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

Reading

On land

Reading 1 Read the text and u n d e r l i n e w o r d s f r o m the d i a g r a m .

thumper truck Seismic o p e r a t o r s search for o i l . On land we use a t h u m p e r t r u c k . The t h u m p e r t r u c k carries heavy plates. Heavy plates are the energy source. The heavy plates h i t t h e g r o u n d and make shock waves. Sometimes we use explosives. The explosion is t h e energy source. The e x p l o s i o n sends shock waves t h r o u g h the rock. The layers of rock reflect the waves t o the receiver. We call these reflected waves. We use computers in 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 the data and t o analyse the data .

Vocabulary 2 M a t c h the w o r d s 1-6 w i t h the w o r d s a-f t o make p a r t n e r s h i p s .

recording truck

Listening

Writing

1 t h u m p e r — a) o p e r a t o r

2 energy \ b ) source

3 shock \ c ) plate 4 r e c o r d i n g \ d ) t r u c k

5 seismic \ : e) w a v e 6 heavy ^ — 0 t r u c k

Listening

Speaking

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KUI L isten . 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 in pairs . Use t h e d i a g r a m . Ask and answer qu est i o ns . A What's this?

B: It's a heavy plate.

A: What does it do?

B: It hits the ground and makes shock waves.

B: What are these?

A: They're shock waves.

B: What do they do?

A: They go through the rock.

Speaking

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At sea

Reading 1 Complete the t e x t w i t h w o r d s f r o m t h e d i a g r a m .

At sea w e use a seismic s h i p . T h e energy source is a (1) compressed a j r g u n o r explosives . T h e (2) waves are reflected t o receivers . T h e receivers are (3) The layers of (4) give di f ferent data .

Lis ten ing 2

Speaking

Listen a n d m a r k t h e stress. T h e n l isten again and repeat the w o r d s . h y d r o p h o n e s reflected receiver

energy explosives di f ferent

Writ ing 3 W r i t e t h e w o r d s in t h e c o r r e c t order. 1 At sea seismic w e a use s h i p . 2 T h e energy source is explosives c o m p r e s s e d gun air a or 3 T h e waves are t o ref lected receivers . 4 T h e receivers h y d r o p h o n e s are . 5 T h e layers of di f ferent r o c k give data .

4 Complete the t e x t .

source is a . source is a . h i t t h e

o p e r a t o r s w o r k o n land and at sea. On land t h e energy plate or an e x p l o s i o n . At sea t h e energy air gun . 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 receivers . Computers and analyse the data.

5 Practise i n pairs . Explain h o w seismic o p e r a t o r s search for o i l o n land and at sea. D r a w diagrams t o h e l p . On land seismic operators use thumper trucks. At sea they use seismic ships. ...

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Language

Seismic operators

1 E X

A: B:

A: B:

tLM L isten t o and read t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n . H i , M a t t h e w . H i . W h a t d o y o u do? I'm a seismic operator . W h a t d o seismic o p e r a t o r s do? Well , w e search for o i l . OK. A n d w e w o r k i n crews, or teams. In m y c r e w w e have three s u r v e y o r s and five seismic o p e r a t o r s . Right . A n d t w o s h o o t e r s . Shooters? That's r i g h t . Shooters . W h a t d o t h e y do? T h e y handle 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 the best places t o go. I see. T h e n w e clear the l a n d . We r e m o v e trees and bushes, for example . OK. T h e n w e d o o u r tests . We operate t h u m p e r t r u c k s . T h e heavy plates send shock waves 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 and w e use c o m p u t e r s t o analyse t h e data . W h a t a b o u t t h e shooters? T h e shooters? Well , sometimes 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 the g r o u n d and prepare the site . T h e n t h e y detonate t h e explosives . T h e explosives send shock 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 shock waves. T h e n w e use c o m p u t e r s t o analyse the data . Do y o u l ike y o u r job?

