English for Oil and Gas FOUNDATION COURSE A dedicated language course for the Petrochemical Industry English for Oil and Gas Foundation Course This course is designed for oil technicians undergoing training in English and is uniquely based on authentic technical training material. The aim of the course is to give you all the language functions and structures you need to work effectively and safely in an English speaking petrochemical environment. © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Contents Unit Title Page 1 Training Skills 7 Module 1 2 Numbers and Measurement 27 3 Describing Equipment 47 Module 1 Review 67 4 Giving Instructions 73 Module 2 5 Safety 92 6 Describing Systems 114 Module 2 Review 135 7 Making Comparisons 143 Module 3 8 Describing Processes 164 9 Expressing Possibility 185 Module 3 Review 206 Pair work activities 214 Tapescripts 244 Irregular Verb Chart 252 © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course English for Oil and Gas Course Syllabus – Module 1 Unit 2 Unit 1 Unit 3 Numbers and Training Skills Describing Equipment Measurement “What does „soiled‟ “What is 10 Kpa in “What is this? What does mean?” pascals?” it do?” Present simple: ‘to be’ Countable/uncountable Present simple: nouns Present simple passive Grammar negatives and questions How much/how many ‘Can’ expressing ability Parts of speech Question forms Identifying Equipment The English alphabet Large numbers Opposites Decimal numbers Prepositions of place Shapes and shape Fractions Prepositions of Vocabulary Areas adjectives Percentages movement Colours Ordinal numbers Oil industry Jobs Units of measurement Ranking items Describe the use of Training Questions Measuring workshop tools Basic personal questions Functional Describing area Describe location Language Social English: meeting Describing mass Describe equipment and introducing Telling the Time Workshop tools and usage Calculations Measuring devices: Technical Training Language Measuring pipelines level, pressure and Language Measuring pressure temperature Pumps © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course English for Oil and Gas Course Syllabus – Module 2 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Giving Instructions Describing Systems Safety “How many components “It is a safety helmet. It “How does Control A are there in the is used for protecting work?” system?” the head.” Past simple Imperatives Grammar Zero conditional Past continuous Present continuous Parts of the body Types of controls Expressing advantages Types of injury Control verbs and disadvantages Vocabulary Word formation Areas Synonyms Adverbs of frequency Question words Giving warnings Word formation Identifying dangerous Describing diagrams Identifying hazards Functional Language situations Describing systems Risk assessment Hand signals Reporting Incidents Open and closed loop systems Safety signs Alarm systems Personal Protective Crane controls Electrical circuits Equipment Technical Control systems Language Process and Instrument Safety equipment Crane operations Drawings BP 8 Golden Rules of Flow measurement Safety devices © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course English for Oil and Gas Course Syllabus – Module 3 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Making Comparisons Describing Processes Expressing Possibility “How many steps are “An electric drill is much there in your “First, Tom ought to…” more powerful and …” description?” Modal verbs: obligation Comparatives Present Perfect – past advice Superlatives experience Grammar necessity as … as Present Perfect- Passive modal verbs unfinished past Second conditional First aid Sequencing words Modifying adverbs Technical Expressions Vocabulary ‘yet’ and ‘already’ Areas (much, slightly) and plain English Word formation (2) Sequencing events Describing objects and Describing processes Giving advice materials Describing past Functional Expressing prohibition Language Expressing similarities experiences Expressing possibility and differences Describing ongoing situations States of matter Methods of oil recovery Safe lifting procedures Troubleshooting and Oil refining and oil Lockouts and tagouts fault finding products Technical Thermostats Driving safety Language Types of engine Oil separation Tool Box Talks Qualities of metals techniques Slip hazards Temperature devices Pigging © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills -7- Unit 1 Training Skills What does „Soiled‟ means „soiled‟ mean? „dirty‟.
© Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills -8- Training Skills - Unit Map The aim of this unit is to introduce the language of training and give an introduction to social English, the English you will use to communicate with colleagues. By the end of this unit you will be able to: use the language of the training room introduce yourself and ask questions about personal information identify basic objects identify and describe shapes identify parts of speech Complete the tables when you finish the unit. I can Difficult Okay Easy ask training questions say the alphabet identify basic objects identify shapes and use shape adjectives give person information explain some oil industry jobs identify colours I understand Difficult Okay Easy the unit grammar: use „to be‟ use present simple the unit vocabulary (see word list) If there is anything you are not sure of ask you trainer to revise the material. © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills -9- Personal Information Read the text and look at the verbs in bold.
Complete the table.1) My name is Alan. I am 46 years old. I am a technical trainer. My wife‟s name is Anna.
We have two children. My son is 22 and my daughter is 19. They are students. I am from Scotland.
Anna is not from Scotland. She is from England. Are you married? Positive Negative Question I ………… ………… ………… He/She/It ………… ………… ………… You/We/They ………… ………… ………… Complete the text below.2) My name ………… Bob. My wife‟s name ………… Helen.
