Scanning and Inventing Definitions for Technical Terms
This selection contains several technical terms related to petroleum engineering in general, and oil transportation in particular. Remember that in technical articles the definition of the terms is usually given near the first appearance of the word, in either the same sentence, the one before, or the one after. Scan the selection for five technical terms that belong in the blanks below. The first letter of each of these is provided to help you. Fill in the rest of the word. Then, using clues from the context and the hints given, write a definition for each term. 1. In Paragraph 1 we read that oil from the Christmas tree is first pumped Definition:_______________ 2. In Paragraph 1 we come across the name of a special device which is called a g_______. The definition of this device is given in the same sentence. Definition: 3. Paragraph 3 states that every sixty miles of a pipeline or so there is a powerful p umping- station. In the same paragraph you will find the explanation of what it is and how it works. Definition: 4. Paragraph 5 introduces a very specific device. It has a very strange and funny name: a p______. The same paragraph tells us what it is and how it works. Definition: ___ 5. In Paragraph 6 we find another funny technical term, a g_ Scan Paragraphs 6 and 7 that give the definition and try to explain in your words how this device works and what is its main function. Definition: Tranportation and Storage 107
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