English for the Oil Industry Unit 8

8/20/2019 English for the Oil Industry Unit 8

1/8

8

T r a n s p o r t

Talk about pipelines and pipeline jobs

escribe types of oil

tanker

Use a vehicle maintenance checklist

Talk about hobbies and

interests

L a y i n g

a p i p e l i n e

R e a d i n g

Lo ok a t the diag ram and read the tex t .

surveyor

sign

bu l ldozer

string place in a line

route

Before w o r k b eg in s , t w o teams of surveyors

t r a v e l a long the rou te of the p ipe l ine . One team

drives a long the route and the other team f l ies

ov er t h e r ou t e b y h e l i c op t er or s m a l l p la n e . T h ey

s u r v ey t h e w h ole r ou t e a n d i n s p ec t i t c a r e f u l ly .

After the survey , the

w o r k

beg ins . F i rs t , workers

d r iv e

b u l ldoz er s a lon g t h e r ou t e a n d

clear

i t .

They take out trees,

bushes

a n d o t h er

obstacles

and

t h ey l ev e l t h e g r o u n d . Nex t , t h ey s t r i n g

pipes a long the rou te . A fter th is , the d iggers dig

trenches

next to the p ipe s t r ing . The

trenches

a re a b ou t t w o m et r es deep . T h en w e lder s w e l d

t h e p i p es t og e t h er i n t o a p i p e s ec t i on . T h ey

also

b en d t h e p i p e s ec t i on i n t o t h e

shape

of the route .

Next , cranes lift u p t h e p i p e s ec ti on a n d place

it c a r e f u l ly i n t o t h e t r en c h . T h e w e lder s t h en

w e l d

the sect ion to the

rest

of the pipel ine . Then

di g g er s p u s h ea r t h i n t o t h e t r en c h a n d c ov er t h e

pipe l in e . W o r k e rs

place

s igns

above

the pipel ine

to

w a r n

the publ ic . F ina l ly , engineers p u m p w a t e r

a t

h i g h

p r es s u r e t h r ou g h t h e c om p le t e p i p e l i n e .

T h i s tests the s t r eng th of the pip el ine . If there i s

a leak, they

w i l l

f ind i t now .

2 Make l i s t s of the

jobs

and the vehic les in the te x t .

S p e a k i n g

3 Practise i n p a i r s . Close y o u r b o o k .

Describe

th e

process

of lay ing a p ipe.

F i r s t

surveyors ravel al ong

t h e

route

o f t h e

pi pe. Then

w orkers

clear

t h e

out e.

After that...


2/8

R e p o r t i n g

progress

L i s t e n i n g 1

K j L X f l

A c o m p a n y d i r e c t o r ( A ) asks a projec t manager (B) to

te l l

h im ab out

th e c omp an y ' s p i p e l i n e p ro jec t . C omp l e te th e c on v ersat ion w i t h the past s imple

tense of the verbs in brack ets . L iste n to

check.

A :

B:

A:

B:

A:

B

A :

B:

H o w ' s the pipel ine? Can you b r i n g me up to date , please?

Sure.

W e (1 )

surveyed

( surv ey ) th e rou te l as t m o n t h . T h e

bul l d o z e rs

( 2 ) ( f in i sh) th e

p a t h

yesterday .

G o o d .

Is the w h o le route (3 ) (do ) n ow?

Yes, it is.

That ' s g o o d . W h at ab out th e p i p e sections?

We (4) (sta rt ) last w eek. The y (5)

( c o m p l e t e ) t h e f i r s t 2 k i lometres on Tuesday.

W h a t ab out we l din g ?

W e (6 ) (p l an ) to s tar t w e l d in g l as t F r iday b ut we

( 7 ) manage) to s tar t on T h ursda y .

A :

That ' s

g o o d .

Well

don e .

S p e a k i n g

2

U n der l i n e th e quest ion s in t h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n .

Read

th e c on v ersat ion in p a i rs .

A : H o w w a s t h e

proj ect ?

D i d y o u

f i nish

o n

ime?

B : Yes w e d id . ust

A : H ow d i d y o u d o

i t ?

hought

here

w ere

robl ems.

B : There w ere

l o t s o f

probl ems

b u t w e h ad t hree

extr a

c rew s.

A : I see.

Where

w a s i t

exact l y? omew here

i n t he U S?

B :

Yes i n A l a s k a . O n t he

coast.

A : H ow d i d y o u get

back?

B y

boat ?

B :

N o b y

pl ane.

