Lg english for the oil industry 1

Endish for the Oil industry Vocational English Course Book S \ \I // 1/2 1/1 ' Eft »»» BIB Evan Frendo with David Bonamy Series editor David Bonamy \ Contents Oil rig systen Introductions p.4 Introducing yourself Getting oil to the customer p.5 Describing people W Spelling p.6 Unit 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 > 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 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 u> c Numbers p 15 Unit ! Look On land p 12 Where is it? p 16 Explaining about looking for oil at sea Describing what seismic operators 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 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 it Oi I field! Control panels c z> 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 lit Dr illing Lifting gear p.30 Directions p.32 Z) Health and safety: Helicopters Off-shift in the canteen p.34 I Review p.35 lis 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 too supervisors i supervisor's 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 have Food 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 thickness high height Numbers Dimensions Init Wot king offs p.38 Positions above, below, to the left of What does it do? Numbers Offshore fixed platforms —i Health and safety: In the sick bay p.41 Describing basic medical problems How long is it? What is the length? many much have 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 These are This provides Present simple What does ? What ? 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 Ref ining Refinery jobs p.46 In the control room: PCBs and resistors p.47 Dates p.48 Review p 51 Petroleum products Properties Stor o> UI (0 c 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 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 Trans o Q Pipeline jobs p.63 Oil tankers p.64 Health and safety: Vehicle maintenance p.65 Off-shift: Life on a supertanker Review p.67 Partner files: Student A Audioscript p.68 p.69 Partner files: Student B p.79 p.66 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 Introductions Listening EZ / 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 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 • • Speaking Practise the conversation in pairs A: A: A: What's your name? Where are y o u from? What 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 The oil industry Getting oil to the customer Listen Write the names under the photos Listening Matthew Aondoakaa, Vocabulary 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)? 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 at the refinery in Nigeria He/She works on an oil rig at the refinery in Nigeria Present simple of be The present simple of be irregular is am a driver You/We They are a driver drivers He She is a driver Talk about your classmates Richard Smith is from Alaska He s a driver He works in Spelling Listening ^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 Listen and fill in the missing letters K^ul JL JL e J-n JL JL r e t i r u _ t _ b e e y g n r l&lLijfl A: B: Hello My name's Cabrera That's C-A-B-R-E-R-A T h a n k you A: B: A: Panganiban How 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 Underline the items you hear PPE Listen and read 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 you spell that? S-M-I-T-H Thank you Jobs Listening 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 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 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 — - T : M Listen and write down the words you hear WP transport We We We I work nn a We We We I'm 10 I'm 11 I'm 12 I'm 13 I'm 14 I'm Speaking 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 Introducing yourself and others Mr Tr'WI Listening Listen to and read the conversations Conversation 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 A hme 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 all the general jobs O h , OK Conversation Manuel: Fred: Manuel: Fred: Conversation 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: Roughneck? -> What is a roughneck? —X Pardon? ~* Please repeat 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, and 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? The oil industry Is he the supervisor? Are you John? What's your name? What you do? Where you work? How you spell that? Read the conversations above again Underline the questions 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 Health and safety: Personal protective equipment (PPE) Look at these pictures Say the words Vocabulary il It • Listening 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 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 gloves protect? B: They protect the hands Oil fields Listening L i s t e n a n d m a r k t h e stress T h e n repeat 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 Countries o r state a) ^ Samotlor P r u d h o e Bay East Texas Cantarell Greater Burgan Rumaila Ghawar g) I r a q B o l i v a r Coastal h ) Russia b) Mexico c) \^ T h e oil industry USA d ) Saudi A r a b i a \ e) K u w a i t \ \^ 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 Venezuela Off-shift: Life on a supertanker Listening 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 K^iSfl Listen again What does William often do? What does he always do? And what does he sometimes? 