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IV. Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.

1. His lights are on, so I’m pretty sure Dan is at home. as

Dan …… his lights are on.

2. Susie’s car’s not here, so she’s almost certainly taking Dobber to the vet. be

Susie …… Dobber to the vet since her car’s not here.

3. There’s no way that boy’s Simon. He’s much taller. boy

That ……. Simon. He’s much taller!

4. I’m certain the Winners don’t think we’re coming tonight; we arranged it for next Tuesday. expecting

The Winners …… tonight; we arranged it for next Tuesday.

5. I bet you were exhausted after such a long journey. have

You …… exhausted after such a long journey!

6. The only explanation is that Evan was on the phone to someone in Australia! …talking

Evan …… on the phone to someone in Australia.

7. There’s no way Casey won the disco dancing competition – he has got two left feet. have

Casey …… the disco dancing competition – he’s got two left feet.

8. I don’t believe Helen’s been trying to call us all day. The phone hasn’t rung once. been

Helen …… to call us all day. The phone hasn’t rung once.

LESSON FOUR

Phonetics: Letters “g” and “c”.

Grammar: Modals. (Part II).

Topic: How to Find Oil Traps and a Typical Drilling Crew.

Pre-reading tasks

I. Read the words with the following sounds:

[g] – grub, grader, aggregate, ground, subgrade, guide.

[G] – hydrological, carriageway, drainage, energy, original.

[k] – construct, factor, close, compaction, called, locate, cutting.

[s] – necessary, socialist, efficient, especially.

II. Learn the words from the vocabulary.

1. derrickman, n [`derikmxn] – верховой рабочий

2. geophone, n [`dZJqufqun] – геофон

3. seismic, a [`saIzmIk] сейсмический

4. vibration, n [vaI`breISn] – вибрация

5. wave, n [weIv] – волна

III. Steve Dumontet tests wells before production starts. He answers questions like: What is in with the oil? Water? Gas? Sand? How fast does the oil flow up from the well?

1. Give your opinions. Does he need to:

1. be fit?

2. be careful?

3. be good with numbers?

4. use a computer?

2. Read the dialogue.

It’s my Job

I=Interviewer, S=Steve

I Who do you work for, Steve?

S I work for a Canadian oil company.

I What’s your job?

S I’m a well test operator.

I And where do you work?

S I work in lots of different places, all over Canada.

I Lots of different places?

S Yeah. The company has oil wells all over the country. We go to an oil well for

a few days or maybe a few weeks. Then we move on to a different well.

I Who is “we”? Do you work in a team?

S.. Yeah. A well-testin crew has three people: a supervisor, an operator, and an assistant operator. At first I was an assistant operator. Now I’m an op erator.

I I see. What do you do on a typical day?

S Well, usually we do tests on new wells. First we prepare the test equipment. Some of it’s heavy equipment, so it’s hard work. Then we do tests – a lot of different tests – and record data on a computer.

3. Answer the questions.

1. Why does he like his job?

2. Is he inside or outside today?

3. How many technicians are in his team?

4. How many men are outside with him?

5. Where are they from?

6. How do they speak to the control room?

7. What nationalities are there in the company?

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