- •Unit 1. Reading and writing the emergency reports lesson 1 Причастие прошедшего времени (Participle II)
- •Derive Participle II from the verbs given and translate them.
- •Translate the word phrases into Russian.
- •Translate the word phrases into English.
- •Read and translate the phrases paying attention to Participle I and II.
- •Complete the sentences using Participle I or Participle II.
- •Lesson 2
- •Agree or disagree with the statements below and give your arguments.
- •7. Work in pairs. Make up a story according to the situations offered. Tell the stories in turn with your study partner.
- •8. Imagine that you are the Captain of the Kashmir vessel. Complete the letter to the owners of your vessel, giving details of what happened.
- •Lesson 3 Страдательный залог (Passive Voice)
- •Indefinite Passive
- •Read and translate the sentences where the passive form is used.
- •Make these active sentences passive.
- •Decide whether the verbs in brackets should be active or passive and complete the given sentences.
- •Complete the sentences. Use prepositions by, with, of with the words in brackets.
- •Fill in the gaps with the verb in a proper tense of the Passive Voice.
- •Do the tasks according to the models offered.
- •Translate into English.
- •Complete the sentences with the active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
- •Lesson 4
- •1. Practice the pronunciation of the new words. Try to memorize them, they will help you to understand the text that follows.
- •2. Read and translate the text. Engine Room Fire
- •3. Read the text above again and complete these statements.
- •4. Decide whether the verbs should be used in active or passive and complete the sentences. If the sentences are active make them passive and vice versa.
- •5. Read the following statements and explain why it happened.
- •6. Make up sentences with the verbs and expressions given. Rearrange actions according to the content of the text.
- •7. Work in pairs. Describe the situations offered in Ex 6. Let your study partner add details if you omit them.
Read and translate the phrases paying attention to Participle I and II.
The bosun inspecting the safety equipment
Cargo packed into containers
Speaking foreign languages
A vessel sailing out to sea
The damaged tanker
The engineers repairing the machinery
Passengers taking to boats
The ship boarded by a surveyor
Reaching the harbor
Rescue boats used by casualties
The discovered land
The fire extinguished for half an hour
The island left not long ago
The shipboard training completed last month
The ship included into the Russian fleet
Complete the sentences using Participle I or Participle II.
Vessels (arrive) at the port must reduce their speed.
The Chief Mate is responsible for charts (correct) for the coming voyage.
The language (speak) at sea is Nautical or Maritime English.
The vessel (leave) the port is bound for Australia.
The visitors (not sail) will get ashore as soon as they hear the siren.
The ships (come) in and out of the port must have a pilot on board.
The engineers will examine the operation of the machinery (repair) in the work shop.
We will never forget our trip (make) on board the Sedov.
A strong wind (blow) from the north changed the weather for the worse.
Look! The vessel (pull) by the tug is slowly entering the harbor.
The voyage (begin) next week will last for a month.
Our ship (warn) about the (come) storm changed her course.
My friend enjoyed his holiday (spend) at sea.
Lesson 2
Before reading the text revise the words on the topic “Emergencies” (“Learn Marine English” by L.I.Okuneva). Enrich your vocabulary memorizing the new ones.
Accident in the Shipping Channel
Collision
The accident happened when the inbound tanker collided with a medium-sized container heading out to sea in a shipping channel five miles from Jebel Ali Port (Dubai). The tanker named the Kashmir was carrying a liquid used to make plastic. The vessel was heading from Iran to the UAE.
The other vessel was a container ship the Saman by name. The ship was flying a Singapore flag. Container ships typically carry different cargo packed into containers.
The container ship collided with the tanker and set it on fire in a shipping channel off the coast of Dubai. There wasn’t a serious hole in the hull but there was a great fire. The ship’s rescue team arrived at the accident site at utmost speed. They started putting out the fire immediately.
Later the Dubai police helicopters and boats arrived to help with the rescue effort. They tried to evacuate the tanker’s crew. But during the rescue operations two sailors fell overboard. The team released lifebuoys, lowered the lifeboats, pulled the casualties out of water and transferred them safely ashore. Some hours later the fire was extinguished. And the emergency team cleared the damaged tanker from the accident site.
As to the container ship the tug boats were able to pull it and its crew to safety shortly after the accident occurred. The ship’s damage was not too serious.
Name Participles I and II used in the text.
Give the Russian equivalents to the following English phrases and expressions.
the inbound tanker;
a container heading out to sea;
a liquid used to make plastic;
a ship flying a Singapore flag;
cargo packed into containers;
to set a ship on fire;
off the coast of …;
to arrive at the accident site at utmost speed;
to put out the fire;
to transfer smb safely ashore;
to clear the damaged tanker;
as to the container ship;
shortly after.
Translate the expressions into English using Participle I and Participle II.
Танкер, направляющийся в …; происшествие, случившееся в море; жидкость, используемая; танкер, именуемый; перевозимый груз; упакованные контейнеры; столкнувшиеся суда; аварийная группа, прибывшая на место происшествия; помощь, оказанная спасательными судами; спущенные лодки; брошенные спасательные круги; спасенные пострадавшие; потушенный пожар; танкер, поврежденный в аварии.
Answer the questions on the text.
What kind of accident happened in a shipping channel five miles from Jebel Ali Port (Dubai)?
What were the ships’ routes?
What caused the fire on the tanker?
Who started putting out the fire?
And who helped them with rescue effort?
What happened when evacuating the tanker’s crew?
How long did the rescue operations last?
What happened to the container ship?
Was her damage serious?