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STEP 6 |
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Audio Practice with
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First of all, read and study the following drills mentioned during the
conversation. Then, click on PLAY to listen and repeat them aloud. |
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There's been an accident
in the fitters' shop. |
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Is it serious? |
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What happened? |
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Is the man in the first-aid
room? |
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There's the ambulance now. |
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It could cost the firm a lot of money. |
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He admitted it was entirely his fault. |
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He won't be able to make out a case of negligence against us. |
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The safety precautions are inadequate. |
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He's entitled to some weeks at full pay under the company sick-pay
scheme. |
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STEP 7 |
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Activities with Answers |
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A. |
Make
questions to which the sentences could
be the answers. To help you, the subject
of the questions is in boldtype. |
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ANSWERS |
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Example: A grinding-machine is
used for cutting or grinding metal.
Your question: What is a
grinding-machine used for? |
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A
plane is used for
smoothing the surface of wood. |
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2. |
The person who represents the interests
of a group of workers in a
trade
union
is called
a shop steward. |
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3. |
A foreman is in charge of a
particular department in a factory. |
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4. |
Accidents in a factory can be avoided
by taking safety precautions. |
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5. |
Tools and machinery are made and
repaired in the Machine Tool Shop. |
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6. |
To sue means to bring a legal action
against someone. |
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B. |
Can you
answer
these
vocabulary
questions
about
accidents?
Please
answer
with
complete
sentences. |
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1. |
What do
we call
an
accident
in which
someone
is
killed? |
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2. |
What is
the
vehicle
called
in which
the
injured
person
is taken
to
hospital? |
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3. |
In the
case of
an
industrial
accident,
what
might
the
employers
be
accused
of
by
a union,
or by an
individual? |
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4. |
What do
employers
do to
try to
prevent
accidents? |
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5. |
If an
employee
is
injured,
and it
is
proved
that the
firm
employing
him were
to
blame,
what
would he
receive? |
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