Safety at work

Health & Safety at Work

English for Safety Technology Students

mag. Nada Vukadinović Revised: 2004

Contents

Introduction: Dictionaries Unit 1: How Safe are we? Unit 2: Hazards Around Us Unit 3: Recognising and Controlling Hazards Unit 4: Safety Signs, personal Protective Equipment Unit 5: Inspector’s Report Unit 6: Occupational Diseases Unit 7: Fire Unit 8: Numbers & Graphs

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Grammar Repair Shop Appendices

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Introduction

DICTIONARIES

There are many dictionaries on the market: monolingual, bilingual, specialised. You can chose a dictionary that will suit you best. Before you decide which dictionary suits you best, you need to test them.

Dictionary quiz
1. Use this quiz to check if dictionaries include the same amount of information. Try it with: a large bilingual dictionary (e.g. Grad/Škerlj) a small pocket bilingual dictionary an electronic dictionary (on-line or CD ROM) a large monolingual dictionary (Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, Collins, etc)
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Test your dictionary rather than yourself: pretend you do not know any of the answers. Try to get the dictionary to answer the questions on its own. See if your dictionary will really be able to help you when you don’t know. 1. What is the opposite of noble? 2. How do you pronounce plough? 3. Do people say forsooth nowadays? 4. What different meanings of pylon are there? 5. What is the name of a male chicken? 6. When do we use the word high and when do we use tall? 7. What is the most common use of the word shuttle (noun) nowadays? 8. What are the sharp, pointed needles on the hedgehog’s back called? 9. What is the British English word for popsicle?

Think about these questions: • Are all dictionaries the same? • What information should a good dictionary contain?
(adapted from: Learner Independence Worksheets 2, IATEFL, 1999)

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UNIT 1

HOW SAFE ARE WE?

How dangerous is life? Think about possible hazards, excluding