1 MEP Elementary Cargo Operations

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IMO Model Course 3.

17 Core Section 1: Elementary level English for all functions and levels
MarEng Plus
Chapter Cargo
Operations

Knowledge, Understanding, Proficiency

Time (hours)
CD

Self study
- Practice

Cargo Handling B Grammar: Nouns and verbs used in cargo Handling SMCP
11.2. Vocabulary: SMCP for Cargo Handling
SMCP
Communication Skills:Listening and reading. Discussing cargo handling.
Martime focus: Cargo handling procedures (SMCP)
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Dangerous
Goods A + B

C Grammar: nouns and verbs related to dangerous goods


12.5. Vocabulary: Basic dangerous goods
Communication Skills:Reading and Listening
Maritime focus:dangerous goods (SMCP)
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Description of
Grammar: uses the correct form of the verb in the context of a
the IMO
sentence.
Dangerous
Vocabulary: identifies vocabulary connected with dangerous goods
Goods
carriage
Exercise 1
12.5.2 Martime focus: descibes procedures for the safe handling of
dangerous goods

Classification of 12.4.4
12.4.6 Communication skills: Outlines the stages in loading and unloading
Dangerous
cargo. Describes precautions for stowing an securing cargoes.
Goods Exercise
Vocabulary: distinguishes words and terms related to dangerous
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goods
Maritime focus: analyses the effect of major oil spills.

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Description of a 7 Grammar: the simple present to describe a vessel


Passenger Ro- 7.4.1 Communication skills: skims a selection of news articles/reports for
gist in order to identify current trends in shipping
Ro Vessel
Exercise 1
7.5.1 Maritime focus: discusses potential sources of threat to vessels

Liquid
cargo

12.2 Vocabulary: liquid cargo handling


12.2.2 identifies items at an oil terminal and on board an oil tanker

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12.2.4 understands the meaning of verbs connected with liquid cargo

Lingowalk

Liquid
cargo
Exercise 1

Liquid
cargo
Exercise 2

handling
12.4 Communication skills: listening
12.4.2 identifies items from spoken descriptions

Vocabulary: liquid cargo handling terms


11.2.4 names items connected with liquid cargo handling and matches
terms with explanations
18.2.3 understands the meaning of terms connected with
loading and discharging of liquid cargo

19.3.1 Phonology: identifies content words in spoken sentences

Liquid
cargo

10.1 Grammar: Imperative


10.1.2 understands and uses the imperative form correctly
for receiving and giving commands

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18.1 Grammar: Present Perfect tense; regular and irregular verb forms
Exercise 3

18.1.2 manipulates the Present Perfect tense correctly in writing


18.1.3 demonstrates understanding of the specific use of the

Present Perfect tense to describe recent actions by


using the tense in writing
2.2 Vocabulary: basic verbs
2.2.1 uses common verbs to describe work routines
8.2.1 revises common verbs to describe work routines

Liquid
cargo
Exercise 4

Liquid
cargo

Vocabulary: nouns, adjectives and verbs connected with liquid


cargo handling
understands the meaning of nouns, adjectives and verbs
connected with liquid cargo handling

12.2 Vocabulary: verbs and nouns describing liquid cargo handling


correctly uses verbs and nouns connected with
liquid cargo handling

Exercise 5
Phonology: distinction between a noun and a verb
correctly distinguishes between a noun and
a verb having the same root

Container
and Bulk
terminals

Cargo Space in container terminals - categories of containers

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11.2.3 task 1: describes different types of containers in the port


task 2: phonology of minimal pairs e.g. ship versus sheep
task 3: which word do you hear

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11.2.4 Cargo space in container terminals - pieces of lashing equipment

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10.3.2 task 4: reply to orders - put stress on key words in short commands

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Bulk Terminals 11.2 Cargo Space in bulk terminals categorizes types of bulk cargo
exercise: 5 Word order in a sentence
5.3 exercise: 6 pronunciation of -ed endings

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Cargo Space

Communication skills: listening and reading


Comprehension exercises:
Listening comprehension
Reading and writing and listening skills
Exercise 1
Reading comprehension true and false type
Explains the different terms used in describing; bale capacity
grain capacity, broken stowage and ullage
6.3 Exercise 2 deals with pronunciation of -ed endings
Exercise 3 categorises different types of cargo in a diagram form
Exercise 4 explains the terminology connected with Cargo Space
drag and drop type of exrcise
Exercise 5 tests listening comprehension and writing in a dialogue

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Cargo Space

Cargo Space

Exercise 6

tests listening comprehension and writing


in a dialogue on the VHF
Exercise 7 tests listening comprehension and writing
in a conversationon the VHF
Exercise 8 tests listening comprehension and writing
in a conversation on the VHF
Exercise 9 tests listening comprehension and writing
in a gapped text on cargo space
Exercise 10 tests listening comprehension and writing
in a gapped text on cargo space

Exercise 11 tests listening comprehension and writing


in a gapped text
Exercise 12 tests listening comprehension and writing
in a gapped text
Exercise 13 tests the vocabulary related to cargo space
in a crossword
Exercise 14 tests the vocabulary in another crossword
Exercise 15 tests the listening comprehension and writing
in SMCP questions and answers

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