operator, too. Hi, Frank. Hello, Sayed.

Sayed: Frank:

Hi. I'm looking for Fred. I'm Manuel. Hi. I'm Fred. Are y o u the new radio operator?

Conversation Antonio: Chris: Antonio: Chris:

Yes, that's right. Oh, good. Come with me. I'll s h o w you the radio room.

Antonio: Chris:

2

Roughneck? -> What is a roughneck? —X Pardon? ~* Please repeat.

4 Hello. My name's Antonio. Pardon? Antonio. Hi, Antonio. I'm C h r i s . Are you the new surveyor? Yes, that's right. Antonio Rivaldi. Good to meet you. I'm a surveyor, too.

Read the conversations again. What is the difference between the words in red and the words in blue in Conversation 1? Find similar phrases in Conversations 2, 3 and 4.

Language Asking questions

We use questions to get information. The word order in questions is different from positive and negative sentences and we can use special questions words.

Speaking

What does he do? ~* What's his job?

1

Is he the supervisor? Are you John? What's your name? What do you do? Where do you work? How do you spell that?

3

Read the conversations above again. Underline the questions.

4

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about Harry, Martin, Sayed, Brian, Frank, Manuel, Fred, Antonio and C h r i s . A: Where does John work? B: He works on an oil rig. A: What does he do? B: He's a driller.

The oil industry

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Health and safety: Personal protective equipment (PPE) Look at these pictures. Say the words.

Vocabulary

il

It.

• Listening

2

29

Listen and write the correct number next to the pictures above.

jSMi

Listen and write down the PPE items you hear.

ear protectors

Speaking

4

Look at the picture and label the P P E items. T h e n practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about P P E items. A: What does a helmet protect? B: It protects the head. A: What do gloves protect? B: They protect the hands.

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Oil fields

Listening 1

L i s t e n a n d m a r k t h e stress. T h e n repeat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Venezuela Mexico USA Saudi A r a b i a Kuwait Alaska Iraq Russia L i s t e n . M a t c h t h e o i l fields t o t h e c o u n t r i e s o r state.

O i l fields

Speaking

3

Countries o r state a)

^

Samotlor

2

P r u d h o e Bay

3

East Texas

4

Cantarell

5

Greater Burgan

6

Rumaila

7

Ghawar

g) I r a q

8

B o l i v a r Coastal

h ) Russia

b) Mexico c)

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T h e oil industry

USA

d ) Saudi A r a b i a

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e) K u w a i t

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f)

Alaska

Practise i n p a i r s . Test y o u r s e l v e s . T h e n find a n e w p a r t n e r a n d repeat. A: Where is Ghawar? B: I think Ghawar is in Saudi Arabia. A: Where is East Texas? B: I'm sure East Texas is in the USA.

1

Venezuela

1

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Review Use what o r where t o c o m p l e t e t h e q u e s t i o n s . 1

Where

2 3 4

do you work?

5

d o y o u do? 's m y helmet? 's a r o u g h n e c k ?

6 7

's y o u r name? . are y o u from? . does he do?

Label t h e p i c t u r e s w i t h t h e w o r d s i n t h e b o x . extract

2 3

refine

seU

3

transport

4

Find t h e names of six m o r e c o u n t r i e s a n d one state.

9 m t h k

J e h u s V a c 9 a e s a

4

search for

9 e y X i c i d X 0 f r P s z 1 i r J 9 i a h 0 u d i

a e r 0 s 9 a b 1 n a q s m k k a r

d f c r u s s i a

k u w a i t

c

e p n X e 1 z k u y 1e h j 1 b i V

u

C o m p l e t e t h e t e x t s . T h e n go t o page 7 t o c h e c k y o u r answers. 1

2

I w o r k o n a super (1) tanker We have a c r e w of 25. We live o n the (2) T h e Captain's (3) charge. We transport the oil. T h e r e f i n e r y is b i g . 1 w o r k i n t h e c o n t r o l (4) t h e c o n t r o l r o o m o p e r a t o r s . I'm a (5) refinery. We refine t h e ( 6 )

I supervise . We c o n t r o l t h e

W r i t e d o w n five of each of these. 1 2 3 4

PPE i t e m s p a r t s of t h e b o d y jobs in the oil i n d u s t r y things about yourself

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T h e oil industry

1

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

Looking for oil

2

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

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—

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

Speaking shock

waves.

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

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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. 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.

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 .

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

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ships.

Looking for oil

...

2

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?

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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:

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turn.

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2

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

floor,.

. the table and the door.

door,.

. the hook.

cup. the manual. . the table. table.

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

Where are the They're on the

keys? table.

y Cupboard

Bottle of water

2

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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

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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 .

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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

be

turn

keep

put

touch

. off t h e p h o n e , the box here. . careful.

2 3 4 5 6

tarn

Don't.

. 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.

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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.

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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.

A: Looking for oil

I'm 99

yours? inches.

kilos.

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weight?

And

you?

height?

B: I'm 88 kilos. And you?

How heavy are you?

2

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)

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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Looking for oil

• Talk about oil field equipment • Give and understand instructions for operating equipment • Describe control panels

Oil fields

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• Tell the time • Understand warning signs • Make conversation

Oil field equipment Vocabulary

1

MM

1 well

2

6

7

2

3

8

3

4

5

9

10.

Label these diagrams with the words in the box. well hole drill string

Speaking

a

Listen and write down the labels for the pictures.

E^»I

pumpjack drill collar

derrick drill bit

drill pipe

Practise in pairs. Look at the diagrams. Ask and answer questions. A: What's this? B: It's a drill pipe. What are those? A: Those are derricks.

•

3

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Operating equipment Vocabulary

1

Look at the pictures on the left. Then look at the photo on the right. What can you name?

anti-clockwise clockwise

Listening

Listen to and read the conversation.

2

Supervisor: OK. Listen carefully. First, you turn this handwheel. No, anti-clockwise. Turn it until it's open. Next, close this valve. And then wait a couple of minutes. Then read the gauge and write the pressure in the log book. And finally, check the flanges and the valves. Yes, that's right.

Trainee: Understood. Clockwise? OK, anti-clockwise. OK Until it's open. OK. Then close the valve. Wait a couple of minutes. OK. Got that. For leaks?

Match the verbs 1-5 with the nouns a-e. 1

a) the gauge

Turn

b) the pressure c) the valve d) the wheel e) the flanges Speaking

4

Work in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79.

5

Now compare your notes with others in the class.

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Control panels Reading

1

Look at the picture and read the description.

Look a t t h i s c o n t r o l panel. There's a s t a r t b u t t o n t o p l e f t . There's a s t o p b u t t o n b o t t o m r i g h t . The p r e s s u r e gauge is in t h e middle. There's a warning lamp t o p r i g h t and t h e on/off s w i t c h is bottom left.

Language There is / There are W e use (here is / (here are to say s o m e t h i n g or s o m e b o d y exists.

There is 1 There's

a lamp on the panel.

There are three lamps

In the plural negative f o r m w e u s e any, not a number.

There isn't There aren't

In questions w e u s e any, not a number. In short answers w e omit t h e n o u n .

on the panel.

(is not) a switch. (are not) any

A: Is there a start

switches.

button?

B: Yes, there

is. 1 No, there

A: Are there

any

isn't

(is not).

buttons?

B: Yes, there are. 1 No, there aren't

Speaking

3

(are not).

2

Now look at this control panel. Write a description like the one above.

3

Work in pairs. First draw a control panel. Put the controls where you like. Then describe it for your partner to draw.

