Read the text about the watchkeeping on ships.

Seagoing time is reckoned from midnight 0000 hours to midnight. This period is divided into six parts, and each part is called a watch.

On board British ships these watches are called:

middle watch 0000 hours – 0400 hours (o-one hundred – zero-four hundred);

morning watch 0400 hours – 0800 hours (zero-four hundred – zero-eight hundred so on);

forenoon watch 0800 hours – 1200 hours;

afternoon watch 1200 hours – 1600 hours;

evening watch 1600 hours – 2000 hours;

first watch 2000 hours – 2400 hours.

On board Russian and Scandinavian ships the watches have different names from the English ones:

the twelve to four watch.

the four to eight watch.

the eight to twelve watch.

seagoing мореходный
is reckoned рассчитывается
is divided делится
is called называется

Listen to the CD and look at the pictures. The third Officer talks about his day. Write the times above each picture.

Read the text about the watchkeeping on ships. - student2.ru 5. Look at the table and speak about the daily routine of the 4th Engineer. Add some details which are not mentioned in the table.

Daily Routine

get up have breakfast go to the engine room take over and start working perform duties of a watch engineer maintain repair lubricate drink coffee
hand over eat lunch (dinner) have rest sleep listen to music read books play chess watch movies have tea go in for sports
have supper prepare for watch start work in the engine room hand over have tea and go to bed sleep after tea  

LESSON 4. Free time activities (additional lesson)

Say what you like doing in your free time (and what you don't like).

I really like … I like … I don't like … I really don't like … playing football (basketball, volleyball, guitar, chess) watching movies swimming going to bars reading books playing computer games fishing shopping repairing smth. (cars, mechanisms) watching TV listening to music eating in cafe going in for sports skiing skating playing ice hockey

Ask a study partner about his likes and dislikes.

Example:

–What do you like doing?

– I like fishing but I really don't like swimming! And you?

– Oh, I like swimming but I don't like lying in the sun.

There are different types of film. Say what films you like and don't like.

comedy western horror action science fiction romance war musical great / excellent very good quite good good OK not bad bad really bad awful / terrible

Discuss with your study partner what films you like and don't like.

Listen to the CD. Two seafarers talk about films. Tick the films they talk about.

science fiction   war  
western   action  
romance   musical  
horror   comedy  

Now read the dialogue. What type of film does the Helmsman like?

Helmsman:What time do you finish your watch this afternoon?

2nd Officer: At 1600.

Helmsman: OK, let's watch a movie.

2nd Officer: Yeah, OK. What do you want to watch?

Helmsman: Well… Captain Landucci wants everyone to watch a safety video.

2nd Officer:What? I'd prefer to watch a comedy. I'm in the mood for a good laugh.

Helmsman: Uh huh, some comedies are OK, but I really like action movies!

2nd Officer: No way! They are awful! Those Rambo movies are really bad!

Helmsman:OK, let's watch the safety film first, then choose a good video.

2nd Officer: Yeah, I'm sure there's a new horror film that's very good.

Helmsman: Well, anything except musicals – they're terrible! OK, see you at four o'clock.

2nd Officer: OK, see you.

LABORATORY WORK 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct subject pronoun.

1. Our ship isn't at sea. … is at anchor in the port.

2. My friend is absent from the lessons. … is not well.

3. The engine is out of order. … is under repair now.

4. My watch is wrong, … is 5 min slow.

5. Are you well? – No, … am not. …'m ill.

6. Nick and Mark are my friends. … are cadets.

7. My mother is here. … is never late.

8. These are Olga and Pavel. … are married.

9. My father is a Chief engineer. … is responsible for the engine room.

10. Is Peter on watch? No, … isn't. … is on leave.

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