The coc Room of the Tanker

1. Read the dialogue and understand it in every detail.

2/Off: Hi, you're the Third Mate, Mr. Cruz, aren't you? Welcome on board. I'm the Second Mate and my name is Tanaka. Nice to have you with us.

Cruz: Nice to meet you. My name is Conrad Cruz. I'm 22 years old and I'm from Manila.

2/Off: Is this your first time on a tanker?

Cruz: Yes, it is. I've been on a 20,000-ton bulk carrier before, and I received tanker training in the Philippines, which was mainly lectures. I also trained using a tanker simulator at one of the Japanese shipping company's training centers. It was quite helpful.

2/Off: I did that simulator training, too. Training is different from the real job, but it's quite helpful. By the way, I'm from Hiroshima. I have a wife and three children. The eldest one is 13. He is a junior high school student. My family comes to see me whenever my ship arrives in Japan. They have already been to my cabin and made a big fuss.

Cruz: That's great. I'm single and my parents live with my elder brothers. Both of my brothers work for Japanese companies in the Philippines. There are a lot of differences in culture and in social structure between Japan and the Philippines. I'm dying to learn about Japan.

2/Off: That's a great attitude. Learning about each other's culture helps us understand each other better. That's the first step towards having a pleasant and peaceful time on board.

2. Match the words with their equivalents or definitions.

   	COC		a friendly way of addressing the Second Officer
   	2/Off		organization of a society
   	Second Mate		Cargo Oil Control
   	bulk carrier		large company that owns and operates boats
   	simulator		unmarried
   	shipping company		large ship that carries raw goods in its hold
   	Hiroshima		large port city in Western Japan
   	made a big fuss		made a big issue about something
   	single		machine for practice
   	difference(s)		arts, philosophies, products of any society
   	culture		things that are not the same or similar
   	social structure		Second Officer also called Second Mate (the rank that comes after First Mate)
   	I'm dying to...		way of thinking, behavior and manners
   	attitude		want to do something very much

3. Find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations. Make up your own sentences using them.

1. второй помощник капитана

2. сухогруз

3. проходить обучение

4. тренажер

5. учебный центр

6. полезный

7. отличаться от

8. старшеклассник

9. отношение

4. Answer the following questions based on the dialogue.

1. What marine job experience does Cruz have?

2. What tanker training has he received?

3. What does Tanaka think about simulator training?

4. What can you say about Tanaka’s family?

5. What did Cruz say about his family?

6. Why is it important to learn a lot about different cultures?

5. Convert the dialogue into Indirect Speech and retell the situation as a story.