MOVIE THE ICE ROAD

Exercise. Choose a word from the boxes to label the pictures

miner(s)

survivor

miners to fire
mine
1.-______________ 2.-______________ 3.-______________ hire

wellhead

mine

4)_______________
hire 5.-______________
wellhead 6.-_______________
survivor
Open-pit mine

diamond

to fire
diamond
7.-______________ 8.-_________________
open pir mine
 Exercise. Choose a word from the boxes to label the pictures
methane

facility

1.-______________
Canary 2.-______________
methane pocket 3.-______________
methane To thaw

lug nuts

canary
to thaw
4)_______________ 5.-______________
lug nuts
facility
6.-_______________
to loose

opencast mine

methane pocket
open cast 8.-_________________
to loose
 What is open-pit mining? Collocations:
an open-pit mine
Open-Pit Miners

Open-Pit Mining
Open-pit mining, also known as opencast
Open-pit Mining Operations
mining, is a surface mining technique that
extracts minerals from an open pit in the
surface mining technique
ground. Open-pit mining is the most common
method used throughout the world for
mineral mining and does not require
extractive methods or tunnels. This surface
mining technique is used when mineral or
ore deposits are found relatively close to the
surface of the earth. Open-pits are sometimes
called ‘quarries’ when they produce building
materials and dimension stone.
 Is it an open-pit mine?
___________________
yes

What is another name for an open-pit mine?

_______________________________________
Open pit mining is also called quarries.
What Surface mining technique are using in Katka Diamond Mine?

_____________________________________________________
yes, yes it is an open pit mine
 A Methane Pocket

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE1AovZor0s
 Scene 1: Mine Explosion
Supervisor: Mankins!
Mankins: Yeah?
Supervisor: You want to tell me why your methane sensors are off?
Makins: I don’t know. Maybe the batteries are dead.
Why don’t you get us a canary?
Supervisor: This is no joke. These are to alert you to concentrations of
methane. They must stay on.
What are the methane sensors for?
____________________________
methane sensors are used to indicate the concentration of methane Miner: Where’d that come from?
Supervisor: Sounds like the open pit. We hit a methane pocket.
Miner 1: That’s impossible.
Miner 2: Everybody, out! Everybody, out!
Why must the methane sensors be on?
Miner 3: Come on!
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to know the cetane bags that exist
Miner: Go! Go.
Supervisor: No!
Why did miners take canaries to the mines?
English miners used to introduce canaries into the mines to detect possible toxic gases.
 PPE

1.-Were the miners wearing PPE?

Yes, the miners were wearing PPE.

________________________________________________
The miners did have their PPE

2.-What does PPE stand for?

Individual protection equipment

PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment.

________________________________________________
yes, that's correct
 Check from the list what were they wearing.
yes
yes
hard hat Safety glasses

yes
earmuffs yes
a safety vest

yes
safety pants yes
safety gloves

yes
safety boots yes
harnesses

yes Head lamp/head band/ head

flashlight
Movie Scene: Dump truck rolled over and went down to the Hill.

Are you familiar with Cat® Surface Mining Equipment?

 Label the images with words form the boxes. WATER TRUCKS

LARGE MOTOR GRADERS

WHEEL-TRACTOR
SCRAPERS

LARGE WHEEL
LOADERS

1.___________________________
large wheel loaders 2.___________________________
Draglines
DRAGLINES

3.___________________________
water trucks 4.___________________________
wheel tractor scrapers 5.___________________________
large motor grades
 Label the images with words form the boxes.
HYDRAULIC MINING SHOVELS

ROTARY DRILL RIGS

LARGE DOZERS

ELECTRIC ROPE SHOVELS

large mining trucks

6.___________________________ 7.___________________________
rotary drill rigs
LARGE MINING TRUCKS

8.___________________________
large dozers electric rope shovels
9.___________________________ hydraulic mining shovels
10.___________________________
What does Mike do for a living?

_____________________
mike is a truck driver
 Why was Mike fired?

Mike was fired because he punched another trucker named Johansson for referring to his
brother as a “ retard”.
 What was Gurty doing?

Gurty was tightening the bolts on a truck wheel.

(to) loose lug nuts

What does Gurty do for a living?

He´s a mechanic.
 Who is Skeeter?

Skeeter was a pet of Gurty's.

What was Mr. Goldenrod doing?

Mr. Goldenrod was inspecting a truck.

 Where does Max Tuly work?

Mr. Max Tuly works in mining security.

What does Max Tuly need? (Why was he looking for Mr. Goldenrod?)

Mr. Max Tuly needed a 90-meter wellhead to be transported to carry out the rescue of the miners
What does Mr. Goldenrod need for the rescue mission?

Mr. Goldenrod needs drivers and a mechanic for the rescue mission.