船員實用英語口語ORAL ENGLISH FOR SEAFARERES

1、oral english for seafareres 人民交通出版社china communications presscontentsunit 1 greetings and introductions unit 2 interests and hobbies unit 3 free time activities unit 4 career inquiries unit 5 future plans unit 6 campus life unit 7 requests and offers unit 8 worried and difficulties unit 9 sympathy a

2、nd consolation unit 10 gratitude and appreciation unit 11 i like pop music unit 12 do you like sports? unit 13 what movies do you like best? unit 14 in or out of fashion? unit 15 do you read a lot? unit 16 food and meals unit 17 like and dislikes unit 18 advice and suggestions unit 19 agreement and

3、disagreement unit20 holidays and special occasions references unit 1 greetings and introductionsour vessel is a bulk carrier. she is 18 years old and very big. she has overall length (loa) of 205 meters and a breadth of 27 meters. we were fully loaded with grains at our last port of callhamburg, ger

4、many last month. then we departed and began our sailing .it was an unlucky voyage. we met with a storm in the course of the voyage. after we had been at sea for 25 days, we came back to out homeport, qingdao, a famous port in china. we waited at the anchorage for 7 hours, and we got alongside no.8 w

5、harf at 10:26. we planned to load coal at this port, and then sail to japan 4 days later. after the accommodation ladder was rigged up the third officer and a duty sailor began to keep the gangway watch. some other crew went ashore for sightseeing, shopping or phoning home. the stevedores commenced

6、the loading and unloading work. relatives of some of the crew came on board to enjoy a family reunion. at 11:00, some other people boarded the vessel, and the duty officer went to greet them.answer the following questions 1. there are three ways to express the vessels loa and breadth, what are they?

7、2. how long had the vessel been at sea?3. why is the accommodation ladder rigged up?4. what do the seafarers usually do when the vessel is alongside the wharf?5. why do you want to be a sea man?dialogue 1third officer: hi, welcome on board. who are you visiting? please sign your name here.new captai

8、n: hi, im wang yilin. i am coming on board to take over the captains shift. this is the vice-manager of our company.third officer: welcome. im the third officer, im on duty.new captain: is your captain on board?third officer: yes, he is expecting you in his cabin. ill take you there.vice-manager: oh

9、, thank you. third officer, how ling have you been on board since our departure from the home port?third officer: about 10 months. vice-manager: really? its a ling time, isnt it? are you homesick?third officer: let me see, about 3 years.vice-manager: what do you think of sea life?third officer: its

10、wonderful, but a bit boring. it can also be dangerous, especially navigating at sea in bad weather for a long time.new captain: which college did you graduate from?third officer: dalian maritime university.new captain: when did you graduate?third officer: three years ago. this way please.new captain

11、: thank you.dialogue 2(in the captains cabin)manager: good morning, captain liu.captain liu: good morning, manager. welcome on board.manager: captain, i hope im not too late. we should have come here one hour ago, but we were delayed by traffic jams. sorry to have kept you waiting.captain liu: thats

12、 all right. take your seat, please.manager: thank you.captain liu: would you like tea or coffee?manager: tea please. what about you, captain wang?captain wang: just water please.manager: captain liu, have you ever met captain wang before?captain liu: no, i havent had the pleasure. but i have heard o

13、f him before.manager: captain wang, this is mr. liu. he is also an excellent captain of our company.captain wang: how do you do, mr. liu.captain liu: how do you do, mr. wang.dialogue 3(captain liu introduces captain wang yilin and the vice manager yu to the crew)liu: good morning, everybody.crew: go

14、od morning, sir.liu: o.k. its our honor to have the vice manager and other section chiefs of our company on board for inspection today. i, on behalf of all the crew, express our warm welcome to all of them. now lets applaud the vice manager who will address us.yu: good morning, crew members. as seaf

15、arers, life at sea is hard, boring and dangerous, especially during this voyage, you encountered a storm. you successfully overcame all the difficulties and returned to the home port as scheduled. you know, for ship-owners and consignees, time is money. you earned a good reputation for the company.