L a n g u a g e

P a s t t e n s e q u e s t i o n s

W e u s e q u e s t i o n s t o g e t i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e w o r d o r d e r

i n q u e s t i o n s i s d if f e r e n t f r o m p o s i t i v e a n d n e g a t i v e

s e n t e n c e s a n d w e c a n u s e s p e c i a l q u e s t i o n s w o r d s .

Did

yo u

finish

on time?e u s e q u e s t i o n s t o g e t i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e w o r d o r d e r



Did yo u have any problems?




When did the new valves arrive?




How did

you get back?




What was the weather l ike?

3 C omp l e te

t h i s

c on v ersat ion . L i s ten to

check.

A : W e f in i shed th e rep a i rs on th e p i p e l i n e yesterday .

B: Tha t ' s great . A head of sched ule . W hen (1) i y o u

f inish

the inspect ions?

A : On Tuesday.

B: I see. D id y o u (2 ) an y p rob l ems?

A : N o , n ot rea l ly . A couple of smal l leaks. That ' s al l . N o th in g serious.

B: W hen (3) the new valves arrive?

A :

Before

w e left . So n o p ro b l ems th e re .

B: W hat (4) the crew m em bers l ike? D id y o u h av e a g ood

sup erv i sor?

A : Yes the team w as v e r y g ood an d th e sup erv i sor was g reat .

S p e a k i n g 4 Practise

in pairs . S tudent

A t u r n

t o

page

68. Student B

t u r n

t o

page

79.

T r a n s p o r t

8


3/8

A p i p e l i n e r o u t e

R e a d i n g

L oo k a t th e p h otos an d th e

m a p .

Read the text .

RCTIC

OCE N

Prudhoe Bay

T h e T ran s-Al aska

O il

Pip elin e is 800

mi l e s long an d goes

f rom

P r u d h o e

Bay to Valdez. It has 11 p u m p

s ta t ion s a n d t o o k

four

y ears to

b u i l d .

T h ousan ds o f p eop l e w o r k e d

on th e p ro jec t . It s tar t s a t th e

coast

and

f inishes at the sea. I t goes

t h r o u g h v a l l ey s an d

crosses r ivers .

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 u s e will + in f in i t ive to ta lk a bo u t

t h e f u t u r e .

The pipeline will go north-west around the

lake.

e u s e will + in f in i t ive to ta lk a bo u t

t h e f u t u r e .

W e

ll

(will) have a meeting to discuss the crews.


t h e f u t u r e .

It won t (will not) go south-west.


t h e f u t u r e .

W h a t

will happen

on Monday?

S p e a k i n g

4 P rac t i se in p a i rs . S tuden t A

draw a ro ute f or a

p ipel ine

from

o i l

r e f i n er y

A to th e

coast.

S tudent B d r a w a

ro ut e

fo r a p i p e l i n e

f r om

o i l

ref inery B to th e coast. D on ' t

s ho w y o u r

par tner. Take

t u r n s

to desc r ib e

y o u r

route

for your

p a r t n e r t o

draw.

8

T r a n s p o r t


4/8

Pip e l in e jobs

L i s t e n i n g 1 > M . - * i r f L i s ten to people

ta lk ing

a b ou t t h e i r jobs on the pipel ine and complete

t h e des c r i p t i on s . T h en m a t c h t h e des c r i p t i on s t o t h e p i c t u r es s h ow i n g t h e j ob s .

1 M y job i s to help plan the route I have a team of three to

h e lp m e . W e c o l lec t i n f o r m a t i on a b ou t t h e la n d; w e measure distances

f rom p oin t A to po int B, for example, or w e measure h o w h i g h a p o i n t

is above level . We use th is data to dec ide w here to

th e trenches and lay the pipe.

2 I dr i ve and operate heav y equipm ent such as bul ld oze rs and diggers . We

the route of

obstacles

l ike trees, the

g r o un d and dig the t renches .

3 I look a f ter the technica l s ide. For examp le, I organise tests on the pipe to

check tha t everyth ing i s OK and that there are no

4 My job i s to j o i n the of p ipe together . W hen I 'm w o r k i n g ,

use a spec ia l helmet to m y eyes.

5 I op er a t e h ea vy m a c h i n er y f or m o v i n g eq u i p m en t f rom A to B. For exam ple,

lift sections of the pipe and the m in the t ren ch .

