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.{..... 2 Repairsand servicesmachines and equipment. works for a steel producer ,fr 3 v/orks for an oil company.Analysesrocks and minerals from the seauea. ..6... 4 works for a car producer.checks and inspects the flnished cars and writes report,. .{.... 5 Designsnew parts and products.works with cAD/cAM technology. works for an aerospace company. .6.... 6 works for a construction company.Is responsiblefor planning and designingnew factories and buildingr. ..h... 7 works for an engineeringcompany.organizes and checksproduction scheduler. ...9.. 8 works for a telecommunications company.spends a lot of time travelling to companiesto repair and replaceor install telephonesystemr. ...9...
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2 Lookat thesejobs and underlinethe activitiesthat peoplenormallydo. 1 An architect a works shifts. b negotiatesprices and scheduleswith builders. c inspects the quality of the construction work. 2 A quality controller a visits customers. t -inspectssamples. -5._analysesdata and write reports.
4 A warehousemanager a inspectsnew shipments. _p-checks and controls inventories. c writes and tests new codes. 5 An electrical engineer .a_designscircuits. b keeps recordsof inventories. c inspects and checkswiring and power supplies. 6 A maintenanceengineer *a repairs and maintains customers' machines. b -replacesdamagedparts. c producesplans and drawings.
3 A help desk technician a collectsand analysessamples. A provides technical support. c spends a lot of time on the phone.
3 Someverbs(actions)and nouns(things)havesimilarforms.Writethe verb forms of thesenouns.
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/ / , secondfrom .The first one is from 6.00to 1"4.00,the 3 My companyoperatesthree ...5.i:.1.1......."......... 14.00to 22.00.1workthe last one.It's from 22.00to 6.00. beforethe units are 4 This is the quality department.Thisis where we do the final ..1.......................:. shippedto our customers. work on the lift. 5 We'll have to use the stairs.Our serviceteam are doing some{.41.;,'..:.f..ir.':i'..::.'.(. . My job is to find and correctfaults in the electronic 6 What do I do here?Well, I .:L:.'.',i..i...::..'.;1... systems. to find out what the restis like. 7 We don't test and examineeverypart.Wetake ...1.i:.:................... j..............:j..... are deliveredon time. 8 The logisticssectionis responsiblefor checkingthe ...... g I'm not sure if we have 200screens,but I'll checkthe ....i.i1.i.f.::-....f:::.l..list and call you back. our softwareand securityfeatures. 10 This is Bob.He'sresponsiblefor .rr................:........
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does Where de your wife works? Do you work night shifts? r.,Doesyour company produc$tlectronics? My brother designssafetyequipment. That's Sheila.Shetests the flnished products to make sure they're OK.v/ What doe3'thesemachines do? I spend a lot of time on the phone.l work in technicalsupport.\/ How long do you keepy'therecords? Klaus and Pedroprovide,ssupport to our Europeancustomers. Do Patand Maria work for an IT company?."."
