Technical English WorkBook001

2 Training

1 A trainee is phoning the company technician. He needs to change the ink cartridges on his printer.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Switch on the printer.

B: l’ve switched it on.

A: Now lift up the lid.

B: l’m lifting it up now.

A: Take out the old cartridges.

B: I’ve    _them __

A: Now put in the new cartridges.

"fe: Vm    _them_iag._now.

A: Push the cartridges in firmly.

B: I’ve    ,_them_Ha__

A: Now put down the lid and press ‘Return’.

B: l’ve _^ą&s<'vA^_‘Return’.

A: Now wait. The printer will now do the ink charging.

B: I’m vjQ-*^-»sa^,y__I’m still woa \ \ \Ay_! Ah! I think it’s finished.

A: Good! Now you can_A-i_off the printer, or print a document.

2 Write dialogues between a supervisor (S) and some trainees (T). Use the words in brackets and the checklists below.

1    S: (how / get on?) How are you getting on?

T: (minutę / alarm) Just a minutę. I’ve taken apart the alarm.

S: (check / yet?) Good. Haveyou_?

T: (not yet / do). No, not yet. I’m still_

2    S: (how / work / go?) How is the work going?

T: (hang / still / clean)_

S: (put / yet)-

T: (yes / them)_

3    S: (how / get on?)_

T: (minutę / handles)_

S: (paint / yet?)_

T: (still / almost)_

4    S: (how / work / go?)_

T: (still / almost)_

S: (install / yet?)_

T: (not yet / next)_

Electrician	Mechanic	Painter	Computer
f/1 take apart	clean spark	f/1 take off	technician
alarm	plugs	handles	U fit new hard
H check the	[/I put on new	] paint the	disk
wiring	tyres	doors	|_| install memory card

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