y4 u2 w1 2014

Week – OneReading genre – diary / Writing genre – diary writing

Focus words (and meanings) this week: These can be practised for homework, be used to make a picture dictionary, be displayed in the classroom with picture prompts and could be the focus of the first 5 minutes of each lesson along with games and activities which help consolidate understanding of the vocabulary . For those needing to continue consolidating sounds and simpler versions of the words, please enable them to do so.Word:

1. derrick hand2. luckily3. harness4.5. pumps6. platform

Meaning:1. person who works on the tower of the oilrig2. by good luck/ fortunately3.4. belts worn for climbing to keep safe5. machines which push liquid through pipes6. big metal area for walking on

Day Elements Content 1 Sustained

Silent Reading

Vocabulary Practice

Listening and speaking (intro to shared read)

Shared reading

Listening and speaking (response to shared read)

Writing task Day 1 –modelled /class dictated

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and speaking (introduction)Ask students if they know of anyone who works in the oil industry e.g. works for Shell. Show pictures of oilrig and petrol tanker as prompts. Encourage students to discuss the types of jobs and what the jobs might be like. Prompt with questions about clothing, hours of work, safety and conditions etc. Label the parts of the oilrig as the week progresses and as they come up in the shared read. (It doesn’t matter if the labels are not 100% correct, so long as a general idea is gained.)Ridwan works on an oilrig. He is a derrick hand. He works during the night time and then rests during the day time. This is Ridwan’s diary.

Monday 24th MarchWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick when there was a thunderstorm. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high on the derrick so I stayed there. I had my harness on to keep me safe but I was still worried. After I finished my work, I had breakfast. I had sausages, toast and eggs. Now, I’m going to bed. I need a good sleep. Comprehension Questions:

1. Where does Ridwan work?2. When does Ridwan work?3. Why was Ridwan worried?4. What happened when Ridwan had just started work?

5. What did Ridwan have for breakfast?Listening and speaking (response)Choose an activity that encourages students to talk about what they did yesterday e.g. circle time, roll the ball, turn to your partner. Use the sentence starter “Yesterday I …” Teachers may need to model this first.This activity will continue all week. Use a different approach each day. Teachers should encourage increased complexity of responses as the week progresses. Again, this may need to be modelled.Modelled/Class dictated writing :Teacher displays features of diary writing on large paper alongside shared read (teachers can use all or just choose some of the features below). Ask students to identify features in the shared read. Features of diary writing DateFirst personPast tensePersonal tone Self-reflectionRhetorical question – a question which does not require an answerShort sentencesExclamation markParagraphs – opportunity to introduce or teach this to those students who are readyTeacher tells about what he/she did yesterday and asks students to develop this further e.g. “Yesterday I went to The Mall. What did I do there?” Continue to write as students suggest ideas. Read together when completed. Check features against checklist.

2 Sustained Silent Reading

Vocabulary practice


Shared reading


Writing task

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction)

Write the sentence ‘I felt proud of myself’ on the board and discuss what it means (make sure the students realise that this is in the past tense). Have the students offer suggestions for times when they have felt proud of themselves. Ask them to share them with the class.

Tuesday 25th MarchThat was a better night! First, I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other pumps. The pumps were all working.

Day 2 –group There were 98 people on the oilrig last night. I had to keep everything working well to keep everybody safe. I felt proud of myself. I did my job carefully. This morning the chef made porridge for breakfast. Yum! Comprehension Questions:

1. How did Ridwan feel about his night??2. What job did Ridwan do first?3. How many people wereon the oil rig?4. Why does Ridwan feel proud of himself?5. What did Ridwan have for breakfast?

Listening and Speaking (response)Choose another activity that encourages students to talk about what they did yesterday e.g. circle time, roll the ball, turn to your partner. Use the sentence starter “Yesterday I …” Try to extend responses beyond simple sentences today by encouraging the students to say more than one sentence. More able students can be encouraged to use adjectives, compound and more complex sentences.