Listening

Yeah, I d o . Find verbs t h a t go w i t h these nouns .

handle . explosives . land . tests . t h u m p e r t r u c k s

. s h o c k waves

. data

. holes

Plurals

There are three different ways to make regular plurals: add -s, add

truck -* trucks There are three different ways to make regular plurals: add -s, add bush -»bushes

-es or remove the y and add -ies. Some plurals are irregular.

country -* countries -es or remove the y and add -ies. Some plurals are irregular.

foot -* feef

Pronunc ia t ion /s/ III or / iz/

/s/ plates, shooters /z/ waves, eyes /iz/ 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 quest ions T h e n pract ise in pairs . Ask and answer these quest ions . 1 W h a t d o seismic o p e r a t o r s do? 2 W h a t d o s u r v e y o r s do? 3 W h a t d o s h o o t e r s do?

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Numbers

Language Numbe r s 1 t o 100

Pronunciat ion

1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 3 three 13 thirteen 30 thirty 4 four 14 fourteen 40 forty 5 five 15 fifteen 50 fifty 6 six 16 sixteen 60 sixty 7 seven 17 seventeen 70 seventy 8 eight 18 eighteen 80 eighty 9 nine 19 nineteen 90 ninety 10 ten 20 twenty 100 one hundred

Note the difference between: thirteen (13) and thirty (30) fourteen (14) and forty (40) sixteen (16) and sixty (60)

L is ten ing 1 a) b ) c)

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

4 3 12

five

Listen and circ le t h e n u m b e r s y o u hear. U % d ) 2 12 13 30 e) 9 19 14 16 60 Listen a n d w r i t e t h e n u m b e r s y o u hear.

22 49

32 99

Wri t ing 3 What's next? W r i t e t h e answer and c o m p a r e in pairs . a) 1 , 2 , 3 , b ) 3, 5, 7,

c) 2, 4, 6 , _ d ) 9, 10, 1 1 , .

e) 2 0 , 3 0 , 4 0 , . 0 1 9 , 1 8 , 1 7 ,

W r i t e t h e n u m b e r s . a) f o r t y - o n e b ) t w e n t y - t h r e e c) t h i r t y - n i n e

47 d ) t h i r t e e n e) t w e l v e f) seventy-four

Speaking 5 Say t h e f o l l o w i n g th r ee t i m e s , as fast as possible . T h e n make u p s imi lar 'tongue t w i s t e r s ' . 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 h y d r o p h o n e s

6 Practise in 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 turn.

Count backwards from eighty-seven to seventy-eight.

A: OK. Eighty-seven, eighty-six, eighty-five, ...

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Where is it?

Vocabulary 1 Look at t h e p i c t u r e . Read t h e sentences a b o u t the p i c t u r e .

1 T h e safety manual is o n the table .

2 T h e boots are under the table . 3 T h e safety glasses are next t o the

m a n u a l . 4 T h e h e l m e t is o n the floor,

b e t w e e n t h e table and the door . 5 M y jacket is b e h i n d t h e door , o n

t h e h o o k . 6 T h e table is in f r o n t of t h e

w i n d o w . 7 T h e coffee is i n t h e c u p .

Wri t ing 2 Complete t h e sentences. 1 Where's t h e helmet?

It's on t h e f l o o r , . 2 Where's t h e jacket?

It's t h e d o o r , . 3 Where's t h e coffee?

It's the c u p . 4 W h e r e are t h e glasses?

They're

. the table a n d the door .

. the h o o k .

5 W h e r e are the boots? They're

t h e m a n u a l .

. t h e table . 6 Where's t h e manual?

It's t h e table . Speaking 3 Practise i n pairs . Use t h i n g s i n the r o o m .

A: Where are the keys?

B: They're on the table.

Mobile phone y Bottle of water

Cupboard

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Health and safety: Instructions

Vocabulary 1 Practise i n pairs . Take t u r n s t o give and f o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s . 1 Stand u p . Don't s t a n d u p . Sit d o w n . 2 Point t o t h e door . Don't p o i n t t o t h e door . Point t o t h e w i n d o w . 3 Wave. Don't wave . T o u c h y o u r head. 4 Stand near t h e door. Don't s t a n d near the door . Stand near the w i n d o w . 5 T u r n o n the l i g h t s . T u r n off t h e l ights . 6 Don't p u t y o u r b o o k u n d e r t h e table . Put y o u r b o o k on t h e table .

Don't touch. -* Do not touch. Don't do that. -* Do not do that.

