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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

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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
I Review p.35

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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

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.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
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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

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

1

Introductions
Listening

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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.
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The oil industry


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


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

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Listen and fill in the missing letters.

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2
3
4
5
6
7

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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

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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.


Jobs

Listening

2

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.

4

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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Listen and write down the words you hear.

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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

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

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

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

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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 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 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?
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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

The oil industry

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.


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

Vocabulary

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

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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.


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)

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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

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B o l i v a r Coastal

h ) Russia

b) Mexico
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USA

d ) Saudi A r a b i a

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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


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

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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.

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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
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

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e) w a v e

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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:

Looking for oil

thumper truck

What are these?
They're shock
waves.

What do they do?
They go through the rock.

Speaking
shock

waves.


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)

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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.

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 .

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.

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

ships.

Looking for oil

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Seismic operators
Listening

1

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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
.tests

. s h o c k waves
. data
. holes

. 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?

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

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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:

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

Writing

2

2
3
4
5
6

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

Where are the
They're on the

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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.

7

T h e coffee is i n t h e c u p .

floor,.

. the table and the door.

door,.

. the hook.

cup.
the manual.
. the table.
table.

keys?
table.

y
Bottle of water

2

5

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

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.

Complete t h e sentences.
1

Speaking

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 .

Cupboard


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

turn

2
3
4
5
6

Don't.

be

tarn

keep

put

touch

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


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.

4

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.

How heavy are you?
A:
2

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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)

I'm 99

kilos.

yours?
inches.

B: I'm 88 kilos. And you?
weight?

And

you?

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

Oil fields

3

• Tell the time
• Understand warning signs
• Make conversation

Oil field equipment
Vocabulary

1

MM

1 well

2

6

7

2

3

3

8

3

Oilfields

5

9

pumpjack
drill collar

derrick
drill bit

10.

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.

•

4

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


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

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 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

Oilfields

(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.


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

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

Oilfields

3


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

Oilfields

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.


Health and safety: Warning signs
Reading

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...

.

3

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