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Telling the time Vocabulary

i) three o'clock

1 K-jEji

b) three fifteen

Listen and repeat the times.

c) four thirty

d) five forty

e) six forty-five

0

seven fifty

Listen and tick the times you hear.

Listen and write down the times you hear.

3 1 2 3 4 5 Listening Speaking

Six o'clock , , Look at the departures board. Listen to the conversation.

4

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about other flights. A:

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

What time does the flight to Los Angeles depart/leave? At seven thirty-five. What's the flight number? TH3946. What's the gate? Al. Is it on time? Yes, it is. / No, it isn 1 It's delayed / cancelled. Thank you. / Thanks.

^DEPARTURES TIME Q7 35 G7 SG Q7 S5 G7 S5 Q7 5Q Q7 55 OS Q5 QS 15 QS 2Q BS 2b QS 35 QS SQ QS 5Q QS 55 BR Q5 GR 1Q OR 15

TO LOS RflGELES FRRnh'FURT TOROnTO Lonoon riEW YORH SYonEY FRRIS OSLO BUEnOS RIRES BRRCELOnE TOKYO IHOSKOW 2URICH rniRfni HOnG uoriG ROIHE HOnOLULU

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FLIGHT NO. GATE REMARKS on TIIHE TK3RSb Rl LR-3211 03 on TIIHE GTSbSS R2 on TIH1E H'II'3323 BS OELRV'EO FD2753 Rb DELAYED L'u'2317 R5 on TIIHE B0RQ32 Bl on TIIHE FB5blQ OS on TIIHE nB77R2 RS OELRYEO GC5S33 01 on TIIHE LVKKSS 62 on TIIHE RF32SQ BS GflnCELLED TH7252 RS on TIIHE LX31QQ R2 on TIIHE OS on TIIHE En42b7 R21SQS 63 DELRYEO EKS31R Rl on TIIHE

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Asking questions about equipment Listening

Listen and complete the sentences.

1

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

Read

What's this? It's a pressure gauge What's this for? It's for checking the What does this switch do? It starts the How do I increase the speed? You the dial. How do I lower the pressure? You open the What's this thing for? That's the power It starts the motor. Did you say turn the handle? Yes, that's right. Clockwise or .-clockwise? Clockwise. What do I do next? Press the start OK. Write the words in the correct order. Listen to check.

What's for this ? Did you the press say button ? What's gauge for this ? Did you pull say lever the ? What this does switch do ? Is this button a start ? Does this thing motor the start ? Speaking

3

Practise in pairs. Use these pictures. Ask and answer questions.

Languc must / mustn't We use must c are compulsory

Turn off mobile pho

Speak

A: B: A: B: 3

What's this?/ What are these? It's a helmet. / They're gloves. What's this for? / What are these for? It's for protecting your head. / They're for protecting your hands.

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1

Here are some PPE signs. Match the instructions to the pictures.

"0©O clothing must be worn L

1 1 ^

Protective

A

H a n d protection m u s t b e w o r n in t h i s

Respirators must be worn

area

•

1 1

1

^

Eye protection must be worn in t h i s a r e a

^

Protective footwear must

mets must b e w o r n at all

•

times

1

1

b e w o r n in this i

c

Safety hel-

Ear protection

a

r

e

a

i

1

must be worn in this a r e a

J

L

Language must/

•

l l

1

mustn't

We use must or mustn't

+ infinitive for instructions that

are compulsory.

You must

wear a helmet.

You mustn't

2

(must

not) smoke

here.

Write warnings using must or mustn't.

S3 No smoking

1 2 Speaking

3

No drinking

No eating

You must turn offyour phone. You mustn't use your phone.

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the signs. A: What does this sign mean? B: It means you must / mustn't...

.

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Making conversation Listening

1

t X U l B Complete the conversations with the words in the box. Then listen to check. please

Cantarell

room

flask

idea

Kuwait

valve

ask

Conversation 1 Where's Cantarell 1 think it's in Mexico. Oh yes, thank you. No problem. Conversation 2 Where's Greater Burgan? I'm sure it's in Oh, OK. Conversation 3 I think the pressure's too high. Oh, yes, you're right. Open t h e . OK. Good idea. Conversation 4 I think the temperature's too high. I don't think you're right. 200 degrees is OK. Are you sure? OK, go and Jim. OK. Will do. Conversation 5 Where's your hard hat? .Why? In my Go and get it. You must wear a hard hat in this area. Oh, OK. I didn't know that. Sorry. Conversation 6 Cup of tea? Good Milk and sugar? Yes Conversation 7 A Don't touch t h e . B: Why? Is it yours? A: No, it's Norman's. B: Oh, fair enough. Speaking

2

Practise in pairs. Use all these phrases to make a conversation. Practise your conversation and then present it to the class. Cup of tea? No problem. OK. Good idea. OK. Will do. Good idea.

3

Where's ...? Oh, OK. Are you sure? I didn't know that. Sorry. Fair enough.

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Review Writing

1

Complete the puzzle. What do the missing letters spell?

h

b

2

c

I

I

a

r

b

t

0

e I

a

n

9

P

P

e

I

a

r

r

w

e

I r

i

I

I

t

r

i

n

e

g

Write down five different items in an oil field. pump jack, ...

3

Write down three things you find on a control panel. switches,...

4

Write these times in words. 1 2 3

5

3:25. 6:40. 7:20.

4 5

2:10. 7:45.

Look at these signs. Write what they mean.

You must wear a helmet.

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Drilling

Talk about drilling a well Name common hand tools Ask for and give directions Understand helicopter safety intructions Order food in the canteen

Drilling a well Listening

1 Wkff

vm

Look at the diagrams. Listen to the instructions about how to drill

for oil. 4

,drill pipe

n

- kelly

turntable

drill collar well hole f ^ —

drill bit

10

POWER

- casing ON

drill string

D

Write the correct number next to each verb. Listen again to check. 0

trip

trip into = lower into

a) b) install

g)

attach

trip out of

c) d r i l l

h)

put

d) t r i p into

i)

t u r n on

e) slide

j)

attach

= raise out of

fix

o

u

t of 1

Language Sequencing W e often put sequencing words at t h e beginning of

First, attach the drill pipe to the drill bit.

a sentence.

Second

put the collar on the drill bit.

Then /After

that 1 Next drill the hole.

Finally, install the casing

3

Practise in pairs. Give instructions about how to d r i l l for o i l . Use the diagrams to help y o u . First, attach the drill pipe to the drill bit. Second, . . .

4

in the well hole.

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The rotary system

1 The swivel hangs from a hook. 2 The connects the swivel to the drill pipe. 3 The kelly goes through the 4 The turn the turntable. 5 The turntable 6 The turntable turns the 7 The kelly turns the pipe. 2

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Speaking

3

The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The

turntable r o t a t e s . ^ F kelly rotates. T/F swivel rotates. T/F hook rotates. T/F drill pipe rotates. T/F engines turn the turntable. T/F turntable turns the kelly. T/F kelly turns the turntable. T/F kelly turns the drill pipe. T/F drill pipe turns the kelly. T/F hook connects the swivel to the drill pipe. T/F kelly connects the swivel to the drill pipe. T/F swivel connects the hook to the kelly. T/F kelly connects the drill pipe to the swivel. T/F drill pipe connects the kelly to the turntable. T/F

Work in pairs. Close your books. Draw a diagram of the rotary system. Explain how it works to a partner. A: How does the rotary system work? B: Well, the ....

