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Unit 1: The Seafarer: 1. Welcome On Board!

This document provides information and exercises about personal details commonly asked of seafarers. It includes questions like name, nationality, date of birth, marital status, children, and job. Students practice asking and answering these questions through role plays where they take on identities of people like the Captain, engineers, and pilots. They also learn about countries and corresponding nationalities, and complete forms with personal information for different seafarers. The goal is to familiarize students with protocols for onboard introductions and documentation required as maritime workers.

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Unit 1: The Seafarer: 1. Welcome On Board!

This document provides information and exercises about personal details commonly asked of seafarers. It includes questions like name, nationality, date of birth, marital status, children, and job. Students practice asking and answering these questions through role plays where they take on identities of people like the Captain, engineers, and pilots. They also learn about countries and corresponding nationalities, and complete forms with personal information for different seafarers. The goal is to familiarize students with protocols for onboard introductions and documentation required as maritime workers.

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UNIT 1 : THE SEAFARER

1. Welcome on board!
Ø Look at the picture e. Listen to the cassette.

1. Good morning! Welcome on board, 2. Do you have your seaman’s


Book and passport?

3. What is your family name? 4. What is your date of birth?

5. Do you have children? 6. What is your seaman’s book


number?

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2.
Ø Listen to the cassette. The Chief Engineer meets the Captain.
Listen for the phrases in Exercise 1.

3.
Ø Listen to the cassette. Repeat the questions.

What is your family name?


What is your firs name?
Where are you from?
What is your date of birth?
Are you married?
Do you have children?
What is your seaman’s book number?

4. The Captain asks you…


Ø Write answers to the question. Write about yourself.
1 What your name? My name is …..
2 What is your job?
3 Where are you from?
4 Where are you date of birth?
5 How old are you?
6 Are you married?
7 Do you have children?
8 What is your seamen’s book number?

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5. I’m a seafarer
Ø Look at the full forms of the verb to be.
i am we are
you are you are
he is
she is they are
it is

Now look at the short forms.


I am a seafarer = I’m a seafarer.
You are a seafarer = You’re a seafarer.

Write the short forms.


1. I am = I’m
2. you are = you’re
3. he is =
4. she is =
5. it is =
6. we are =
7. you are =
8. they are =

Now look at the question forms.


(Note : Do not use short forms in questions.)
Are you married?
Is he the Captain?
Are they the cadets?

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6.
Ø Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be. Use full or short
forms.
1 I am 27 years old. 6 ……….... she married?
2 I ……… the chief Engineer. 7 ………… he the Captain?
3 You ……… from Italy. 8 ………… they cadets?
4 You ……… 25 years old. 9 ………… you engineers?
5 He ………… from Japan. 10 ………… you from France?

7. I have three children


Ø Look at the full forms of the verb to have.
I have we have
you have you have
he has
she has they have
it has

We can also say have got.

Example : I have got two children. = I have two children.


He has got his seaman’s book = He has his seaman’s book.

Look at the question forms.


Do you have children?
Does he have a passport?
Do they have seaman’s books?

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Ø Complete the sentences with the correct form of to have.
1 I have the charts. 6 Do you have binoculars?
2 The ship ……. A cargo of crude oil. 7 ……. he ……… a seaman’s book?
3 We ……. Three children. 8 ……. the ship ……. lifeboats?
4 The port ……. Six tugboats. 9 ……. you ……. the fire extinguisher?
5 They ……. Bags. 10 …….. we ……… visas?

8. Countries and nationalities


Ø Complete the chart.

Country Nationality

1 Italy Italian
2
3 Russia
4 Norwegian
5 Sweden
6 Poland Polish

Ø Now listen to the cassette. Repeat the countries and nationalities.

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9. Where is he from?
Ø Complete the sentences.

The surveyor is from India


He is Indian

The superintendents are from ………………….


They are ………………………

The Captain is from ………………….


He is ……………….

The engineers are from …………………..


They …………………. ……………………….

The 2nd officer …………….. …………….. …………...


He …………….. …………………

The agents ……………. ……………….. ………………


………………….. …………………. ………………

The owners ……………… ……………… …………….


……………. …………….. ……………….

The Pilot ………………. …………….. ……………….


……………… ……………. ……………….

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10. Personal information
Ø Work with a study partner. Ask question. Complete the form.

NAME : AGE :

NATIONALITY :

NAME OF VESSEL :

MARRIED?: YES / NO CHILDREN?: YES / NO

JOB :

SEAMAN’S BOOK NUMBER :

11.

Ø Work with a study partner. Look at the four information cards. Ask and
answer question about each man.

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