I. Read the words and word combinations and translate them into Russian
Pipeline transport, pneumatic tubes, compressed air, solid capsules, refined oil products, shipping by railroad, higher capacity, pipeline, tanker ships, oil pipelines, steel or plastic tubes, inner diameter, impact, abrasion, corrosion, wood lagging, concrete coating, rock shield, high-density polyethylene, imported sand padding, padding machines, multi-product pipeline, pre-calculated absorption rate.
II. Make up the word combinations
pipeline separation
pneumatic capsules
solid air
compressed tubes
natural gas
higher transport
oil odorant
tanker ships
mercaptan pipelines
physical capacity
III. Fill in the missing words(goods, tanker, capacity, solid, sea)
1. Pipeline transport is the transportation of … through a pipe.
2. Pneumatic tubes can also transport … capsules.
3. Pipelines have lower cost per unit and higher … .
4. Pipelines can be built under the … .
5. The majority of oil at sea is transported by … ships.
IV. Agree or disagree with the following statements
1. Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe.
2. Pneumatic tubes can also transport solid capsules.
3. Pipelines are generally the most expensive way to transport large quantities of oil.
4. Multi-product pipelines are used to transport several products in sequence in the same pipeline.
5. For natural gas, pipelines are constructed of steel and plastic.
V. Put the words in order to make a sentence
1. Liquids / through / gases / are / transported / and / a / pipeline.
2. Can / the / be / built / under / sea / pipelines /.
3. The / by / of / at / sea / transported / majority / tanker / is / oil ships.
4. Oil /or /are / from / steel / plastic / pipelines / tubes / made.
5. Some / of /products / adjacent / occurs / mixing.
VI. Find the definitions to the following words
а) pipeline; b) odorant; c) abrasion; d) corrosion
VII. Make up a dialogue between two students discussing pipelines. Use words and phrases given in exercise I
VIII. Make grammar analyses of the sentence
To protect pipes from impact, abrasion, and corrosion, a variety of methods are used.
IX. Find the examples of Present Simple Passive tense in the text. When do we use the tense?
X. Give short answers to the questions
1. Is pipeline transport the transportation of goods through a pipe?
2. Are pipelines generally the most economical way to transport large quantities of oil?
3. Do pipelines have lower cost per unit and higher capacity?
4. Can pipelines be built under the sea?
5. Is there physical separation between the different products in multi-product pipelines?
XI. Read the questions and fill in the correct word
1. … is transported through a pipeline?
a) How
b) What
c) When
2. … can pneumatic tubes transport?
a) What
b) How
c) Whose
3. … are pipelines generally the most economical way to transport large quantities of oil?
a) When
b) Why
c) Who
4. … can the majority of oil at sea be transported?
a) How
b) When
c) What
5. … are oil pipelines made from?
a) What
b) How
c) Which
6. … depth is most pipelines typically buried at?
a) Which
b) What
c) Who
7. … methods are used to protect pipes from impact, abrasion, and corrosion?
a) What
b) When
c) Where
8. … speed does the oil flows along the pipelines?
a) What
b) When
c) Where
XII. Answer the questions
1. What is pipeline transport?
2. How are liquids and gases transported?
3. What is the most economical way to transport large quantities of oil, refined oil products or natural gas over land?
4. How can oil at sea be transported?
5. What are oil pipelines made from?
6. What methods are used to protect pipes from impact, abrasion, and corrosion?
7. What speed does the oil flows along the pipelines?
8. What purpose is multi-product pipeline used?
9. What is transmix?
10. What is pipeline for natural gas constructed of?