16、on the other hand, for the shipping company and yourselves, safety is first. you are the real men. i, on behalf of all the staff of the company, express my thanks for your hard work an great achievements. thats all. thanks for your attention.liu: dear brothers, i have worked on board for 8 months, a

17、nd my wife is ill. i must go back home to look after her. ill leave the vessel today. thanks for your cooperation during the last 8months. now the new captain mr. wang is with us. lets invite him to say something.wang: good morning, crew members. im wang yilin, your new captain. i will be with you f

18、or some time. as you probably know, im quite strict with my crew. but also, id like to be a friend to you. i hope the time we spend together will be a time of pleasure as well as achievements. im looking forward to your close cooperation.crew: no problem！well try our best to do our job well accordin

19、g to the requirements of ism code, psc, and the company.dialogue 4(in a cadets cabin)manager: may i know your name?cadet: my name is shi ping.manager: how old are you?cadet: 22.manager: where is your hometown?cadet: cangzhou, hebei province.manager: really? were town-fellows. by the way, why do you

20、want to be a seaman?cadet: yes, but i think ill be used to the life at sea soon.manager: how do you spend your free time on board?cadet: reading books, watching tv or playing cards.manager: do you have any family trouble?cadet: no, i havent.manager: suppose the company cables or phones you and asks

21、you to go back to the vessel immediately (at once), but you are having some family troubles to deal with or you are enjoying your holiday at that time, what will you do.cadet: no matter what is happening to me, ill go back to the vessel right away.manager: good, young man. i wish you a good future.c

22、adet: thank you.dialogue 5(the chief officer of vessel “yu long” and the captain of vessel “l(fā)ong jiang” were classmates at university. they meet unexpectedly while shopping in the seamans club in a foreign port 12 years later. they can hardly recognize each other)chief officer: excuse me, are you fr

23、om china?captain: yes.chief officer: which company do you work for?captain: cosco (china ocean shipping company) dalian.chief officer: are you li yi? im wang ping. do you recognize me?captain: really? my god！i never thought that i would meet you in a foreign country.chief officer: me, neither.captai

24、n: wang ping, how nice to see you again.chief officer: the feeling is mutual. li yi, how is everything?captain: not too bad, except my wife has been laid up with a heart attack.chief officer: sorry to hear that. is she getting better now?captain: last friday, i phoned home in hong kong, and my daugh

25、ter told me everything is ok.chief officer: very good. lets go the pub for a drink. its on me.captain: sorry, our vessel will depart in two hours. i have to go now.chief officer: what a pity！give my regards to your wife. see you.captain: good-bye.dialogue 6(after a reception party on board, the agen

26、t invited the captain, the chief engineer and the political officer to visit his home.)agent: welcome you all to my home.captain: thanks for your invitation.agent: come in, please. this is our front garden.captain: how beautiful it is！it is full of flowers and plants.agent: these are roses, red, yel

27、low and pink. and these are chrysanthemum. captain: very nice. you live in a world of flowers from spring to autumn. even in winter, you have the evergreen plants.agent: thats it. please come into the house.captain: yes.agent: this is my living room. would you like to meet my family?captain: certain

28、ly.agent: this is my wife, lisa. this is my elder son jack. he is a college student. this is mary, my daughter, a high school student. and this is captain li from china.children: how do you do?captain: how do you do?agent: make yourselves at home, please. would you like tea or coffee?captain: tea pl

29、ease.oral practice1. situational dialoguea. you unexpectedly meet one of your college teachers in a foreign port, how to greet each other and how to start your conversation.b. you see your potential boss in a job interview when you graduate from college. how do you greet him/her and how do you intro

30、duce yourself.2. topic presentationa. my familyb. an ideal jobuseful expressions1. how is everything going?2. how are things?3. how are you/things these days?4. how are you dong?5. how are you getting along?6. i havent seen you for a long time/ages/centuries/some time.7. it was nice/a pleasure meeti

31、ng you.8. bye/good night/so long.9. see you later/again/next time.10. im afraid i must leave/go.11. take care.12. may i introduce .to.?13. let me introduce you to.14. come and meet my friend.15. id like you to meet my friend.16. its a pleasure that i introduce.to you.17. now let me introduce myself.

32、18. i dont think we have met each other before, my name is.19. its my pleasure to meet you.20. im very pleased to meet you.21. i havent had the pleasure.22. im so glad you could come.humorhit him with my pursetom: mom, one of the boys in school called me a sissy.mom: what did you do, my dear?tom: i

33、hit him with purse.unit 2 interests and hobbiesan interest is an activity, subject or something which one gives time and attention to. for example, to some people, eating seems to be their only interest in life. some people have wide and various interests while others have narrow, limited interests.