6 Matcha questionor sentenceon the teft with a replyon the right. 1 Hello,Francesca.How are you? 2 Canluseyourphone? h 3 I'm afraid I can't come to your farewell
party on Friday. 'J 4 Thanks for all your help. ". 5 Excuseme. Do you have the time? .6 Welcome to Aero-Technologies. I'm Sally Spears.l 7 Do you want me to put it here or over there?I: 8 Well, Mr Braun,have a good trip back.f," 9 Sorry I'm late.ii 1 0 Can I have anothe.rcup of tea?/l 1 1 What do you do? K 1 2 Carlos?Canyou give me a hand? f
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Yes,of course.Andhelp yourselfto the biscuits*. Hello,Ali. I'm fine, thanks. And you? e'Thanks. It was nice meeting you. -( | don't mind. g' That's OK.Don't worry about it. .}r Yes,of course.Go ahead-'+€# i Sorry Sven.I'm afraid I'm busy. ,j Oh, that's a pity. )< l'm in telecommunications. J/ Thanks. David Hawton. pleasedto meet you. G,
biscuits BrE- cookies AmE Compfete the questionswith Canl,Couldyou,or Wouldyou like. 1 .....C.?.i.!. borrow your pocket calculator? 2 ,.,:....:......:..,.. hold the other end of the tapemeasure for me? : .,:.:......:..,...... sciriremore coffee? 4 .{:::..:!.......'.:.. switch the lights off if you are the last personto leave? 5 *,:.,t:.'i.r..il...,..rto order the standard or the luxury model? 6 ...-*i!.,...,-!...... useyour phone? /^
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Completethe telephoneconversationwith the phrasesin the list' please? oK, go ahead. No, at E-T-Cdot E-s. can I speakto sarah North, I give her a message/ can else? anything Is there youire welcome. ce*{&€tpyeu? sorry, hottr do you spellVazquez? Can you speak up? ....,.' !.\:ly.y.y.y.l. paul Weston, H arley Etectroni.r. .......9.9L
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Yes,this is PedroVazquezfrom ETC' I'm afraid she'sin a meeting. yes, please.could you ask her to email me the specificationsof the JR-15processors? Sorry I didn't catch that. yes, I need the specificationsof the rR-16processors. The IR-16processors.OK.Doesshe have your email address,MrVazquez? I think so,but I'Il give it to you just in caseshe hasn't. 5
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Can I speak to Margaret,please? Could you speakup? The line's bad. Can you give me his email address? Are you ready? My name's Miruto Masazumi. So that's K Boborika, B-O-B-O-R-I-K-A one word at... Anything else? Thanks a lot. How do you spell that? Is that one word?
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That's S-C-H-M-I-D-T. Can you spell that, please? No, not R-I-K-A,but R-Y-K-A. Yes,of course.Is that better? No, that's it, thanks. Yes,it's Tim Wilson, one word, at RT cables, dot, com. I'm afraid she'sout on a job. No, that's Paulo underscoie Silva. You're welcome. Just a moment. OK,go ahead.
5 Matchthe imperial measurementon the leftwith the equivalentmetric measurementon the right. t l inch 2 Lpound= 3 Lounce= 4lyard= 5 l gallon = 5 Lfoot= 7 lmile= 8 Lpint=
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A metric pound (500g) is heavier than a US pound. 1-50km/h is slower than 100mph. An inch is shorter than a centimetre. Waterboils at212 'F and freezesat 32'F. A pint of beer is more than half a litre of beer. A US gallon is approximately 10litres. It will take you longer to run 100metres than 100yards. 15 ounces of gold is more expensive than 100 grams of gold.
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1 Matchthe questionsabout projectson the left with the answerson the right. 1 How much cement do you think we'll need? 2 How longwill it take to install and connect the new PCsto the network? 3 Roughly how much paint do you think we'll need? Approximately how much will it cost? How many pumps do you think we'll need? 6 How many kilometres of cable will we need? 7 How many man-hours do you think it
will take? How long do you think it'll take to develop and test?
a That's difficult to say,but approximately five years. b Well, that's hard to say.Thelast program took 8,000man-hours, so let's say 5,000. c It depends,but about three days. d We think we'll need at least two and a half thousand. e Well, we'll need two men for a day plus a lorry so let's say about f600. f About five tonnes. g Well, the ground water is quite high here, so we'll need at least two. h I don't think we'll need more than 50litres.