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Lifting gear Vocabu

Reading

1

Read the text. Underline the words from the diagram.

pulley

There are two blocks. Both blocks use pulleys. The cable goes from the winch to the blocks. The crown block does not move. It is fixed to the top of the derrick. The travelling block hangs from the crown block. It moves up and down. The winch pulls or releases the cable. When it pulls the cable, the travelling block goes up. When it releases the cable, the travelling block goes down.

hook

Liste

2

Speaking

3

Complete these sentences. 1 The cable aoes from the winch to the blocks 2 3 4 5

The crown block The travelling block. The winch When the winch pulls the cable, the travelling block.

6

When the winch releases the cable, the travelling block.

Lang to / too The words to

Look at these pictures. Describe the pictures using these phrases. This is a ... This goes from ... to ... This does not... This pulls the ... When the the ...

Vocabi

Spea

4

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Hand tools Vocabulary

J

Listening

Match the pictures like this. The paint brush and the paint go together.

1

Listen to three conversations and match them to the pictures.

2

Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3

Language to / too The words to and too have different m e a n i n g s .

The nut is too

small.

Listen to the

instructions.

We need a wrench

to do this.

They're next to the flask. Go from the canteen

3

4

5

small. the toolbox. record the data. ten. big.

Match the words. 1 2 3 4 5

Speaking

washroom.

Complete the following sentences with to or too. 1 This hammer is t°° 2 The wrench is next 3 We use computers 4 Count from one 5 This screwdriver is

Vocabulary

to the

pipe electric reflective needle-nose sledge

a) b) c) d) e)

paint hammer wrench pliers screwdriver

Practise in pairs. Talk about problems you can have with the items on this page.

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Directions Vocabulary

1 [X~jE9 Listen to these directions. Complete the sentences. Where's the supervisor's office? 1 It's at the end J>L the corridor. 2 It's down the corridor, the right. 3 It's along the corridor, third door the left. 4 It's the door. Where's the car park? 5 Go 6 Drive. 7 It's 8 It's 9 It's

the gate. The car park is on the left. the trees. It's on the right. . the derrick. . the pumpjack. . the derrick and the pumpjack.

Look at the map. You are at A. Read these directions for the route to the temporary safe refuge (TSR) on an oil platform. Draw the route on the map.

Escape routes on an oil platform

Eg

TSR

Go straight ahead. Take the first turning on your left and go straight ahead. Take the second turning on your right. Go straight until you come to a T-junction. Turn left. The TSR is on your right.

Writing

3

Use the map above. Write directions for the route from B to the temporary safe refuge.

Language supervisors

I supervisor's

I

supervisors'

W e a d d an s to make the n o u n

We have two supervisors

here, one for safety and one for technical

control.

plural. 's a n d s' are used to s h o w

This is the supervisor's

office, (one

supervisor)

This is the supervisors'

office, (two or more

p o s s e s s i o n . T h e position of the a p o s t r o p h e (') s h o w s w h e t h e r the

supervisors)

noun is singular or plural.

4

Draw a map of your workplace. Practise directions in pairs. Say something about the places on your map. You must wear PPE in this area. This is the supervisor's office. Leave your phone at reception. You mustn't smoke here.

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1

tKtJLUM Look at this picture. Then listen to and read the safety instructions. Complete the instructions.

Here are some instructions. First of all, remove any loose items which might blow away. Always approach a (1) helicopter where the pilot can see you. The tail (2) is dangerous. Get in the helicopter only when the (3) signals you to do so. Fasten your seatbelt as soon as you are seated and put on your ear protection. This flight is over water so you must wear a survival suit and a (4)

Reading

2

Read the text again and answer these questions. 1 2 3 4 5 6

3

Who is in charge of the helicopter? What do you put on your ears? What must you remove? What do you do when the pilot signals you? What do you do with the seatbelt? What must you wear for a flight over water?

Put the sentences in the correct order. a) Remove loose items. b) Fasten your seatbelt. c)

Get in the helicopter.

d) Approach where the pilot can see you. e) Put on ear protection. f)

Put on a survival suit and lifejacket.

g) Wait for the pilot's signal. Speaking

4

• • • • • •

Work in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79.

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Off-shift in the canteen Vocabulary

1

Match the words in the box to the pictures. beefburger rice

Listening

bread

soup

chicken

spaghetti

fries

Food

2 KJitfl

Listen to three oil workers in a canteen. What do they order? How much does it cost? Drink

Food

pizza

vegetables

Price

chicken soup vegetable soup spaghetti pizza beefburger cheeseburger steak fried egg french fries

3

Listen again and look at the menu. What mistakes does the cashier make?

rice onions / cheese

Drinks tea coffee cola orange juice lemonade water

A s k i n g f o r and about f o o d I'd like a beefburger, Could There are different ways to ask for

What's

that

B: That sounds A: Would

please?

/this?

A: How about

and about f o o d .

please.

1 have some fries,

a cup of tea? good.

you like a plate of

spaghetti?

B: Yes, please.

Speaking

34

4

Work in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79.

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$6.00 $7.35 $3.00 $3.50 $9.00 $0.50 $0.50 $0.40

extra m u s h r o o m s / bread

Language

$1.50 $1.50

$0.50 $0.20 $0.50 $0.75 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 free

Review Writing

1

Write down the following. 1 three tools 2 three things to wear in a helicopter 3 three things to eat 4 three things to drink

2

Label these diagrams. Then write five sentences about them. Use the words in the box to help you. turn

rotate

hang from

connect

go through

go from

14

13 12 11 _ 10

3

Write down instructions to get from A to B.

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• Describe oil rig systems

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T

a

i

k

a

D

°

u

t

d

i

m

e

n

s

i

°

n

s

• Explain what a medic does • Talk about basic medical problems Describe the crew quarters on an oil rig

Oil rig systems Look at the diagram. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

Vocabulary

1 2 3 4 5 6

The The The The The The

turntable is on the platform at the bottom of the derricklT)F block and the hook are at the top of the derrick. T/F engines are below the platform. T/F pipe racks are to the left of the platform. T/F motor is above the generator. T/F water tank is to the right of the mud pit below the platform. T/F

0 generator

Speaking

mud pit water tank

2

Underline all the mistakes in these statements. Correct the mistakes. 1 The motor is below the platform, to the left of the engines, above 2 The fuel tanks are above the platform, to the right of the engines. 3 The ramp is to the left of the platform and to the right of the racks. 4 The mud pit is to the right of the pump and above the water tank. 5 The pump is below the platform, to the left of the derrick.

3

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about where things are on the oil rig. What's above the turntable and below the hook? The swivel. Correct! Now your turn. Where is/are ... ?/ What's ... ? It's/They're/The ....

5

Working offshore

pipe racks

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What does it do? Listening

1

" T M Listen to and read the conversation. What's this? It's a derrick. What does it do? It supports the block. Did you say the block? Yes, that's correct. i a . - i t ™ Listen to and read the conversation. A: B: A:

B: A: B:

A: B

Does the motor turn the turntable? Yes, it does. And the engines? Do the engines provide the power? Yes, they do. Does the pump drive the generator? No, it doesn't. The engines drive the generator. Do the tanks on the left hold water? No, they don't. They hold fuel. .1HM

Complete the sentences. Then listen to check.

The engines provide the power. The fuel hold fuel for the engines. The engines drive the The generator provides electrical power for the the pump. The pump sucks mud from the mud The motor turns the . The water tank water for the mud pit. 8 The mud pit contains the fluid. 9 The pipe racks support t h e . pipes. Speaking

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. and

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what things do on the oil rig. Use the diagram on page 36. A: B: A: B: A:

What's this? What does it do? Does the ... ? Do the ... ? Did you say ...?