We have a son. His name ………… Mike. He is 9 years old. I ………… a technical trainer, I ………… a technical trainee.
Now, write a paragraph about you and your family. © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 10 - How Are You? There are five mistakes in the dialogue below. Correct the mistakes and practise the conversation with in a group. Bob introduces Mike to Dave at a party.3) Bob: Hi, Dave.
Dave: Good night Bob. How are you? Bob: Thanks. And you? Dave: I very well, thanks. Bob: Do you know Mike? Dave: No, I do.
Bob: Dave, this is Mike. Mike, this is Dave. Mike: Please to meet you. Dave: Pleased to meet you too.
The expressions in the box are all possible answers to the question: How are you? Put them in the correct column. Excellent Not so bad Alright Can‟t complain Fine Okay Very well Awful Terrible Wonderful So-so Not so good 50-50 Marvellous Surviving © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 11 - Training Skills If you don’t understand something in your training - ask. What do you say if: ( 1.4) a) your trainer speaks too quickly. please / could / speak / you / slowly / more …………………………………………….
b) your trainer is difficult to understand clearly / speak / more / please / you / could ……………………………………………. c) your trainer speaks too quietly. loudly / speak / please / more / you / could ……………………………………………. d) you did not hear what your trainer said.
repeat / could / you / please / that ……………………………………………. e) you did not understand what your understand / sorry / don‟t / I trainer said. f) you do not understand a word your mean / does / what / „extinguish‟ trainer said. g) you want to know the spelling of a „extinguish‟ / spell / you / do / how word.
g) you do not know something know / sorry / I / don‟t ……………………………………………. Check the meaning of the following words with a partner What does „Soiled‟ means „soiled‟ mean? dirty. a) compress d) periodic g) inhale b) flame e) flexible h) ring c) monitor f) risk l) expand © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 12 - Identifying Equipment Work with a partner and identify the equipment and devices below. What is that? That is a chainsaw © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 13 - The Alphabet Letters in the English alphabet use certain sounds.
Look at the table below and group the letters in the appropriate phonetic column. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Play See Left Eye Know Are You Now, practise spelling the equipment on the previous page with a partner. What is that? How do you That is a spell it? pig. P – I - G Some of the words below contain spelling mistakes.
Rewrite the words with mistakes. Check your answers with a partner. 1) instruement - …………………… 2) platform - …………………… 3) beautiful - …………………… 4) fourteen - …………………… 5) fourty - …………………… 6) daughter - …………………… 7) objecktive - …………………… 8) question - …………………… 9) mechanic - …………………… 10) traine - …………………… © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 14 - Building English Every word is a part of speech and has a special name. Nouns = names Verbs = actions Adjectives = describing words Put the words in the box in the correct column exact equipment trainee learn difficult consider tired examine job course safe pipeline initial calculate remember Noun Verb Adjective ………………………….
We also use: Articles: a, an, the Prepositions: in, on, at, to, from, … Conjunctions: and, but, so, … Adverbs: well, quickly, almost, … A standard sentence in English has the following form: Bob likes his job subject + verb + object Ω Adjectives usually come before the noun: a complex machine a difficult question an interesting problem an exact figure Look at the sentences in italics on this page and identify the parts of speech. Check your ideas with a partner. © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 15 - Opposites Many adjectives and verbs have opposites. Match the words in the box with the pictures smooth accurate shallow approximate contract deep flexible expand rigid rough 1) ………………… 2) ………………… 3) ………………… 4) ………………… What time is it? About one.
What time 12:58 is it 5) ………………… 6) ………………… Rubber Steel 7) ………………… 8) ………………… 9) ………………… 10) ………………… What is the The opposite of opposite of „flexible‟ is „flexible‟? „rigid‟? © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 16 - Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1) Iron is a …………………… material. rigid / flexible 2) When you heat metal it …………………… expands / contracts 3) It is important to be …………………… when approximate / accurate measuring. 4) A 20 meter well is ………………… deep / shallow 5) Glass is …………………… smooth / rough Now, write five example sentences using the words you did not use.
1) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5) ……………………………………………………………………………………… Test your partner: Do they know all the opposites? Work together and complete the table. a) good b) complex …………………… …………………… c) fast d) dry …………………… …………………… e) long f) dirty …………………… …………………… g) happy h) heavy …………………… …………………… i) early j) dark …………………… …………………… k) careful l) dangerous …………………… …………………… m) hot n) loud …………………… …………………… o) cool p) wrong …………………… …………………… q) big r) flammable …………………… …………………… s) difficult t) fragile …………………… …………………… © Language Solutions English for Oil and Gas - Foundation Course Unit 1 – Training Skills - 17 - Training Language Find the words in the word search below A R T D S P W C V G L K M T H E O R E T I C A L 1.