2 Readthe conversations and underlinetheprojecttheyaretalkingabout. 1 e How far is it? B About five hundred kilometres. A So,we can ship the parts in a day. a delivering goods to a customer
b installingphone cables
c building a road
2 A How many tonnes do we have to transport? B That's difficult to say,but, roughly speaking,between four and five. A OK,so we'll need both the tipper trucks next week. a constructing a new building 3e B A B
b designing a new factory
c planning a new bridge
Roughly how much will it cost? You're looking at somethinglike €100. That's OK.And can you do it today? Oh,yes.No problem. It'll be ready by 5.00. a designing a new engine
b equipping a laboratory
c repairing a birycle
4 e, How long do you think it'll take? B Approximately six months, but if the weather's bad, it'll take longer. A so, we won't be able to move in until september or october. a servicing a machine
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I'll fax you the informations you wanted this afternoon. How much weeks do you think you'll need to repair it? The machinery is very old. I think we'll need to replacemost of it. The news aren't very good.It'll take about a week to get the parts we need. I think it'll cost approximately five hundred euro to replace. Approximately how many litres of paint do you think we'll need? Roughlyspeaking,how much data do we need to store? You're looking at something like $f00,000to buy all these equipments. How much work will you have to do before it's ready? We don't have many time to finish this project.
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6 Readthe informationabout theseelectricvehiclesand completethe table of specifications.
Price:€328.00
P r i c e €: 1 , 7 5 9
Range:Approx. 27km Weight: 16.7kg
W ei ght:28 kg
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Batterycharging time:2.5hrs
Length:104cm
W idt h: 28c m Height:Approx.100cm
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The cheapestof these three vehicleshas a range of up to 40 km; the most expensivehas a range of about 115km. It can travel the furthest, but it is also the heaviest vehicle. It weighs 8 0 kg. The slowestvehicle has the slowest charging time, 5 hours. The lightest and cheapestvehicle is slower than the other vehicles.It has a top speedof 20.g km/h, that's 79.2km/h slower than the fastest vehicle. The Hypermini is 162.5cm longer than the scooterand 7'1..5cmlonger than the electric birycle. The fastestvehicle is 55 cm higher than the scooterand 119.5cm wider. The smallest vehicle has 11-inch wheels. The birycle has the largestwheels; they are26inches in diameter.
7 Lookat thesestatementsand the specifications in 6.CircleT(true)or F (false). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The electricbicycle is much cheaperthan the electric car. The heaviestvehicle is also the fastest. The longest vehicle is lighter than the bicycle. It takes longer to chargethe bike's battery than it doesto chargethe scooter's. You can travel further with the bike's battery than you can with the scooter,s. The scooteris slower than the bike. The bike is approximately ten times more expensive than the scooter. The most expensivevehicle costsroughly 100times more than the cheapest.
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8 Usethe adjectivesin bracketsto talk about thesewaysof getting from one placeto another. Usea comparative(bigger,safer,more expensive)when comparing two things and a superlative (the biggest,thesafest,themostexpensive)when comparing threethings. t (safe)way to travel - by train, by boat, by plane I think the safestway to travelis by train. 2 (convenient)for me to get to work - by bus, by car It's moreconvenientfor meto gettoworkby carthanby bus. 3 (easy)way to go down a mountain - on skis,on foot, by bike 4 (good)to travel around a big city - by bus, on foot 5 (exciting)way to crossthe sahara Desert- by camel,by balloon,by bike 6 (cheap)to transport a lot of large,heavy goods- by truck, by train 7 (interesting)to go from Moscow to Beijing- by train, by car 8 (expensive)to travel around my country - by train, by bus 9 (bad)way of getting to the nearest airport from here - by train, by bus, by car 1 0 (fun) to go - cycling,skiing
9 Completethe crossword. Across 1 A packingmaterial.lt'smade of air and plastic.(6,4) 5 Another word for /ory.(S) 6 Another word for approximate/yor about.(7) 7 The things you needto do a specialjob.(9) 9 A number - it'smore than one and lessthan ten.(3) 12 We usehowmanywith people,metres,etc.(9)
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13 Howmuch y o u t h i n k i t ' l l c o s t ?( 2 ) 14 We normally_ the partsby roador rail.(4) 16 The oftheEiffelTowerisapproximately320 metres.(6) 18A 19 The
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best.(6) 2 Bad,_,theworst.(5) 3 One or both sidesof a pieceof paper in a book, magazine,etc.(4) will it costso much?(3)
8 Sand,cement,and bricksare all building_. 10 The noun of wrde.(S) 11 Cars,buses,and lorriesare all _.
(8) 14 The top _ of this caris 24Qkm/h. (5) 15 The amount of money you haveto pay to buy something.(5) 17 1,000kg is a _.