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Dimensions Listening

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

Listen to and read the conversation

How long is this pipe? It's 30 feet long. Did you say 30 feet? Yes, that's correct. What's that in metres? About 10 metres. OK. What's the diameter? The outside diameter is 6 inches. The wall thickness is half an inch. And, before you ask, an inch is about two and a half centimetres. So that's about 15 centimetres outside diameter and a wall thickness of just over a centimetre. So the bore is about 12.5 centimetres. That's right. OK, thank you. You're welcome. Listen and complete the sentences.

1 2 3 Speaking

3

1 foot is equal to 1 inch is about 1 metre is about

inches. centimetres. feet.

Work in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79. Pipe

Length

Outside diameter

Wall thickness

Bore

2 3

Lan Dimensions We can

USE

adjective to

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Offshore fixed platforms Reading

1

Read the text and complete the dimensions on the diagram.

deck 200 m

-heliport (b 25 x

m) 2

m =. x

-drilling platform ( c .

m =

m) 2

sea level

-leg

d

m

sea bed

This offshore fixed platform is 710 metres high from the top of the derrick to the sea bed. The derrick is 100 metres high. The sea is 500 metres deep. The piles go 20 metres into the sea bed. The heliport on the right has an area of 500 square metres. The drilling platform is 40 metres long and 30 metres wide, so it has an area of 1200 square metres.

vertical well directional well

2

Write down the following information. 1 The height of the jacket above sea level 2 The height of the deck, including the derrick, above the jacket 3 The number of platforms 4 The height of the derrick above the drilling platform 5 The depth of the piles below the sea bed 6 The depth of the vertical well below the sea bed 7 The length of the directional well below the sea bed 8 The area of the drilling platform

Writing

3

Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 pipeline kilometres is long The five . 2 five hundred is The deep sea metres . 3 wide The metres is heliport twenty-five . 4 metres The drilling platform the forty length of is .

4

Use these words to make sentences. 1 2 3

vertical well / deep derrick / high heliport / long / and / wide

4 5

piles / deep drilling platform / long

Language Dimensions Noun

We can use a n o u n or the related

Adjective

adjective to talk about dimensions.

The pipe is 20 metres

long.

The wall is half an inch The sea is 500 metres

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thick. deep.

The length

of the pipe is 20

The thickness The depth

of the sea is 500 of the heliport

The heliport

is 25 metres

wide.

The width

The derrick

is 100 metres

high.

The height

metres.

of the wall is half an inch.

of the derrick

metres.

is 25

metres.

is 100 metres.

Practise in pairs. Use the diagram to talk about the dimensions of the platform.

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Asking for information Language A s k i n g about d i m e n s i o n s W e use How + adjective + is it? to ask a b o u t dimensions using the adjective f o r m of the w o r d .

How long is it? How thick is it? How deep is it? How wide is it? How high is it?

W e use What is the + n o u n ? to ask about d i m e n s i o n s using the n o u n form of the w o r d .

1

What is the

length?

What is the

thickness?

What is the

depth?

What is the

width?

What is the

height?

Ask and answer questions about the offshore fixed platform. Use the words given and the diagram on page 39. 1 2 3 4 5

high / the top of the derrick / above sea level area / heliport deep / sea at the platform width / drilling platform height / jacket / above the sea bed

Language many

I

much

W e use many

with nouns we c a n count.

W e use much

with nouns we c a n n o t count.

How many

barrels

How many people

of oil does it

produce?

are there in a crew?

How much

oil do they

How much

fuel is in the tank?

have?

Complete this conversation using much and many. Listen to check. Tell me about the platform. How (1) much j i does it produce? It produces about 21,000 barrels per day. How (2) tonnes is that per year? Let me see. That's over one million tonnes per year. How (3) oil workers are there on the platform? I think there are about 120. How (4) money do the oil workers earn? They earn quite a lot because they have to work away from home. Q

Speaking

10

5

3

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer more questions about the offshore fixed platform.

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1

Read the text. What do medics do? Make a list. Every rig has a doctor or a medic. Their job is to look after any medical problems on the rig. Normally they treat patients in the sick bay. Sometimes they send patients to hospital by helicopter. Medical staff can have other jobs, too. They check water supplies. They inspect food. They order medical supplies. They also train workers in first aid.

Listen to the conversations. What three questions does the medic Listen again. Write down the six medical problems you hear. 1

cough

2 sun 3 head. 4 I hurt my 5 I've got something in m y . 6 I hurt my

wLUiiM 1 2 3 4 5 6

Listen again. Write down the solution. cough medicine sun in the other room eye X-

Language have I have

got

We use have got instead of have in informal British English. A m e r i c a n English does not use have

5

got.

I have a He has

headache.

I've got

sunburn.

We both have this

He's got cough.

a

headache. sunburn.

We've both got this

cough.

Practise in pairs. One of you is a medic, the other a patient. Make similar conversations to those you heard. A: What's the matter / problem? B: I have / I've got....

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Crew quarters Reading

1

Read the text.

The crew quarters are on two levels. The upper level houses the galley, the mess area, the recreation room, the tool pusher's office and quarters and the company man's office and quarters. galley

mess area

DC

The lower level has the crew changing areas, showers and toilets, a fitness room, washing machines, crew lockers, crew cabins and the first aid room and sick bay.

recreation room

tool pusher's office and quarters

company man s office and quarters

crew cabins

first aid room and sick bay

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/ V V V V V V V V X ^ 1=1 p—J88S&]

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crew changing areas, showers and toilets

Listening

Speaking

5

fitness room

2

3

.•T:UU

washing machines and crew lockers

Complete the sentences. Then listen to check.

OK, the recreation room. There's a TV, a snooker table, a telephone and some books. There's also a notice board. 2 The. . area? Just tables and chairs and a window to the galley. . ? It's a kitchen. It's where we cook our food. The_ The_ . room? We have a running machine and some other sports equipment. The . machines are on all the time. We get very dirty in this job. Everyone has a. That's where we keep our PPE. Draw a plan of the crew quarters on an oil rig. Draw two levels. Explain your plan to a partner but do not show your partner your drawing. Your partner draws your plan.

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Review Writing

Write five sentences about this diagram.

1

Example: The engines provide the power. They are to the right of the fuel tanks. 2

Write three sentences to describe this pipe. length, 45 m

-bore, 25 cm

This pipe is 45 metres ...

^wall thickness, 3 cm

Complete this text.

3

A typical offshore fixed platform is 710 metres high from the top of the derrick to the (1) The derrick is 100 metres high. The sea is 500 metres (2) The piles go 20 metres into the sea (3) The heliport on the right has an (4) of 500 square metres. The drilling platform is 40 metres long and 30 metres (5) , so it has an area of 1200 square metres. 4

Complete these sentences with much or many. . people work on the rig? . oil does the rig produce? . barrels of oil does the rig produce? . tables are there in the galley? . money do the oil workers earn?

How. How. How. How. How.

What does a medic on an oil rig do? Write three sentences. Example: A medic treats patients.

c

>

c

Write seven words to complete the word spider.

crew quarters

c

c

> J

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Refining

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Talk about refineries Talk about refinery jobs Use colours Talk about days, months and dates Talk about emergency procedures Talk about the weather

Refineries

Read this text.

Reading

Refineries change crude oil into different petroleum products. There are three main processes. First the crude oil is separated into different components. Then the components are converted using heat and pressure. Lastly, chemicals are added to make the final products. The control room is the centre of the refinery. Electrical power is provided by the substation. Hazardous materials are stored in the hazmat area.

