- •625000, Тюмень, Володарского, 38.
- •625039, Тюмень, ул. Киевская, 52
- •A. Company research
- •Look through the text and find English equivalents to the expressions:
- •3. Fill in the gaps with the words from exercise 1.
- •Discuss which ways exist to research company. Which ways would you use? Describe three of them in details.
- •Read the article and check your answers.
- •Read the sentences and choose the right variant.
- •B. World’s leading companies
- •7. Which oil and gas companies do you know? What can you tell about them? To which countries are they related? In your opinion, what are the most successful companies?
- •9. Divide into two groups and analyze Chart 1 and Chart 2. Make a report about one of the charts. Describe as much point as possible, compare the data and make your conclusions. Use Application 1.
- •1. Match the words and their definitions:
- •2. Fill in the gaps using the words and expressions above:
- •3. Discuss the following questions:
- •4. Read the first part of the text and find English equivalents for the given words and expressions:
- •5. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions:
- •6. Read the second part of the text and answer the questions:
- •7. Match the parts of the sentences:
- •8. True or False? Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •9. Make a short report about the text.
- •1. Study the terms:
- •2. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions above. There are four words you needn’t use:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Read the text and check your answers:
- •6. Read the text and find English equivalents for the words and expressions:
- •8. Translate the text from Russian into English:
- •1. Study the terms:
- •3. Choose the odd one out in each line and explain your choice:
- •5. Read the text and say if the statements are true or false:
- •6. Answer the questions:
- •6. Fill in the gaps with the words from the list below:
- •Injected submersible pumper drive
- •7. Describe the process of a tertiary recovery technique presented in the picture. Describe all the stages and the effects of this process. Use Application 1 to help you present your description:
- •1. Study the terms:
- •2. Read the text and say if the statements are true or false:
- •3. Answer the following questions:
- •4. Find English equivalents in the text:
- •Bibliography
3. Answer the following questions:
1) What are the differences between cleanup procedures onshore and offshore? What do they depend on?
2) When can a blowout occur?
3) What happens during a blowout?
4) What byproducts are produced during oil production?
5) How are air emissions produced?
6) What does the concentration of pollutants depend on?
4. Find English equivalents in the text:
источник утечки; скопившаяся в лужах нефть; пористость почвы; микробы, перерабатывающие нефть; обогащенные удобрениями и влагой; сжигание на месте; растительность; прибрежный; неспокойные моря; забойное оборудование; выброшено на поверхность; попутный природный газ; искра в моторе; значительный объем побочных продуктов; облегчать бурение; бактерициды; смазочные масла; сжигание ископаемого топлива; жилые помещения; отработанный буровой раствор; летучие органические соединения
5. Fill in the table with the synonyms from exercises 1 and 4:
Synonym |
Synonym from the exercises |
On-site |
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Lighten |
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Outbreak |
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Produce |
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Flash |
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Uneasy |
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Leakage |
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Enriched |
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6. Work in two groups.
1) Group one are representatives of a well-known oil and gas producing company which works in Tyumen region and believes that its operations don’t influence the environment.
2) Group two are journalists who have discovered environmental problems connected with the work of this company and want to find the truth.
Discuss the possible questions and answers in your groups and then organize a briefing to find the solutions to these problems. Use the text for ideas and Applicatrion 1 for useful phrases to help you build your speech.
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