UNIT 32

Accidents in the machine shop

1. Read and translate the text:

1. A piece of metal from the grinding machine went into Mr. A's right eye and cut it. Cause: He did not use the guard on the machine.

2. Mr. В cut his hand on the drilling machine. Cause: He removed a piece of metal from the machine with his hand.

3. Mr. С cut his finger with a saw. Cause: He held the workpiece on the bench with his hand.

4. Mr. D slipped on the floor, fell against a machine and cut his head. Cause: There was some oil on the floor. Mr. D walked too quickly and did not see it.

5. Mr. E climbed a metal ladder and got an electric shock. Cause: He placed the ladder against some electric wires.

6. There was a fire in the storeroom. Cause: an old switch that wasn't screwed tightly to the wall caught fire when Mr F used it.

7. Mr. G got an electric shock. Cause: He poured water onto the fire.

Who broke the following safety rules?

Example: (a) Mr. С broke this rule.

(a) ALWAYS HOLD WORK IN A VICE

(b) ALWAYS WEAR GOGGLES AND USE THE GUARD WHEN OPERATING GRINDER

(d) NEVER USE SWITCHES THAT ARE DAMAGED

(e) LADDERS MADE OF METAL MUST NEVER BE USED NEAR ELECTRICAL WIRES

(f) FIRES WHICH ARE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAULTS MUST NEVER BE EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER

(e) ALWAYS KEEP WORKSHOP FLOORS CLEAN AND FREE FROM OIL.

3. Learn the new words:

a grinding machine – шліфувальний верстат

cause – причина

a guard – захист

a drilling machine – свердлильний верстат

a finger – палець

a saw – пилка

a bench – верстак

to slip – послизнутись

to climb – підніматись

a ladder – драбина

a wire – провід

a storeroom – комора, склад

tightly – щільно

to pour – лити

a vice – лещата

goggles – захисні окуляри

a switch – вимикач

to screw – прикрутити

to catch fire – загорітись

to extinguish – гасити

a brush – щітка

4. Answer these questions:

Why did the switch catch fire?

What made Mr. D slip on the floor and fall?

What cut Mr. A’s eye?

What cut Mr. D’s head?

Who got an electric shock?

Who climed a metal ladder?

UNIT 33

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