Listening

2

^ L i s t e n

t o s i x v i s i t o r s at t h e m a i n g a t e t o a r e f i n e r y . C o m p l e t e t h e t a b l e . N a m e of v i s i t o r

Reason for visit

7

Hans Clements

Meeting with Dr Schmidt

2

Abdullah Al-Kakhis

Visitor

Time

3

Sally Digby

4

Marisa Codreanu and Dennis Poljakovic

6 Speaking

3

Refining

New employee Separation area Control room Substation

Connie Grieve

Practise in pairs. Have conversations like the ones you heard. Use these phrases and sentences. Good morning/afternoon. Could I see your ID, please? Thank you.

6

Hazmat area

Delivery of spare parts

5

Where

I'm here to see .... One moment, please.

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1

Match the words 1-13 with their descriptions a-m. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

substation — _ conversion area \. tank farm \ canteen \. main gate administration building separation area

•

8 river 9 treatment area 10 labs 11 parking area 12 hazardous materials area 13 control room Listening

2 HL-Ufl 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

water supply for chemical processes the centre of the refinery control of access space for cars electricity supply store of dangerous materials where chemicals are added to make products ready for market h) a place to get food 0 offices J) storage tanks for different petroleum products k) the location of the distillation columns 0 the location of the labs m) where heat and pressure are used to change the components

a) b) c) d) e) 0 g)

Listen to the information about a refinery. Answer these questions.

How big is the refinery? How many gates does it have? How many parking areas does it have? What is the substation for? What is the river for? Where are the distillation columns? What are the buildings in the treatment area?

Vocabulary

3

Look at the picture. Which parts of the refinery can you see?

Speaking

4

Work in pairs. Draw a map of a refinery. Explain the different areas to a visitor. This is the admin building. These are our offices. This is the substation. This provides power for the rehnery.

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m

Refinery jobs

Read the texts. Match the jobs in the box to the descriptions.

Reading

safety instructor control room operator pump system operator lab technician 1 2 3 4

5

maintenance supervisor

My job is to work in the refinery control room. I monitor equipment and troubleshoot problems, control room operator I'm responsible for all the pump systems in the refinery. I use different instruments in my work, including pressure gauges and flowmeters. I work in a lab. My job is to add chemicals to the products and carry out tests. I write a lot of reports. My job is to co-ordinate and supervise a team of engineers and technicians. Together we inspect and maintain refinery equipment and piping systems. Sometimes we repair equipment. I train all the employees in everything to do with fire safety. This includes hazmat training as well as emergency procedures.

Find the odd one out. Explain why. 1 employee, engineer, equipment, technician, supervisor 2 pressure gauge, piping systems, pump systems, flowmeters, training 3 fire safety, write reports, carry out tests, monitor equipment, train employees Underline the following word partnerships in the descriptions above. a) b) c) d) e) f)

refinery equipment fire safety emergency procedures piping systems hazmat training pressure gauges

Find verbs in the texts above which go with these nouns. employees co-ordinate equipment reports problems instruments Speaking

6

5

Describe a job to a partner. Your partner has to guess the job you are describing.

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In the control room: PCBs and resistors Reading

1

Read this explanation of PCBs. PCBs

Refinery control rooms contain a lot of complex electrical equipment. Technicians look after this equipment. Sometimes technicians repair printed circuit boards, or PCBs.

Look at the resistors on this PCB.

The colour bands show the value of the resistor in ohms (Q). Ten different colours represent the numbers 0 to 9. The first two bands are the first two digits of the resistance. The third band is the multiplier. The multiplier tells you the number of zeroes to add after the first two digits. The final band is the tolerance. On the resistor shown above, orange = 3, orange = 3, black = 0, so the resistance is 33 Q.

2

3

0

brown

1

orange

3

yellow

4

green blue

wm

purple grey

8

white

9

Answer these questions. 1 2 3 4 5

Speaking

black

What does PCB stand for? What do the colour bands on the resistors show? What do the first two bands mean? What does the third band tell you? What is the fourth band for?

Work in pairs. Tell your partner the colours of the first three bands of a resistor. They work out the resistance. A: B: A: B: A:

My colours are purple, then green, then black. OK, so that's 75 Q. Correct! Now your turn. OK. My colours are yellow, purple and red. That's 4700 Q or 4.7kQ.

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Dates Listening

Listen to two short conversations. Tick the days you hear.

1

• • • •

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

• • •

Friday Saturday Sunday

Rea

Listen and repeat the months of the year. Mark the stress.

Writing

3

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

What comes next? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, January, March, May, December, November, October, March, June, September,

Emergen 1 Raise th 2 Contact

Language

3 Switch c

Dates We say the first of January, the second

of February,

the third of March, etc. or January

1 st = first

11th = eleventh

21st = twenty-first

2nd = s e c o n d

12th = twelfth

22nd = twenty-second

3rd = third

13th = thirteenth

23rd = twenty-third

4th = fourth

14th = fourteenth

24th = twenty-fourth

5th = fifth

15th = fifteenth

25th = twenty-fifth

6th = sixth

16th = sixteenth

26th = twenty-sixth

7th = seventh

17th = seventeenth

27th = twenty-seventh

8th = eighth

18th = eighteenth

28th = twenty-eighth

9th = ninth

19th = nineteenth

29th = twenty-ninth

10th = tenth

20th = twentieth

30th = thirtieth

the first.

4 Proceec 5 Check t are pre* 6 Report

Lister

31st = thirty-first

4

Dictate days and months to your partner.

5

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions. Find a new partner and repeat. What day is it today/tomorrow? What month is it? What's the date today? When's your birthday?

It's Tuesday. It's December. It's the third of February. It's on the fourteenth of July.

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Health and safety: Emergency procedures 1

Reading

Read these emergency procedures. Why do you walk upwind?

Emergency procedures 1 Raise the alarm. 2 Contact the emergency services. 3 Switch off all machinery. 4 Proceed upwind to an assembly area. 5 Check that all your crew or department are present or accounted for. 6 Report to the senior person present.

Listening

2

Listen to a supervisor talking about emergency procedures. Does he forget anything? Match these actions to the procedures above. a) telephone b) talk c) break glass 7 d) push stop button e) walk f) count heads Match these sentences to the procedures above. a) b) c) d) e) 0

Speaking

5

I would like to report a fire in the administration building. My crew are all present or accounted for. Does anyone know where John is? Follow me. Turn off the generator. Fire! Fire! Fire! 7

Work in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79.

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Talking about the weather

Listening

1

'3.'T-iM

Listen and read.

1 2

It's raining. It's windy.

3

It's a storm. Listen to the thunder. Listen and complete the table.

-20° C It's very today. It's t w e n t y below a n d ... ... it's s n o w i n g .

Speaking

3

Refining

40° C

It's freezing.

It's a nice day.

It's very hot today.

It's

It's 20 degrees.

It's

Hfigress

There's ice o n the

Nn

roads.

today.

Place

Today

Aberdeen

-10° C

Los A n g e l e s

32° C

Moscow

-20° C

Rio de Janeiro

28° C

Riyadh

45° C

A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: 6

20° C

rtpgrpes

It's very windy.

Practise in pairs. Discuss the weather report with your partner.

Sydney

0

0°C

18° C

Tomorrow **

3"C

Celsius

m

33° C ** c

—

1

O ^

-23° C

& **

25° C

&

45° C

&

21° C

What's the weather like in Aberdeen today? Freezing. It's minus 10. And tomorrow? It's going to be 3 degrees and raining. What about Riyadh? It's hot. 45 degrees. What's that in Fahrenheit? A hundred and thirteen degrees.