6 M y j ob i s t o t r a n s p or t t h e eq u i p m en t a n d p i p es f rom the sh ips to the s i te .

Sometimes

t h i s means lon g b y r oa d a n d

across

c ou n t r y .

also

have to look a f ter my

2 K M | L i s ten to three more job des cr ipt io ns . Make notes .

S p e a k i n g 3 W r i t e d o w n the nam e of a job in the oi l

i n du s t r y .

D o n ot s h ow a n y b ody . T h en

play

20 quest ions . Your teacher w i l l ex p la i n h ow t h e game w o r k s .

T r a n s p o r t 8

6


5/8

Oil t an ke r s

L a n g u a g e

L a r g e n u m b e r s

2 , 3 0 0 = t w o t h o u s a n d , t h r e e h u n d r e d

3 0 0 , 0 0 0 = t h r e e h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d

4 2 3 , 3 0 0 = f o u r h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - t h re e t h o u s a n d , t h re e h u n d r e d

L i s t en t o t he i n f o r m a t i o n a bo u t o i l t a nke rs .

M a t c h

t he num be rs a -f t o t he co rre c t w o rd s 1 -6 .

a)

4,000— m e t r i c

t o nne s

b )

320,000

\

2

w i d t h of Jahr e V i k i n g in feet

c )

1,504

v

3

o i l

tankers

d )

226 4

l e n g th

of Jahr e V i k i n g in feet

e)

564,763 5 Jahre V i k i n g s c r a p p e d

0

2010 6 d e a d w e i g h t tonnage of

R e a d i n g

Jahre V i k i n g

2 Btjkif i l L i s t e n a ga i n . The n a ns w e r these que s t i o ns .

W h a t is the d i f fe re nce be t w e e n crud e t a nke rs a nd pro d uct t a nke rs ?

2 W h a t

does

D W T s t a nd fo r?

3 W h a t

does

VLCC

mean?

3 H ere is

some i n f o r m a t i o n

a bo ut o t he r

classes

o f t a nke r . W ha t d o t he w o rd s

draft ,

beam a n d

a i r draft

mean?

alaccamax

Th e Strait of M alacca is 25 m etres deep . Ships

w i t h

a greater

dr a f t

m u s t

find

a

dif ferent

ro ut e .

Suezmax

T h e

Suez

canal i s 18-20 metres deep. There i s ano ther p ro ble m . The

Suez

Canal br idg e i s

68 metres h i g h . T h e

Suezmax class

has a

m a x i m u m

D W T o f

150,000.

Panamax

T h e

w i d t h

o f the locks on the

Panama

ca na l

l imi t

the beam of the ship to 32 metres . The

m a x i m u m

a ir dra ft ,

f rom

w a t e r l i ne t o t he h i ghe s t p o i n t o f the ship, i s 58 metres . The

Panamax class

is

t y p i c a l l y b e t w e e n

65,000

a n d

80,000

D W T.

S e a w a y m a x

The St Law rence Seaway goes

f rom

the Great Lakes t o t he

A t l a n t i c

Ocean. Seawaym ax

ships can have a

m a x i m u m

length of 740 feet , a beam of 78 feet and a dr a f t of 26 feet . Other ships on

the Great Lakes , ca l led lake fre ighters , are larger than this and never leave the Great Lakes . They are

too large to pass t h r o u g h the locks of the St Lawrence Seaway.

S p e a k i n g 4 W o rk i n pa i r s . Lo o k at t he t a nke rs . To ge t he r d e c i d e w h i ch tankers can go

t h r o u g h th e f o ur l o ca t i o ns d e s cr i be d a bo ve .

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

Air draft: 66 m; DWT: 200,000

Leng th: 220 m; Draft : 7 m; Be am: 22 m;


Leng th: 470 m; Draft: 23 m; Beam : 60 m;



6/8

H ea l t h and safety: V e h i c le m a i n t e n a n c e

L i s t e n i n g L i s t e n t o t he

c o n v e r s a t i o n . C o m p l e t e

t h e

c h e c k l i s t .

3

Vehic le maintenance checkl is t

Name:

Date:

Locat ion:

C h e c k e d

S e r v i c e a b l e D e f i c i e n t A c t i o n

W i n d s c r e e n

L i g h t s

W a r n i n g s i g n s

Tyres

D i s c h a r g e v a l v e s

D o c u m e n t s

s i g n

l e v a l v e s

W r i t i n g 2 Yo u i ns pe c t e d a r oa d t a nke r ye s t e rd a y .

