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Unit 11: Supplies
1 Cargo
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2 Which container?
Look at the pictures. They are different types of containers. Match the name and the type of cargo with the correct container.
chest |
coffee |
bale |
vegetable oil |
sack |
electrical goods |
barrel |
cotton |
box |
tea |
3 In the galley
Listen to the cassette. The Cook is speaking to the supplier. What food does he order?
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Now read the Cook's list. Listen to the cassette again and complete the list.
5
Listen to the cassette. The Cook and the Steward are ordering supplies. Complete the chart.
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6
Listen to the cassette. Notice how we link words when we speak. Repeat the phrases from the dialogue in Exercise 5.
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7 How much butter?
How many apples are there?
(we can count apples)
How much water is there?
(we can't count water)
Can you count these things? Tick (v) the things that you can count:
Ask questions using how many or how much with the following words.
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To talk about quantities of items we can't count, we measure in containers or by weight:
How much oil is there? How much cotton is there? How much water is there? How much butter is there?
There are 5 barrels of oil. / There are 50 gallons of oil. There are 20 bales of cotton. / There are 2 tonnes of cotton. There are 40 litres of water. / There are 40 bottles of water. There are 2 kilos of butter. / There are 8 packs of butter.
8 At the market
To ask the price of something we say:
How much does it cost?
How much do they cost?
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Look at the picture. Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
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9 There is too much cargo
Look at the pictures. What is the situation in each picture? Match a sentence with each picture.
There are too many sacks.
There is not enough water.
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10 Shopping on shore
Look at the pictures. A seafarer is on shore. He wants to buy a jacket in a shop. Complete the dialogue.
Seafarer:
Excuse |
me, |
I |
want |
to |
buy |
a |
jacket |
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Shop Assistant:
Oh, that jacket |
, Sir. |
Seafarer:
Three hundred dollars? That's very expensive! I haven't got
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How |
cost? |
Shop Assistant: |
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That |
jacket |
,Sir. Would |
you like to try it on? |
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Seafarer: |
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One hundred dollars? Hmmm , . . well, I have |
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money, hut I don't like it! There are |
zips! |
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Shop Assistant: |
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There's another jacket here. It |
$120. |
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Do you like it? |
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Seafarer:
Oh yes. It's great! Thank you. I'll buy it!
Now practise the dialogue with a study partner.
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