A SAILOR’S WORKING
DAY
Nick is а sailor.
His working day on the ship is long and hard. He gets up at 7 o`clock. Then he
goes to the crew`s mess-room
to have breakfast. After breakfast he works on deck. He scrubs down the
deck and washes it.
If necessary he lubricates the deck equipment with lub
oil. But his main job on deck is painting.
Before painting he cleans and washes the deck equipment
to remove all salt, dirt and oil. Then he removes loose paint with a scraper
and any heavy rust with a chipping hammer. And then he applies one or more
coats of paint.
Hе uses
primer paints and enamel for painting.
The boatswain supplies him with paint, buckets and
brushes, which he takes from the paint locker.
At 11.30 Nick has lunch. After lunch he keeps watch on
the bridge.
After watch he goes to rest in his cabin. He goes to
bed at 23.30.
It is 10 o`clock. What is Nick doing? – He is painting
the deck.
He always paints the deck equipment at this time.
It is 11.30 . What is Nick doing? – He is having
lunch.
He usually has lunch at this time.
I. Put the following sentences into the correct order.
1. Nick applies two or more coats of paint.
2. He washes deck equipment.
3. He chips off the rust.
4. Nick cleans the deck equipment.
5. He removes all salt, dirt and oil.
6. Nick takes paint, buckets and brushes from the
paint locker.
II. Complete the sentences.
1. То chip off the rust Nick uses...
2. Tо paint
Nick uses ...
3. To scrub down the deck Nick uses ...
4. To lubricate the deck equipment he uses ...
5. Nick takes brushes, buckets and paint from...
6. He cleans and washes the deck equipment to
remove...
III. Make sentences using the example
Example: lt`s 11
o`clock. Nick is painting the deck.
He always (usually) paints the deck equipment at this
time.
1. It is 07.00 hrs.
2. It is 10.30 hrs.
3. It is 11.30 hrs.
4. It is 13.00 hrs.
5. It is 15.00 hrs.
IV. Read the text and copy out the description of a sailor's workplace. Translate.
V. Speak about your typical working day on board ship.
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