W r i t e

t hre e

sentences

a b o u t i t . Use

some

of these

w o r ds

to w r i te

y o u r r e p o r t .

check inspect warn ing signs tyres tread discharge valves

lights

windscreen documents

leaks

clean

missing cracked

checked

the road

tanker

yesterday

S p e a k i n g

3 W o r k in p a i r s . Take

t u r n s

to read y o u r

r e p o r t

to y o u r pa r t ne r . A d d a sentence to

y o u r r e p o r t .

T h e n

find

a no t he r pa r t ne r and

repeat.


7/8

Off-shi f t : L i fe o n a s u p e r t a n k e r

L i s t e n i n g

1

r a . - T i f

Wi l l iam

Tabone is a crew member on a supertanker. He w o r k s hard.

esp ec ia l l y

w h e n

the ship is in p o r t b u t h e

also

has

some

free t i m e . L i s t en t o h i m

ta lk ing a b o u t w h a t he

does w h e n

he is off-shift . Circ le the act iv i t ies you hear.

w t c h t v

sleep

re d

e a t

play computer games

l i s ten t o music

write letters

pl y

g mes

in the

recre tion room

work out

go

cycling

p l ay the gu i ta r

go jogging

L a n g u a g e

2 K^iSfl L i s ten ag a in . W h at does Wi l l iam of ten do? W h at does he always do?

A n d w h a t does he do sometimes?

3 Make a l ist of

y o u r

hobbies and interests . Use a d i c t i o n a r y or ask the

teacher

i f

y o u need help .

H o w o f t e n ?

W e c a n u s e a d v e r b s o f f r e q u e n c y e . g .

never

sometimes, often

normally always a n d o t h e r 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 t o s a y h o w o f t e n w e d o s o m e t h i n g .

A d v e r b s o f f r e q u e n c y c o m e b e f o r e t h e v e r b .

T i m e e x p r e s s i o n s c o m e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o r e n d o f t h e s e n t e n c e .

/ always go to the cinema.e c a n u s e a d v e r b s o f f r e q u e n c y e . g .

never

sometimes, often





He sometimes watches TV.


never

sometimes, often





1 play football every day.


never

sometimes, often





Every Sunday

go to the cinema.

S p e a k i n g

4 Practise

in

pa i r s .

Ask an d an swer quest ion s ab out h ob b ies an d in teres t s .

Tell

th e class w h a t y o u f ind ou t .

What

d o y o u d o i n y o u r fr ee

ime?

l i k e

swi mming.

I normall y go

sw imming every

day .

H e l i k e s

swi mming.

H e normall y

goes sw imming every

day .

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R e v i e w

W r i t i n g 1 A n s w e r these que s t i o ns .

What do diggers dig?

2 W h o d o s u p e r v i s o r s supervise?

3 W ha t d o i ns pe c t o rs inspect?

4 W ha t d o d r i ve rs d r i ve ?

5 W h a t d o s urve yo rs s urve y?

6 W h a t d o w e l d e rs w e l d ?

2 W h a t d o these people do? W r i te a sentence fo r each j o b . U se t he w o rd s i n t he

bo x t o he l p yo u.

organise tests operate heavy equipme nt sect ions of pipe

measu re distances plan route supe rvise maintain pipe systems

fi t ter

2 s urve yo r

3

4

crane o p e r a t o r

engineer

5 w e l d e r

3

W r i te

t he w o rd s i n t he co rre c t o rd e r t o ma ke que s t i o ns .

check D id

y o u th e w i n d s c r e e n ?

2 y o u t h e

D id

inspect tyres ?

3 D i d d o cu me n t s yo u l o o k a t t he ?

4 d i d H ow y o u back get ?

5 go l a s t M o nd a y D id y o u ?

6 w e r e W h a t t h e m e m b e r s l ike c re w ?

4

W r i t e

d o w n t he ro ut e o f t he p i p e l i ne f rom t he re f i ne r y t o t he coast.

5 La be l t h i s p i c t u re o f a t a nke r

w i t h

t he w o rd s i n t he bo x . The n l o o k back at

page 64 . What

class

of tanker is i t?

air draft bea m draft

1 J

'Haft?*

Length: 280 m; Draft: 12 m; Beam: 31 m:


. 0 . . ^

1 J

'Haft?*

Length: 280 m; Draft: 12 m; Beam: 31 m:


6 W r i te t hre e t o five sentences a bo ut yo u r ho bb i e s a nd i n t e re s t s .

/

i ke

ootball . I usuall y play ootball o n F r i d a y .

f r a n s p o r t

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