34、a hobby is an activity which one enjoys doing in his/her free time, such as collecting stamps or playing a musical instrument, etc. both interests and hobbies can help us enjoy our lives and relax after a days hard work.when working on board, the crewmembers seldom have time for the things that they

35、 are interested in, like going to movies and playing football. but it is favorable for them to do some of other interesting things, like reading, fishing, photography, playing chess, etc. if you are interested in reading, you may go to find some books and magazines you like. when your vessel is at a

36、 foreign port, you can also buy some magazines there and enjoy another kind of culture and art. if you have the hobby of fishing, to be a seaman is good, i should say. think about the fish youve caught at sea. it must be a nice feeling. answer the following questions1. what is an interest? name a fe

37、w.2. what is a hobby? name a few.3. what is the usage of an interest and a hobby?4. what kinds of activities are convenient for seamen to do when they are working on board?5. what are your interests and hobbies?dialogue 1(after unloading the cargo, the chief tally who was the chief officers classmat

38、e at university went to visit him.)chief officer: i remember that you liked reading detective stories during our university life.chief tally: yes, i am. if i tell you that i m keen on football now, what do you think of it?chief officer: are you kidding? all the classmates knew you had no interest in

39、 it at all, and you always said we were mad when we played truant to watch football matches.chief tally: i think time can change all. so, what are your interests besides watching football matches now?chief officer: my main interest is playing computer games.chief tally: is it true? i have a passion

40、for it, too.chief officer: i m glad we have some common interests. where do you often go to play games?chief tally: i often go to internet cafes.chief officer: do you play games at home, too?chief tally: sure.chief officer: what do you do to enjoy yourself in your free time now?chief tally: reading

41、novels and playing golf besides playing games on computer.dialogue 2(a bosun and a cadet lin are talking about their interests.)cadet: bosun, do you have any interest in shipping?bosun: yes. that s why i have been with vessels for over 10 years.cadet: i also like it, but i find life at sea is a litt

42、le boring.bosun: that s true. so you should have some hobbies, such as playing table tennis and painting.cadet: i m not interested in those things.bosun: why not try to talk on the internet with others while the vessel is alongside the wharf. it s very popular now.cadet: that talk isn t cheap, is it

43、?bosun: it s not expensive and i m sure it will interest you a great deal.cadet: why do you say so?bosun: because you can get some information from other people. you can express your ideas about anything you like.cadet: what about the charge and opening time?bosun: usually 2 rmb per hour. and the ca

44、fe is often open all day and night.cadet: it sounds nice.dialogue 3bosun: are you a movie fan, lin?cadet: yes, i like all kinds of films. how about you?bosun: me? i m a basketball fan.cadet: i like watching basketball games too. who do you think are the best basketball players?bosun: in china, i lik

45、e yao ming and wang zhizhi. i also admire michael jordan, the greatest basketball player formerly of the chicago bulls team.cadet: i agree with you. by the way, do you often play basketball?bosun: yes. i m a member of my vessel team. we sometimes play basketball with other teams of foreign vessels.c

46、adet: are you a good basketball player?bosun: sure. i was chosen as one of the best basketball players during my education at university.cadet: really? that s wonderful.bosun: by the way, do you want to join us?cadet: i d like to.dialogue 4(a cadet is chatting with a foreign sailor in the seamen s c

47、lub.)sailor: what do you in your spare time?cadet: oh, nothing special. i often read books, watch tv and go to movies.sailor: don t you have any hobbies?cadet: no, i don t have any hobbies. what about you?sailor: i have just one, photography.cadet: why does it appeal to you?sailor: it s really very

48、interesting and it can bring happiness to my family.cadet: why?sailor: i miss my wife and daughter very much when i work on board. so i decide to take some photos of every port i sail to.cadet: then what will you do after that?sailor: when i see my family, i ll show them different pictures of variou

49、s countries in the world. they like them very much.cadet: that s a good idea. but does it cost much?sailor: i really have spent a sum of money on it. but i can afford it and i think it is worth the money.cadet: if i have time, i d like to go to your vessel and have a look at the pictures.sailor: you re welcome.dialogue 5(an electric officer and an electrician a