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Fahrenheit

-30

-22

-25

-13

-20

-4

-15

5

-10

14

-5

23

0

32

5

41

10

50

15

59

20

68

25

77

30

86

35

95

40

104

45

113

Review Writing

1

What does a refinery do? Write three sentences.

2

Look at the audioscript for track 47 on page 75. Write questions to get these answers. 1

It's nearly 3 km long and 1 km wide. Example: How big is the refinery? 2 Three. 3 Electrical power. 4 From the river. 5 In the separation area. 3

Write a sentence about what each of these people do. 1 2 3 4 5

4

control room operator safety instructor maintenance supervisor pump system operator lab technician

Complete the emergency procedures for a refinery. Raise Contact _ Switch _ Proceed Check _ Report _

5

c c C c

3 c 3 C 3 C 3 C

Complete each of these word spiders.

colours

C 3 C 3

3

C

3

c

3 c

C 3

3

C

3

C

3

C

3

3

3

C

^ d a y s of t h e w e e k ^

^ t y p e s of w e a t h e r ^

months

C 3

3

C

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• Talk about petroleum products • Describe storage facilities • Explain how to operate a fire extinguisher • Talk about past incidents • Request items from the storeroom

Storage

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Petroleum products Listening

1 EJEEI

Listen to the descriptions of five different oil depots. As you listen, tick the petroleum products you hear. 1

Vocabulary

2

2

diesel fuels

3

jet fuel

4

kerosene

5

gasoline

6

fuel oils

2

7

Storage

0

• • • • •

7 petrochemicals (feedstock) 8 paraffin wax 9 automotive and industrial lubricants 10 liquefied petroleum gas 11 propane 12 butane

Match the words to the pictures. 1 2 3 4 5

3

asphalt

catwalk E tank farm bullet tank underground tank road tanker

You have one minute. Close your book. Write down as many petroleum products as you can. Compare your list with others in the class.

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Properties Complete the text with the headings in the box.

Reading

Plastics

Jet fuel

Synthetic rubber

Petrol

Petroleum products

1 Also called gasoline, this is a liquid fuel for vehicles on land and sea. It ignites easily in engines. It remains liquid at normal temperatures. This is a liquid fuel for aircraft and rockets. It remains liquid at very low temperatures. Also called polymers, these are usually light and strong and do not rust. They can be made into different shapes. There are two types. • Thermoplastics: When you heat thermoplastics, they melt and you can shape them. You can reheat them and melt 2

B

3

5

Metal rusts. & Rubber stretches. Warning: corrosive materials.

4 5

This jacket is water-resistant. Ice melts at room temperature.

Complete the sentences with words from the text above. Fire hoses are made from rubber is used in aircraft. Car fuel is called or is a synthetic fibre. Water bottles are made of

Match the products 1-5 with their descriptions a-e. 1 2 3 4 5

Speaking

This is a heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant material. Oil and petrol cannot damage it. For this reason, it is often used to make fuel hoses.

-

1 2 3 4 5 4

1

Match the sentences to the pictures. 1 2 3

•

them again and again. This means that you can recycle them. Water bottles are made of thermoplastics. • Thermosets: You cannot re-melt thermosets. They are heat-resistant. Engine parts are sometimes made of thermosets. Synthetic fibres are made from plastics. Nylon is one example. Synthetic fibres are often water-resistant and do not stretch or break when you pull them. They are used to make ropes.

petrol jet fuel thermosets synthetic fibres synthetic rubber

a) b) c) d) e)

cannot be re-melted corrosion-resistant remains liquid at low temperatures do not stretch when pulled ignites easily

Practise in pairs. Describe a petroleum product but do not name it. Your partner has to guess what it is. A: This product is black. You drive on it. A: No. It's in the road. A: Yes.

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Describing storage facilities Reading

1

Lis

Read the text. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements. 1 2 3 4

The The The The

smallest tank we have is 34,000 gallons. T/t£) largest longest bullet tank is 18 metres. T/F pressure in the bullet tanks is lower than in the fuel oil tanks. T/F nearest rig is 45 kilometres away. T/F

This facility is bigger than our others. In fact, it is the biggest facility we have. These tanks are for kerosene. They are much smaller than the tanks we use for the other fuel oils. The largest tank we have is 34,000 gallons. Here it is on the right. Here you can see the bullet tanks, which we use for LPG. The longest we have is 18 metres. The shortest is 6 metres. The pressure in the LPG

tanks is normally around 5 bar. This is much higher than in the fuel oil tanks. Propane and butane are both heavier than air, so leaks can be a problem. The gas does not go away. The refinery is not far, only 3 kilometres from here. The closest rig is 35 kilometres away. The furthest is 150 kilometres.

J

Language Comparing things W e use an a d j e c t i v e to describe a n o u n .

This is a big

W e use a c o m p a r a t i v e to c o m p a r e t w o things.

This facility

We use a s u p e r l a t i v e to c o m p a r e three or more things.

This is the

Short adjectives

facility. is bigger than biggest facility

our

others.

we have.

close

closer

the closest

great

greater

the greatest

heavy

heavier

the heaviest

easy

easier

the easiest

Long adjectives

important

more/less important

the most/least important

Irregular adjectives

good

better

the best

bad

worse

the worst

far

further

the furthest

A d j e c t i v e s e n d i n g in -y

2

Read the i n f o r m a t i o n about the three storage facilities. T h e n c o m p l e t e the sentences. A l Gabar Oil D e p o t

Yakunst Tank F a r m

Hangdong Terminal

Built

1962

1998

2001

Distance to refinery

3 km

120 k m

27 km

33 million litres

32 million litres

5 4 million litres

27

44

60

Capacity Number of t a n k s

Al Gabar is older Al Gabar is Yakunst is Al Gabar is Hangdong has Hangdong has

E

_ (old) than Yakunst. _ (old) depot in the table, (far) from a refinery. _ (close) to a refinery than Hangdong. Oarge) storage capacity. (great) number of tanks.

Writing

3

Write five more sentences comparing the three facilities.

Speaking

4

Compare your sentences with others in the class.

Storage

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Health and safety: Fire safety Listening

Listen to the description and label the diagram of a fire extinguisher.

1

2_

high pressure g a s canister

dry chemical, carbon dioxide, or water

2

3

Correct these sentences. 1 The fire extinguisher contains d r y chemical, carbon dioxide and water, 2 The safety pin is under the pressure gauge. 3 The nozzle is on the right. 4 The tube is outside the container. 5 The gas canister is above the tube.

or

Complete this sentence. When you squeeze the handle, ...

4

Speaking

5

Look at the chart. Underline the words for parts of a fire extinguisher. Match them to the labels in the diagram above.

H O L D UPRIGHT.

S T A R T B A C K 10 FEET.

P U LL RING PIN.

AIM AT B A S E OF FIRE.

SQUEEZE LEVER, SWEEP SIDE TO SIDE.

Practise in pairs. Take turns to explain how to use a fire extinguisher. Use the words in the box. pull

aim

squeeze

sweep

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Incident reports

Lan

Past simpl We use the Listening

Listen to four conversations. Complete the incident report forms.

1

action in th(

Incident 1 Date:

10th January

Location:

Time:

Regular

15:00

Tank number

Description of incident:

Faulty pressure

Possible c a u s e : Action taken:

Fire

John Smith called the.

team

Incident 2 Date:

14th March

Time:.

Location: D e s c r i p t i o n of i n c i d e n t : Possible c a u s e : Action taken:

Incident 3 Date:

2nd August

TimP- 20:00

Location: Description of incident: Possible c a u s e : Action taken:

Incident 4 Date:

31st October

Time:

Location: Description of incident:. Possible c a u s e : Action taken:

Speaking

E

2

Use the incident report forms t o explain the incidents to a partner, but change some of the information. Your partner has to find the change. Then find a new partner and repeat.