Lis ten ing 2 • • • • ' • K M Listen t o and read the c o n v e r s a t i o n . Shooter: OK, y o u r first j o b . Explosives are dangerous, so be careful . Assistant: OK. Shooter: First of a l l , t u r n off t h a t p h o n e . No phones w i t h explosives. Assistant: Sorry. Shooter: No p r o b l e m . Now. B r i n g the b o x over here. Assistant: OK. Shooter: 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 on

t h e left . Assistant: OK. Shooter: A n d keep an eye o n t h e r o a d . A n y cars, call me. OK? Assistant: OK. Shooter: A n d d o n ' t t o u c h t h a t flask. It's m y coffee. Not y o u r s ! Assistant: OK!

3 Complete t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s w i t h t h e w o r d s i n the box .

bring be ta rn keep put touch 1 turn

2 3 4 5 6 D o n ' t .

. off t h e p h o n e , the b o x here .

. careful .

. the cables o n the t r u c k .

. an eye o n t h e r o a d . t h e flask.

Language

Instruct ions Turn on the lights. Turn off that phone. Stand up. Sit down.

We add please to make the instructions more polite. Please don't touch. We add please to make the instructions more polite. Please turn on the lights.

We add please to make the instructions more polite.

Sit down, please.

4 Play 'Simon says'. Your teacher w i l l expla in the game.

Giving personal information

Listening 1 mtHHM L isten and repeat the te lephone n u m b e r s . a) 0780 786 3487 b ) 675 489 955 c) 546 389 2001

2 •LiZm Listen and c o r r e c t these n u m b e r s . a) 030 3562 8888 7 d ) 030 456 347 328 b ) 0071 253 628 998 e) 0786 747 636 468 c) 0049 756 463 839

3 •WLE £ f l Listen and complete the conversat ions .

Conversa t i on 1 A: What's y o u r

(1) name

Jason Henley. Is Jason y o u r given name? Yes, Henley is m y family name. OK. Where do y o u (2) ? M y address is 27 Port Dr ive , Aberdeen. Did 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. Good. What's y o u r job? I'm a (4) o n an o i l r i g .

A: Thank y o u .

Conve rsa t i on 2 A: What's y o u r name, please?

John K a r u e t t . Can y o u ( 5 ) .

B: A: Can y o u (5) t h a t , please? B: Yes, sure. It's John, J-O-H-N, Karuett , K-A-R-U-E-double T. A: T h a n k y o u . A n d y o u r (6) ? B: 45 Julienne Street. A: OK. Postcode? B: 24351. A: Age? B: (7) A: Height? B: Six foot one. A: Weight? B: 93 ki los . A: OK. A n d w h a t do y o u do? B: I'm a shooter? A: Pardon? B: A shooter . I w o r k w i t h (8) A: OK. T h a n k y o u .

4 Complete t h e table . T h e t h i r d c o l u m n is for y o u . Given name Jason John You Family name Address Telephone number Age Job Height Weight

Speaking 5 Practise in pairs . Ask and answer quest io ns . A: What's your telephone number? B: It's 2345 67876. And yours?

A: It's 34556786. How old are you? B: I'm 23. And you?

A: I'm 31. How tall are you? B: I'm five foot eleven inches. And you?

What's your height?

A: I'm five foot seven inches. B: I'm 88 kilos. And you? What's your

How heavy are you? weight?

A: I'm 99 kilos.

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Review

Wri t ing 1 W r i t e t h e p l u r a l s . 1 flask 2 b u s h 3 explosive 4 o p e r a t o r W r i t e these n u m b e r s in w o r d s . 1 15 2 16 3 34 Label these diagrams. A

4 5 6

i n c h s h o o t e r c o u n t r y

56 73 98

5 ~=—m / / /

vSf / / /

7

4 W h a t d o s h o o t e r s do? W r i t e three sentences.

5 W r i t e six sentences a b o u t the r o o m . The cell phone is on the table. The door is open

6 W r i t e the o p p o s i t e . 1 Stand u p . 2 T u r n o n t h e p h o n e . 3 T o u c h t h e tabl e . 4 Point t o t h e door . 5 Wave. 6 Put t h e b o o k o n the table .

Don't stand up. / Sit down.

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