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 play football every day Time expressions c o m e at the beginning or end of the sentence Every Sunday 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 something Speaking ransport cinema Practise in pairs Ask and answer questions about hobbies and interests Tell the class what you find out What you in your free time? I like swimming I normally go swimming every day He likes swimming He normally goes swimming every day cinema watches TV Review Writing Answer these questions What diggers dig? Who supervisors supervise? What inspectors inspect? What drivers drive? What surveyors survey? What welders weld? What 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 fitter surveyor crane operator engineer welder Write the words in the correct order to make questions 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 ? Write down the route of the pipeline from the refinery to the coast 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?*! * ^ Length: 280 m; Draft: 12 m; Beam: 31 m: Air draft: 56 m; DWT: 75,000 Write three to five sentences about your hobbies and interests / like football I usually play football on Friday fransport 67 P a r t n e r files: S t u d e n t A Oil fields Unit The Operating equipment Speaking exercise page 21 Hi My nam the Philippi Hello My n Venezuela I'm Ali bin I engineer N Hi, I'm Jenn radio opera Hello I'm IV a seismic o Tell your partner to write down these instructions Turn the handwheel anti-clockwise three turns Wait five minutes Check the gauge Write down the pressure on the gauge in the log book Then write down the instructions your partner gives you Drilling Health and safety: Helicopters Speaking exercise page 33 Ask your partner to explain how to board a helicopter Off-shift in the canteen Speaking exercise 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 Working offshore Dimensions Speaking exercise page 38 Convert the dimensions of pipe into feet and inches and write them in the table on page 38 Answer your partner's questions about the dimensions of pipe first in metres and centimetres and then in feet and inches Then ask your partner questions about pipe 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 Refining Health and safety: Emergency procedures Speaking exercise 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 Transport Reporting progress Speaking exercise 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 P a r t n e r files: S t u d e n t A Hi I'm Arm refinery to I the gas Hi This is J supertanke Hello My n for oil I wo I'm Ali bin I Hi This is I rig We extr 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: driver: D-Rroustabout refinery: Roil rig: 0-1-1 tanker: T-A A: Hello M R-A B: Thank y< Audio script Unit The oil industry ^02 Hi My name is Armando Panganiban I'm from the Philippines I'm a driver 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 you 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 03 Hi I'm Armando I drive a road tanker from the refinery to the gas station The gas station sells the gas Hi This is Jennifer Burgess We're on a supertanker We transport oil Hello My name's Matthew My job is to search for oil I work in the countryside I'm Ali bin Khalid I work in a refinery Hi This is Ricardo Cabrera We work on an oil rig We extract oil 04 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) I,Y Q, U, W R 05 engineer: E-N-G-I-N-double E-R operator: O-P-E-R-A-T-O-R driver: D-R-I-V-E-R roustabout: R-O-U-S-T-A-B-O-U-T refinery: R-E-F-I-N-E-R-Y oil rig: O-I-L, new word, R-I-G tanker: T-A-N-K-E-R 06 A: Hello My name's Cabrera That's C-A-B-R-ER-A B: Thank you A: Panganiban B: How you spell that? A: It's Panganiban P-A-N-G-A-N-I-B-A-N B: Thank you A: Matthew Aondoakaa B: Pardon? A: Aondoakaa That's A-O-N-D-O-A-K-double A B: Thank you [...]... the well hole 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. .. 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... 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... 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. .. from 14 13 12 11 _ 10 3 Write down instructions to get from A to B Drilling 4 35 • Describe oil rig systems \^orkin£f * *^ Q ^ ^ g J"^ Q J* ^ 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. .. 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 Liste 2 Speaking 3 Complete these sentences 1 The cable aoes from the winch to the blocks 2 3 4 5 The. .. OK Got that For leaks? Match the verbs 1- 5 with the nouns a-e 1 Turn a) the gauge 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 Oilfields 3 21 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... 1 2 3 2 Looking for oil 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? Speaking Numbers Language N u m b e r s 1 to 10 0 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 ... 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 Drilling Hand tools Vocabulary J Listening Match the pictures like this The. .. 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 ... sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements 10 11 12 13 14 15 Speaking 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... down the words you hear WP transport We We We I work nn a We We We I'm 10 I'm 11 I'm 12 I'm 13 I'm 14 I'm Speaking the oil the oil for oil the oil work on an work in the work in the the the a... eight nine 10 ten Pronunciation Note the difference between: thirteen (13 ) and thirty (30) fourteen (14 ) and forty (40) sixteen (16 ) and sixty (60) Listening 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 eleven