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Talking about past incidents Here are some questions from the conversations on page 56. Complete the words.

1

1 2 3 4

What happen ? What d you do? What caus it? How d it happen?

Language

Past s i m p l e We use the p a s t s i m p l e to talk about a c o m p l e t e d action in the past.

Regular

Irregular

/ called. He didn't call. Did you call?

Present

Past s i m p l e

call

called

roll

rolled

Did he use water?

ignite

ignited

What happened?

provide

provided

W h a t c a u s e d it?

Present

Past s i m p l e

is / are (be)

was / were

have

had

forget

forgot

come

came

go

went

2

3

Did it w o r k ? Did he forget?

H o w did it h a p p e n ?

Complete the sentences with the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the language box to help you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Questions

The problem (be) a faulty pressure gauge. The detection system (not work). The alarm (not go off). I (hear) you (have) a problem. Some fuel (ignite). He (use) water instead of C0 . I (turn on) the lights. I (call) the duty electrician. The driver (forget) to put the brakes on. The tanker (roll) into the wall. 2

Now make up your own incident and describe it to a partner. They complete the incident form. Date:

Time:.

Location: D e s c r i p t i o n of i n c i d e n t : Possible cause: Action taken:

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In the storeroom Listening

Listen to five conversations in the storeroom. Complete the table.

1

Conversation

What was asked for?

a tool box.

1 2 3 4 5

Complete the beginning of each conversation. Then listen again to check. Conversation 1 How's it OK, thanks. I'm

going

Conversation 2 B: Hello again. A: Erm, this Conversation 3 B: Hi. C: Hi. I

for my tool box. OK? my tool box.

. a screwdriver.

Conversation 4 B Hi, Joe. D Hi. How's it going? thanks. You? B Not D: Not bad. I'm off-shift in an hour. Do you have. protection? Conversation 5 E: Morning B: Yeah. What E: I need Speaking

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day. I do for you? nuts.

Turn to the audioscript for track 56 on page 76. Act out the conversations with different partners. Change how you speak to make the conversations more or less friendly. Practise in pairs. Have similar conversations. Take turns being the storekeeper.

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Complete the crossword.

Clues Across 1 Petroleum products that are light, strong and don't rust (8) 2 A plastic you cannot re-melt (9) 4 Fuel for aircraft (3, 4) 5 A place with lots of storage tanks (4, 4) 6 Another word for man-made (9) Down 1 Another word for gasoline (6) 3 A vehicle used to transport fuel (4, 6)

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Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. supply 1 2 3 4 5

provides

used

re-melted

Synthetic rubber Js_ a heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant material. These tanks are to store asphalt. This facility . storage services for 35 different types of petrochemical. We . automotive and industrial lubricants to customers all over the country. Thermoplastics can be.

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Write three sentences about plastics.

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Use the words in the box to describe an incident. door

5

-is

smoke

fire alarm

extinguisher

telephone

supervisor

Complete the report form. Date:.

Time:

Location: D e s c r i p t i o n of i n c i d e n t :

Possible c a u s e : .

Action taken:

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Talk about pipelines and pipeline jobs Describe types of oil tanker Use a vehicle maintenance checklist Talk about hobbies and interests

Laying a pipeline Look at the diagram and read the text.

Reading

surveyor

sign

bulldozer

string - place in a line route

Before work begins, two teams of surveyors travel along the route of the pipeline. One team drives along the route and the other team flies over the route by helicopter or small plane. They survey the whole route and inspect it carefully. After the survey, the work begins. First, workers drive bulldozers along the route and clear it. They take out trees, bushes and other obstacles and they level the ground. Next, they string pipes along the route. After this, the diggers dig trenches next to the pipe string. The trenches are about two metres deep. Then welders weld

Speaking

the pipes together into a pipe section. They also bend the pipe section into the shape of the route. Next, cranes lift up the pipe section and place it carefully into the trench. The welders then weld the section to the rest of the pipeline. Then diggers push earth into the trench and cover the pipeline. Workers place signs above the pipeline to warn the public. Finally, engineers pump water at high pressure through the complete pipeline. This tests the strength of the pipeline. If there is a leak, they will find it now.

2

Make lists of the jobs and the vehicles in the text.

3

Practise in pairs. Close your book. Describe the process of laying a pipe. First, surveyors travel along the route of the pipe. Then workers clear the route. After that...

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K j L X f l A company director (A) asks a project manager (B) to tell him about the company's pipeline project. Complete the conversation with the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets. Listen to check. A: How's the pipeline? Can you bring me up to date, please? (survey) the route last month. The B: Sure. We (1) surveyed bulldozers (2) (finish) the path yesterday. A: Good. Is the whole route (3) (do) now? B: Yes, it is. A: That's good. What about the pipe sections? B We (4) (start) last week. They (5) (complete) the first 2 kilometres on Tuesday. A: What about welding? (plan) to start welding last Friday but we B: We (6) (7) (manage) to start on Thursday. A: That's good. Well done.

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2

Underline the questions in this conversation. Read the conversation in pairs. A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B:

How was the project? Did you finish on time? Yes we did. Just! How did you do it? I thought there were problems. There were lots of problems but we had three extra crews. I see. Where was it exactly? Somewhere in the US? Yes, in Alaska. On the coast. How did you get back? By boat? No, by plane.

Language Past t e n s e q u e s t i o n s We use q u e s t i o n s to get information. T h e word order in questions is different from positive a n d negative sentences a n d w e c a n use special questions words.

Did you finish Did you have When did the How

did

What was

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on time? any

problems?

new valves

you get

arrive?

back?

the weather

like?

Complete this conversation. Listen to check. A: We finished the repairs on the pipeline yesterday. B: That's great. Ahead of schedule. When (1) did you finish the inspections? A: On Tuesday. B: I see. Did you (2) any problems? A: No, not really. A couple of small leaks. That's all. Nothing serious. B: When (3) the new valves arrive? A: Before we left. So no problems there. B: What (4) the crew members like? Did you have a good supervisor? A: Yes the team was very good and the supervisor was great.

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Practise in pairs. Student A turn to page 68. Student B turn to page 79.

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A pipeline route Look at the photos and the map. Read the text.

Reading

ARCTIC

OCEAN Prudhoe Bay

The Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline is 800 miles long and goes from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. It has 11 pump stations and took four years to build. Thousands of people worked on the project. It starts at the coast and finishes at the sea. It goes through valleys and crosses rivers.

will f o r t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e f u t u r e W e use

will

+ infinitive to talk about

the future.

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4

will go north-west around We'll (will) have a meeting to discuss It won't (will not) go south-west. What will happen on Monday? The pipeline

the lake. the

crews.

Practise in pairs. Student A draw a route for a pipeline from oil refinery A to the coast. Student B draw a route for a pipeline from oil refinery B to the coast. Don't show your partner. Take turns to describe your route for your partner to draw.

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>M.-*ir!f Listen to people talking about their jobs on the pipeline and complete the descriptions. Then match the descriptions to the pictures showing the jobs.

