Page 27 - English for Construction 2
P. 27

Reading  6   Read the perating nstructions for a piece of  equipment. Is it a)  a  portable  generator,
                                      o
                                               i
                              b)  a pile  driver  or c)  a bulldozer?
                               1  Make sure the unit is on level ground.
                               2  Open the fuel cock.
                               3  Open the choke to FULL.
                               4  Pull the starting rope slowly until you feel resistance.
                               5  Pull the starting rope hard and fast.
                               6  When the unit is running, move choke lever to RUN.


                          7   Read he roubleshooting  (fault  finding)  guide for he quipment in 6.  Match the
                                                                         t
                                                                            e
                                   t
                                      t
                              problem  to a possible cause and to he orrective  action.
                                                                c
                                                             t
                               PROBLEM                   POSSIBLE  CAUSE     CORRECTIVE ACTION
                               1  engine turns, but fails to start -I no coolant   clean fuel lines
                               2  engine does not turn  '-no fuel   ~_       replace pressure gauge
                               3  low oil pressure       flat battery  \     check for leaks
                               4  engine misfires        blocked fuel lines   -fill up fuel tank
                               5  engine  overheats      faulty pressure gauge  charge or replace battery


                Listening  8  E 3 ^ B  Complete these sentences  with  the  words n the box. hen  listen and
                                                                            i
                                                                                     T
                              check  your  answers.
                               gauge   lights  misfiring  reservoir  start  turning
                              1  I can't get the genny to         The engine  is          over, so
                                                     r
                                 the  battery  must be all ight.
                                                                t
                              2  There's a  problem  with the JCB. The emperature      is howing red.
                                                                                         s
                                      t
                              3  Listen o the bulldozer. The engine is       Any ideas  what it ould  be?
                                                                                            c
                                              t
                                                                              l
                              4  Have  y o u seen he mechanic? The gauge is howing ow pressure,  but the  oil
                                                                       s
                                            is  full.
                                                                  c
                                               t
                                         l
                                     y
                              5  Can o u ook at he crane, please? It's ompletely  dead. There are no
                                             ,  nothing.
                Language
          Need  to/need  +  -ing
           We use need  in different ways, depending on where we want  We need  to sort  out  the trailer.   1
           to put the emphasis.                           The trailer  needs  sorting  out.
                                                                    t
                           9  Read audio  script  11 on page 73.  Underline he phrases  with  need.  Notice  h o w
                              the  w o r d  is used.
                                                                                          i
                                                                           t
                          10  Use he roubleshooting  guide n 7 o give solutions o the roblems n 8.
                                  t
                                     t
                                                                                 p
                                                             t
                                                         i
                              7  77?e fuel  tank  is empty.  We need  to  fill  it  up./The  tank  needs  filling  up.
                 Speaking  11  Choose one of he repairs hat  need  doing to he office railer  on page 24 and
                                                                              t
                                                     t
                                                                     t
                                           t
                                                         i
                              explain  to a  partner  h o w to do t.
                              The  broken  hinge  needs  replacing,  so  ftrstyou  need  to  ...
                          12  Read  audio  script  11 n page 73 between he upervisor and his team.  Roleplay
                                                                  t
                                                                      s
                                                 o
                              a similar  situation  with  your  classmates.
                                                                                       Equipment  3      25
   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32