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This gauge*is for... You can use this pen... This key enablesyou ... This spanneris for ... You can use this lever...
a measuringthe oil pressure. b tightening or looseningthe nuts. c to storethe names and addressesof your customers. d to raise or lower the drill. e to watch what is happeningin this area. f switching the machine on and off. g to open and lock the car doors remotelv. h to write notes underwater.
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1 You can take colour and black and white photos with it. 2 The LCDscreenenablesyou to seethe photo beforeyou print it. 3 The red-eyereductionfeatureis for correctingcolour. 4 You can't print photos with it if you don't have a computer. 5 The digital camera memory card slots enableyou to print directly. 6 You can use any digital memory card with it. 7 It enablesyou to print a colour pagein lessthan ten seconds. 8 You can print on a lot of different types of paper. 9 It's only for computerswith Macintoshoperatingsystems. 10 You can buy one for lessthan $230.
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7 Completethe crossword. Across 2 Awheel with'teethi(3) 6 A devicein a pipe or cylinder.ltletsa gasor liquid move in one direction only.(5) 8 The top part of a box.Youcan open it. (3) 10 A: Doesthis cog turn anti-clockwise? B: , it turns clockwise.(2) 11 To processold things or materialsso that they can be used again.(7) 13 Youcan take one of thesewith a camera.(10) 14 The total weight that is pressingdown on something.(a) 15 Partof a wheel that sticksout and turns a circular movement into an up and down movement.(3) 17 You a stamp on an envelope.(S) 18 A long straight pieceof wood or metal.(3) 19 A tube - gasor liquidsflow through it.(a) Down 1 A thin pieceof leatheror cloth that holds your trousersup. (4) 3 Carshavefive or six of them, bicyclescan have 21 or more.(4) 4 How_ times a minute does this wheel rotate?(4) 5 A bar or tool you push or pull to open or lift somethingwhen you put pressureon one end of it. (S) 7 A devicefor opening a lock if you don't have a key.(4,4) 9 A devicefor making a bomb explode.(9) 12 The complete circularpath that an electriccurrent flows round.(7) 13 A wheel connectedto a rope.lt'sfor lifting things.(6) 16 To changethe positionof something.(a)
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2 Reada storyabout a mining accidentand the rescue.Change the verbsinto the PastSimple. OnWednesday,July24,2002a team of miners (are).....W.9.r.9.......1 hard at work in Quecreek mine in Pennsylvania,USA.They (have) ....' a map so they knew that there was another older mine nearby.But they (not know) ....3that their map was wrong and the old mine was much closer than they (think) At 8.50p.ffi.,a terrible thing (happen) Nine miners (break through) ....6the connectingwall and over 500 million litres of water (pour) ....7in from the old mine. They managedto escape the rushing water, but they were cut off from the surface - trapped 75 metres below ground. The miners (try) ..8to find higher ground,but it was impossible.They(find) ..ea small air pocket,but the water continued to rise.The water was cold - very very
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The rescuers on the surface (*otk) ....2rall the next day and into the night.They had to drill a tunnel to get them out.They drilled 32 metres into the ground, but at 1.50a.m. on Friday the drill (break) They had to remove it before they (can) ....23 continue.The rescueteam (start) ....'4asecond rescuetunnel, 25 metres from the first.And after a 14-hour shutdown, the first rescue tunnel was back in business.But this was 43 hours from the accident now.Wasit too late? The breakthrough came on Saturdayat 10.15p.m. The first rescue drill finally (cut) through to the trapped miners. 78 hours after the accident,the nine miners all escapedto safety. Miners are the toughest people in the world.These miners were also some of the luckiest.