1

2

3 4 5 6

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My job is to help plan the route I have a team of three to help me. We collect information about the land; we measure distances from point A to point B, for example, or we measure how high a point is above level. We use this data to decide where to the trenches and lay the pipe. I drive and operate heavy equipment such as bulldozers and diggers. We the route of obstacles like trees, the ground and dig the trenches. I look after the technical side. For example, I organise tests on the pipe to check that everything is OK and that there are no My job is to join the of pipe together. When I'm working, I use a special helmet to my eyes. I operate heavy machinery for moving equipment from A to B. For example, I lift sections of the pipe and them in the trench. My job is to transport the equipment and pipes from the ships to the site. Sometimes this means long by road and across country. I also have to look after my Listen to three more job descriptions. Make notes.

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K M |

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Write down the name of a job in the oil industry. Do not show anybody. Then play 20 questions. Your teacher will explain how the game works.

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Oil tankers Language

Large numbers 2,300 = t w o t h o u s a n d , three h u n d r e d 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 = three h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d 4 2 3 , 3 0 0 = four h u n d r e d a n d twenty-three t h o u s a n d , three h u n d r e d

Listen to the information about oil tankers. Match the numbers a-f to the correct words 1-6. a) b) c) d) e)

0

4,000— 320,000 1,504 226 564,763 2010

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1 metric tonnes 2 width of Jahre Viking, in feet 3 oil tankers 4 length of Jahre Viking, in feet 5 Jahre Viking scrapped 6 deadweight tonnage of Jahre Viking

Name:. Date: _ Location: _ Windscreen

Lights

Warning sigr

Tyres

Listen again. Then answer these questions.

What is the difference between crude tankers and product tankers? What does DWT stand for? What does VLCC mean?

Discharge vj Documents

Here is some information about other classes of tanker. What do the words draft, beam and air draft mean?

Malaccamax The Strait of Malacca is 25 metres deep. Ships with a greater draft must find a different route. Suezmax The Suez canal is 18-20 metres deep. There is another problem. The Suez Canal bridge is 68 metres high. The Suezmax class has a maximum DWT of 150,000. Panamax The width of the locks on the Panama canal limit the beam of the ship to 32 metres. The maximum air draft, from waterline to the highest point of the ship, is 58 metres. The Panamax class is typically between 65,000 and 80,000 DWT. Seawaymax The St Lawrence Seaway goes from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Seawaymax ships can have a maximum length of 740 feet, a beam of 78 feet and a draft of 26 feet. Other ships on the Great Lakes, called lake freighters, are larger than this and never leave the Great Lakes. They are too large to pass through the locks of the St Lawrence Seaway.

winds

W Speaking

4

Work in pairs. Look at the tankers. Together decide which tankers can go through the four locations described above.

Length: 340 m; Draft: 18 m; Beam: 44 m;

Length: 220 m; Draft: 7 m; Beam: 22 m;

Length: 470 m; Draft: 23 m; Beam: 60 m;

Air draft: 66 m; DWT: 200,000

Air draft: 15 m; DWT: 50,000

Air draft: 72 m; DWT: 300,000

Spe

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Listen to the conversation. Complete the checklist.

Vehicle maintenance checklist Name: Date: Location: Windscreen

Checked

Serviceable

/

•

Deficient

Action

Lights

Warning signs

Tyres

Discharge valves

Documents

sign

le valves

Writing

2

You inspected a road tanker yesterday. Write three sentences about it. Use some of these words to write your report. check lights

inspect warning signs windscreen documents

tyres leaks

tread clean

discharge valves missing cracked

/ checked the road tanker yesterday...

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Work in pairs. Take turns to read your report to your partner. Add a sentence to your report. Then find another partner and repeat.

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Listening

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r a . - T i f William Tabone is a crew member on a supertanker. He works hard. especially when the ship is in port but he also has some free time. Listen to him talking about what he does when he is off-shift. Circle the activities you hear.

watch tv play computer games sleep listen to music

eat

work out read

write letters

play the guitar go cycling

play games in the recreation room

go jogging

2 K^iSfl

Listen again. What does William often do? What does he always do? And what does he do sometimes?

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Make a list of your hobbies and interests. Use a dictionary or ask the teacher if you need help.

Language How often?

/ always go to He sometimes

the

Adverbs of frequency c o m e before the verb.

1 play football

every day.

Time expressions c o m e at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Every Sunday

1 go to the

W e can use a d v e r b s of f r e q u e n c y (e.g. never, sometimes, normally, always)

often,

a n d other t i m e e x p r e s s i o n s (e.g. once a week, every

Sunday, twice a week, every day) to say how often w e do something.

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cinema.

Practise in pairs. Ask and answer questions about hobbies and interests. Tell the class what you find out. What do you do in your free time? I like swimming. I normally go swimming every day. He likes swimming. He normally goes swimming every day.

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cinema.

watches TV.

ransport

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Answer these questions. 1 What do diggers dig? 2 Who do supervisors supervise? 3 What do inspectors inspect? 4 What do drivers drive? 5 What do surveyors survey? 6 What do welders weld?

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What do these people do? Write a sentence for each job. Use the words in the box to help you. organise tests operate heavy equipment sections of pipe measure distances plan route supervise maintain pipe systems 1 2

3

fitter surveyor

3 4

crane operator engineer

5

welder

Write the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 2 3 4 5 6

check Did you the windscreen ? you the Did inspect tyres ? Did documents you look at the ? did How you back get ? go last Monday Did you ? were What the members like crew ?

4

Write down the route of the pipeline from the refinery to the coast.

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Label this picture of a tanker with the words in the box. Then look back at page 64. What class of tanker is it? air draft

beam

1J

draft

'Haft?*! *

.

0

. . ^

Length: 280 m; Draft: 12 m; Beam: 31 m: Air draft: 56 m; DWT: 75,000

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Write three to five sentences about your hobbies and interests. / like football. I usually play football on Friday.

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Unit 1 The

Operating equipment Speaking exercise 4 page 21

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Tell your partner to write down these instructions. 1 Turn the handwheel anti-clockwise three turns. 2 Wait five minutes. 3 Check the gauge. 4 Write down the pressure on the gauge in the log book. Then write down the instructions your partner gives you.

4 Drilling Health and safety: Helicopters

Speaking exercise 4 page 33 Ask your partner to explain how to board a helicopter.

Off-shift in the canteen Speaking exercise 4 page 34 You are the cashier in a canteen. Your partner is an oil worker. Use this information and the menu on page 34 to answer his/her questions. Canteen opening times 06:00-08:00, 12:00-14:00, 18:00-20:00, 24:00-02:00

5 Working offshore Dimensions

Speaking exercise 3 page 38 Convert the dimensions of pipe 2 into feet and inches and write them in the table on page 38. Answer your partner's questions about the dimensions of pipe 2 first in metres and centimetres and then in feet and inches. Then ask your partner questions about pipe 3. Complete the table then check your partner's calculations.

length, 12 m

The alphabet A, H, J, K B, C, D, E, G, P F, L, M, N, S, X I, Y O Q, U,W R

6 Refining Health and safety: Emergency procedures

Speaking exercise 5 page 49 Phone your partner and report an emergency. Give your location and the type of emergency. Choose one of these emergencies. Fire in the separation area A leak in a piping system Then your partner will telephone you about an emergency. Write down his/her name, job, location and the type of emergency. Ask questions if necessary.

8 Transport Reporting progress

Speaking exercise 4 page 61 You and your partner both finished a pipeline project last week. Here are the details. Answer the questions your partner asks you about your project. Use the details in the box. Then ask your partner questions about their project. Use the information in the box to help you.

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Location:

Mexico

Length:

34 km

Start date:

6th June

End date:

Last w e e k

Weather:

H o t a n d rainy

Problems:

None

engineer: E operator: 0 driver: D-Rroustabout refinery: Roil rig: 0-1-1 tanker: T-A

A: Hello. M R-A. B: Thank y