- •Unit 7 Maintaining Operational Safety in Oil and Gas Industry Text 1. Operational Safety
- •Word Combinations
- •Introductory exercises
- •Give English Equivalents.
- •Give Russian Equivalents.
- •Answer the following questions keeping close to the text.
- •Practicing in translation
- •1. Translate the following word combinations as fast as possible.
- •2. Translate the following sentences into Russian.
- •3. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Text 2. Ecology Problems: the Impact on the Marine Environment
- •Word combinations
- •Introductory exercises
- •1. Find in the text the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations.
- •2. Express the same in Russian.
- •3. Match the words with their meanings.
- •4. Complete the sentences.
- •5. Answer the following questions.
- •Practicing in translation
- •2. Translate the following interview.
- •3. Do sight translation.
- •Text 3. Oil Spills to the Marine Environment
- •Introductory exercises
- •1. Find in the text English equivalents.
- •2. Match the words with their meanings.
- •3. Complete the sentences:
- •4. Find the information in the text:
- •Practicing in translation
- •1. Translate the following word combinations
- •2. Translate the following bilingual text:
- •3. Translate the following interview.
- •4. Sight translation Offshore platform safety
- •4. Role play
Introductory exercises
1. Find in the text English equivalents.
разлив нефти, шельфовое бурение, существенно снизились, каланы и тюлени, теплоизоляционные свойства, изменение температуры тела, ухудшение пищеварения, морские млекопитающие, плотнее воды, боновые заграждения, планирование действий в чрезвычайных обстоятельствах.
2. Match the words with their meanings.
1. плавучий |
a. plumage |
2. место обитания |
b. dehydration |
3. добывать пропитание |
c. habitat |
4. судно для сбора нефти |
d. coastal |
5. прибрежный |
e. buoyant |
6. расщеплять |
f. hydrocarbon |
7. бранспойт |
g. facilitate |
8. обезвоживание |
h. forage |
9. оперение |
i. predator |
10. способствовать, улучшать |
j. sheen |
11. нефтяная плёнка |
k. break down |
12. углеводород |
l. skimmer |
13. хищник |
m. hose |
3. Complete the sentences:
1. An oil spill is ...
2. The primary source of accidental oil input into seas is associated with ...
3. The oil penetrates and opens up the structure of ...
5. The oil also impairs birds' flight abilities, making it difficult or impossible to ...
6. Most birds affected by an oil spill die unless ...
7. Oil coats the fur of sea otters and seals, reducing its insulation abilities and …
8. Skimmers are ...
9. The method used to clean the beaches or oceans depends on many things: ...
10. Contingency planning should facilitate…
4. Find the information in the text:
- how oil spills affect seabirds;
- how oil spills affect marine mammals;
- what the workers use to stop the spread of oil and gather it;
- what the sources of oil spills are;
- what the main points of contingency planning are.
Practicing in translation
1. Translate the following word combinations
a. from English into Russian:
accidental release of petroleum hydrocarbons, the impact can be eliminated, serious environmental hazards, whereas the contribution of offshore drilling and production activities is minimal, their frequency in recent decades has decreased perceptibly, result in long-term environmental disturbances, vulnerable to temperature fluctuations, impossible to forage and escape from predators, oil coats the fur of sea otters and seals, freshly spilled oil, high or low pressure hoses, to vacuum up the oil.
b. from Russian into English:
разливы нефти в море, основные источники разливов, транспортировка нефти, в последние десятилетия, долгосрочные нарушения экологической среды, береговые зоны, рыбная ловля и морское хозяйство, морские млекопитающие, изменения температурного баланса, нарушение обмена веществ, попадание нефти в организм, установить заградительные боны, расщеплять нефть, передвижные вакуумные установки, оперативная мобилизация, оценивать риск и масштабы разлива.