- •Астраханский государственный технический университет
- •«Английский язык»
- •Методическое пособие утверждено на заседании кафедры “ияито” протокол № 10 от 16.05.07
- •IV. Read the text carefully and say what you have learnt about petroleum. A. Petroleum
- •B. Formation of petroleum Biogenic theory
- •Abiogenic theory
- •C. From the history of the oil industry
- •Exercises
- •III. Read the text carefully and say what you have learnt about natural gas. A. Chemical composition of natural gas
- •V. Say if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.
- •B. Storage and transportation of natural gas
- •C. The use of natural gas
- •D. Sources of natural gas
- •E. Possible future sources
- •F. Safety
- •Exercises
- •VII. Render the text about natural gas in the oral form. Unit 3 Oil well
- •I. Study and learn the vocabulary list:
- •II. Look at the title and the picture and say what information the text gives. Read the text attentively for the details and be ready to discuss it with your groupmates.
- •A. The history of an oil well
- •B. Life of a well
- •Drilling
- •Completion
- •3) Production
- •4) Abandonment
- •C. Types of oil wells
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary:
- •III. Create a questionnaire on the topic “Oil wells” and test your groupmates’ knowledge. You can use the following questions:
- •Unit 4 Oil exploration
- •I. Study and learn the vocabulary list:
- •II. Read the text carefully and say what you have learnt oil exploration.
- •A. Searching for Oil and Gas
- •B. Oil extraction
- •C. Working conditions in the oil industry
- •D. Occupations in the oil industry
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Give definitions to the following jobs:
- •III. Find in the text the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
- •IV. Write down own sentences using words and word combinations from exercise 3.
- •V. Make up dialogues using the following situation:
- •Unit 5 How oil drilling works
- •I. Read and learn the vocabulary list:
- •II. Read the text carefully and say what you have learnt oil drilling. A. Preparing to drill
- •B. Setting up the rig
- •C. Drilling
- •D. Drilling rig classification
- •Exercises
- •V. Look at Fig. 4 and tell about the structure of an oil rig.
- •III. Read the text attentively and say what you have learnt about offshore drilling. A. The drilling template
- •B. Moveable offshore drilling rigs
- •1) Drilling barges
- •2) Jack-up rigs
- •3) Submersible rigs
- •4) Semisubmersible rigs
- •5) Drillships
- •C. Permanent platforms
- •1) Fixed platforms
- •2) Compliant towers
- •3) Seastar platforms
- •4) Floating production systems
- •5) Tension leg platforms
- •6) Subsea system
- •7) Spar platforms
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Say if the sentences are true or false. Correct the false sentences.
- •III. Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary:
- •Unit 7 How oil refining works
- •I. Study and learn the vocabulary list:
- •II. Read the text attentively and say what you have learnt about oil refinery. A. From the history of oil refinery
- •B. The refining process
- •Treating and blending the fractions
- •D. Safety and environmental concerns
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •III. Translate the following text into English using your active vocabulary:
- •IV. Render the text about oil refinery in the oral form.
- •II. Read the text attentively and say what you have learnt about gasoline. A. What is gasoline?
- •B. Chemical analysis and production of gasoline
- •C. Octane rating
- •D. Volatility
- •E. Gasoline Additives
- •1) Lead
- •3) Oxygenate blending
- •F. Health concerns
- •Exercises
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •II. Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
- •III. Translate the following sentences into English using your active vocabulary:
- •IV. Render the text about gasoline in the oral form. Contents
IV. Render the text about gasoline in the oral form. Contents
Unit 1. Petroleum
A. Petroleum
B. Formation of petroleum. (Biogenic theory and Abiogenic theory)
C. From the history of the oil industry
Unit 2. Natural gas
A. Chemical composition of natural gas
B. Storage and transportation of natural gas
C. The use of natural gas
D. Sources of natural gas
E. Possible future sources
F. Safety
Unit 3. Oil well
A. The history of an oil well
B. Life of a well
1) Drilling
2) Completion
3) Production
4) Abandonment
C. Types of oil wells
Unit 4. Oil exploration
A. Searching for Oil and Gas
B. Oil extraction
C. Working conditions in the oil industry
D. Occupations in the oil industry
Unit 5. How oil drilling works
A. Preparing to drill
B. Setting up the rig
C. Drilling
D. Drilling rig classification
Unit 6. Offshore drilling
A. The drilling template
B. Moveable offshore drilling rigs
1) Drilling barges
2) Jack-up rigs
3) Submersible rigs
4) Semisubmersible rigs
5) Drillships
C. Permanent platforms
1) Fixed platforms
2) Compliant towers
3) Seastar platforms
4) Floating production systems
5) Tension leg platforms
6) Subsea system
7) Spar platforms
Unit 7. How oil refining works
A. From the history of oil refinery
B. The refining process
C. Treating and blending the fractions
D. Safety and environmental concerns
Unit 8. What is gasoline?
A. What is gasoline?
B. Chemical analysis and production of gasoline
C. Octane rating
D. Volatility
E. Gasoline Additives
1) Lead
2) MMT
3) Oxygenate blending
F. Health concerns