
- •Part II
- •Unit III
- •Section 1. Basic course
- •Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •Read the text.
- •Answer the questions.
- •True or false?
- •Translate into English.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •II. Pronunciation practice. 2
- •III. Read the text. 2
- •Correct the mistakes in the computer translation.
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 192. Congratulations!
- •Task 2. Pipelines. History and Development
- •I. Word usage and common errors.
- •P ronunciation practice.
- •Read the text and answer the questions at the beginning of the passages. Pipelines
- •IV. Make up and translate word — combinations choosing from the words given under the table.
- •V.Complete the sentences.
- •II. Pronunciation practice. 2
- •III. Read the text. 2
- •VII.Complete the sentences.
- •Read the passage and correct the computer translation of it.
- •Learn the definition by heart.
- •What is a Pipeline?
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 204. Congratulations!
- •Task 3. What is the Difference between Oil and Gas Pipeline?
- •I. Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •Read the text and underline the international words.
- •Make up word combinations.
- •Make up questions to the answers.
- •True or false?
- •Fill in the gaps and read the extract.
- •Did you know that...
- •Complete the sentences using information in the right — hand column.
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 216. Congratulations!
- •Task 4. Pipeline Components
- •Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •Read the text and underline the international words. Pipeline components
- •Find the meaning of the words in the right-hand column.
- •What element of the pipeline network is this? Guess, please.
- •Translate into Ukrainian and make the report on the topic.
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 228. Congratulations!
- •Task 5. Pipelines Classification
- •Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •Translate the international words and find more of them in the text.
- •In general, pipelines can be classified in three categories depending on purpose:
- •Look through these descriptions and give the words they describe. Try to improve the incomplete descriptions.
- •Fill in prepositions and translate the sentences. Of, at, with, from, to, in, of, for, between
- •Translate into English.
- •Choose the correct word. In these sentences there are some words which you do not know. Guess what they mean and explain them to each other.
- •Read and translate the text; draw the table of oil pipelines classification.
- •Reproduce this piece of information filling in the right letter. Gas pipelines
- •Fill in the blanks with the necessary tense form. Don’t forget about Passive Voice. Offshore (submarine) pipelines
- •II. Pronunciation practice. 2
- •III. Read the text. 2
- •Fill in the gaps with: to transport, be transported, transported.
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 240.Congratulations!
- •Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •Translate the international words and find more of them in the text.
- •Read and translate the text. Underline adjectives and adverbs in the text.
- •Find the meaning of the word and the antonym (if any) in the right — hand columns.
- •Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the necessary tense form.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Study the picture and read the sentences in the right order.
- •Study the material and prepare the report. Business of Pipelines
- •How Are Pipelines Operated?
- •How Are Pipelines Monitored?
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 252. Congratulations!
- •Task 7. Leak Detection Systems
- •Word usage and common errors.
- •Pronunciation practice.
- •True or false?
- •Make up the titles of the scientific articles.,
- •Single or double? Fill in the missing letter if necessary.
- •Task 8. Safety. Ecological and Environmental Impact
- •Word usage and common errors
- •Pronunciation practice. Read and translate the words.
- •Read and translate the text. Find in the text and discuss the leading causes of pipeline failures. Safety
- •Fill in the table using the list.
- •Find the word in the list of letters and complete the word combination.
- •Answer the questions.
- •Complete the sentences.
- •II. Pronunciation practice. 2
- •III. Read the text. 2
- •VIII. Translate into English.
- •If you can translate these word-combinations your total score is 276. Congratulations! You have finished the basic course.
Fill in the table using the list.
Coarse - rough, abrasive, polite, stiff, grainy, granular, harsh, thick, crude, smooth;
Rupture - break, crack, tear, split, fissure, opening, breach, gap, gash;
To refer - mention, ignore, denote, talk about, bring up, speak of, raise, state, comment on, discuss, signify, mean, indicate, suggest, apply to, relate to, consult, check, turn to, look up, examine, search;
To prevent - stop, avert, avoid, foil, thwart, check, put a stop to, preclude (formal), nip in the bud (informal), inhibit, counteract, block, ward off, encourage.
the word |
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Find the word in the list of letters and complete the word combination.
tfesayof — safety of...
pipelines
безпечність
трубопроводів
atesmrial...
aulidhyrc pscaleu...
llutepo ...
hlhigy olilvate...
sestaf ayw ...
dsoldisve...
oenhygdr...
crosionor...
dinadg...
ctiondete...
Answer the questions.
What pipelines are more dangerous - those which transport water or crude oil?
What pipelines pose few safety or environmental hazards?
What is the safest way to transport petroleum and natural gas?
What is the first cause of pipeline accidents?
What is corrosion?
How is detection of leaks done?
Complete the sentences.
Part II 1
PIPELINES 1
UNIT III 1
Task 1. Piping. Pipeline Transport 2
II. Pronunciation practice. 2
III. Read the text. 2
Pipelines conveying flammable or explosive material, such as natural gas or oil, pose special safety concerns.
1982 - A logic bomb inserted by the CIA into the control system software for the Soviet Trans-Siberian Pipeline caused one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
June 4,1989 - sparks from two passing trains detonated gas leaking from an LPG pipeline near Ufa, Russia. Up to 645 people were reported killed.
October 17,1998 - at Jesse in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, a petroleum pipeline exploded killing about 1,200 villagers, some of whom were scavenging gasoline - the worst of several similar incidents in this country.
June 10, 1999 -a pipeline rupture in a Bellingham, Washington park led to the release of 277,200 gallons of gasoline. The gasoline was ignited, causing an explosion that killed two children and one adult.
August 19, 2000 - natural gas pipeline rupture and fire near Carlsbad, New Mexico this explosion and fire killed 12 members of the same family. The cause was due to severe internal corrosion of the pipeline.
July 30, 2004 - a major natural gas pipeline exploded in Ghislenghien, Belgium near Ath (thirty kilometres southwest of Brussels), killing at least 23 people and leaving 122 wounded, some critically. (CNN) (Expatica)
May 12, 2006 - an oil pipeline ruptured outside Lagos, Nigeria. Up to 200 people may have been killed.
November 1, 2007 - a propane pipeline exploded near Carmichael, Mississippi, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Meridian, Mississippi. Two people were killed instantly and an additional four were injured. Several homes were destroyed and sixty families were displaced. The pipeline is owned by Enterprise Products Partners LP, and runs from Mont Belvieu, Texas, to Apex, North Carolina, according to an Enterprise spokesman.
07. 2004 - pipeline between Belgium’s port Zeebrugge and northern France exploded, 23 victims.
08. 2005 - 28 inches underground pipeline exploded in Nigeria, resulting in conflagration which spread to 27 square miles.