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The map the miners had didn't show the correct location of an older mine. The accident happened at ten to nine in the morning The miners couldn't find higher ground in time. The miners' leader thought the rising water would kill them all in an hour. TWorescue tunnels were started at the same time. The drill broke again on Saturdayat 10.15p.m.
The accident did happened on Wednesday,July 24,2002. Did the miners have a map? The miners didn't knew their map was wrong. Did the rescue team know where the trapped miners was? They did pumped fresh,heated air down the small hole. Fogle,the miners' leader, didn't think they would live another hour. When did the breakthrough came? How long did it take to rescue the nine trapped miners?
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G o u pI
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a OK,I'll replaceit.
2 I think they're flat.
b Yes,I know. It needsrepairing.
3 Thesescrewsare loose.
c They need recharging.
4 The bulb has burnt out.
d Do you want me to sharpen it?
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8 These cans are all empty.
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I'll be right over.I'll be with you five minutes.
....!...HARRvKen,this is Harry.Whatare you doing? HARRY GreatlThanks a lot, Ken. ......... KEN
What's wrong with it?
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.........KEN
.........KEN
Hello,Harry.I'm repairing that electric motor you askedme to. Why? What's up?
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.. don't we buy a new one? Becauseit's too expensive.
.. are you staying? At the MaddisonHotel.
.. do you normally finish work? Around 4.00p.m.
.. PCdo you think we should buy? Hmm, that one looks very good.
.. is your boss? Keith Winters. Do you know him?
.. do you come to work?
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5 nineteen ninety nine 6 a hundred thousand cubic metres
2 a billion
7 a hundred million
3 a million square metres
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A super volcano can explode with a force greater than a normal volcano. .tenthousgrldlimes.....r 'sleep' They for of years, slowly building up a huge reservoir of magma - hot, liquid rock.\il(rhensuper volcanoes do erupt, the force of the explosion is so powerful that it can destroy continents and kill most forms of life on this planet. The last eruption of a super volcano was in Toba, Sumatra, ..... ..t ago.It had 101000times the explosive force of Mount St Helens. Thousands of cubic kilometres of ash were thrown into the atmosphere and it blocked out the sun all over the world. ....i.. of ash awav, ground covered the killing of all plants in the northern hemisphere. Global temperatures fell by overnight. a few thousand 600,000years 50 km 85 km x 45 km 1,000kms 12.5cm
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4 Underlinethe correctverb. 1 A The machines will weigh just over 40 tonnes. B Well, then the floor will need ... a lowering
b strengthening
c reversing d shortening 2 A we have to design a clock for the Bavariantourist board.They want one that goesbackwards. B Backwards?well, the cogsand the mechanism need ... a lowering
b repositioning
c raising d reversing 3 e The temperature in the refrigeration unit is -3 .C. B Oh,it should be -10 "C.So,it needs... a raising
b lowering
c lengthening d repositioning + A I think some of these keys are in the wrong place.The function keys should be on the top of the keyboard,not at the bottom. B Yes,you're right!They need ... a repositioning
b raising
c shortening d reversing 5 We have a problem here.If bigger planes want to land at our airport, the runway needs ... a reversing b raising c lengthening d lowering 6 A Ouch! I keep banging my head on this light! B I know. I have the same problem and I'm a bit shorter than you. It needs ... a raising b lowering c shortening d lengthening
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the television. But that won't work! Huh? Why not? Becausethe front wheel doesn't turn round when you pedal,so it can't turn the dynamo. Oh ...
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silver?(2) this picture?(2) 6 The shapeof a long,but thin circle.(4) producesbottles and that _ 7 This wraps 4 How many colourscan you see_
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