Unit 6, exercise 8b Group C Imagine you’re going to give a tour of a tool-forging company where axes are made. 1 Read the information below. Check any words you don’t know in a dictionary. 2 Make brief notes to help you give your tour: steel (high-carbon content steel) – furnace (up to 1200 °C) – … 3 Choose expressions from 7 to help you organise what you want to say. 4 Practise giving your tour with someone else from your group. Axes have been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. 1 Forming the axe head ■■ The smith heats a steel bar (made of high-carbon content steel) in the furnace (up to 1200 °C), ■■ The smith takes the glowing steel (reddish-yellow) with tongs and works it using a large press (e.g. 80 strikes per min.), or by hand. ■■ The square lump of steel gradually transforms into an axe head. ■■ The head is hung up and left to cool. 2 Grinding and tempering the axe ■■ The smith coarsely grinds the prospective edge of the axe. ■■ The edge is hardened by heating it to 820 °C and then rapidly cooling it in cold water. ■■ The stresses and brittleness in the steel caused by the forging and hardening need to be removed. The smith anneals the steel by keeping the axe head in an oven at 195 °C for 60 mins. 3 Finishing the axe ■■ The axe head can now be tumbled with small ceramic balls to remove forging burrs on the surface. ■■ The edge of the axe is sharpened and polished to make it sharp. ■■ The axe head is then fitted with a handle, often made of wood, but composite materials are sometimes used too. ■■ After a final quality check, the cutting edge is covered with a leather or plastic sheath. ■■ Then the axe is ready for packaging and shipment. Unit 3, exercise 16 You represent the Torrington Hotel. Two months ago, the Hailey Arts Club asked you to arrange a party for 100 people. You agreed a price and signed an agreement. There are only four days to go until the party, but unfortunately, the club has sold just 50 tickets. They now want a smaller party – and a lower price! You’re going to meet the secretary of the club to discuss the situation. Key facts: ■■ the price you originally agreed with the club was $6,000 ■■ you’ve already bought food ($1,000) and drink ($1,000) for 100 people ■■ you’ve ordered souvenirs with the Arts Club logo for all the guests ($500) ■■ you’ve bought room and table decorations ($500) ■■ you’ve hired a band ($500 deposit, non-refundable) ■■ you’ve promised overtime payments to staff ($1,000) ■■ legally, you can insist that the club pay the full price … ■■ … but they are regular customers and you’ve always had good relations in the past Prepare for the negotiation. Think about these questions. 1 What’s the lowest price you can accept? Could you use any of the things you’ve bought for other events? 2 What price will you offer? What arguments will you use? 3 Can you offer the club something instead of a lower price? Decide which expressions from 15 and 17 you could use. Group B 212 A Activities Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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