Group WritingProvide groups with the diary template provided. Ask them to recount Ridwan’s night at work, identifying the key points/main points from the shared read. OR Provide groups with the diary template provided, or create your own. Students decide as a group where they went. This could be the beach, park, school, somebody’s house etc. Group members take turns to create a sentence to add to the diary entry. Remind students to use past tense. Teachers can refer students to the features list to remind them of other parts of diary writing they need to include if appropriate.


Vocabulary practice


Shared reading


Writing task

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction)Ask the students to recall what Ridwan had to eat for breakfast on Monday and Tuesday. Encourage the use of full structures e.g. “On Monday, Ridwan had toast, sausages and eggs for breakfast’.

Ask the students what they had for breakfast this morning. Have them practice using the structure “This morning, I had ……..for breakfast’.

Wednesday 26th March

Day 3 –independent writing

I went to the gym after breakfast with my friend Arif. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds out at sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight. Comprehension Questions:

1. Where did Ridwan go after breakfast?2. Who did Ridwan go to the gym with?3. How did Ridwan know there was a storm coming?4. What did Ridwan have for lunch?5. Who cooked the food?

Listening and Speaking (response)Choose another activity which encourages students to talk about what they did yesterday e.g. circle time, roll the ball, turn to your partner. Use the sentence starter “Yesterday I …” Try to extend responses beyond simple sentences today by encouraging the students to say more than one sentence. More able students can be encouraged to use adjectives, compound and more complex sentences.

Independent Writing Students retell Ridwan’s night at work in their own words, based on the main points from the shared read.ORAsk students to reflect on something they did yesterday. Begin their own diary entry with “Yesterday I ….” Continue to develop their diary entry by telling more about what they did. Remind students to use past tense.


Vocabulary Practice


Shared reading


Writing task Day 4 –independent writing

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use a variety of games or activities to quickly rehearse the vocabulary, which will be used throughout the lesson, which the students may not be familiar with. Listening and Speaking (introduction)Focus on ‘After that …’ Use the phrases provided and ask the students to fill in the gaps “After that …” e.g. Cook – ‘Yesterday I cooked dinner for 74 people.’ Students continue with ‘After that I did the dishes/ wiped the tables/prepared the breakfast ….’ Any suggestions are ok.Thursday 27th MarchI got dirty last night! There was a huge storm. One of the pipes cracked and oil was leaking out of it. It was slippery. I had to fix the pipe quickly so nobody would fall over. I got oil all over my coveralls. After that, I got even dirtier because I had to clean the mud tanks. The mud was thick. I had to wash my hair three times. At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!Comprehension Questions:

1. What happened to the pipe?2. What was leaking out of the pipe?

3. Why did Ridwan have to fix the pipe quickly?4. Why did Ridwan get dirty?5. How many times did Ridwan wash his hair?

Listening and Speaking (response)Choose another activity which encourages students to talk about what they did yesterday e.g. circle time, roll the ball, turn to your partner. Use the sentence starter “Yesterday I …” Try to extend responses beyond simple sentences today by encouraging the students to say more than one sentence. More able students can be encouraged to use adjectives, compound and more complex sentences.

Independent Writing Students retell Ridwan’s night at work in their own words, based on the main points from the shared read. Students may add details if they are able.

OR

Ask students to reflect on something they did yesterday. Begin their own diary entry with “Yesterday I ….” Continue to develop their diary entry by telling more about what they did. Remind students to use past tense and encourage use of more complex sentence structures.


Independent Study task

Issuing of books

Remind the students about the routines for SSR and expect all students to be silently reading during this time. Monitor book/text choices and advise where needed. Remember to model good reading behaviour.Use books and the Internet to find more pictures and information about the oil industry or working on oil rigs, especially in Brunei.Students select books to borrow and complete the process once study task has been completed.

Differentiated Versions - Shared ReadingPlease read the different versions of the text and decide what version best suits your class (use a

version that at least 50% of the class can decode and comprehend).VERSION A

Ridwan works on an oilrig. He is a derrick hand. He works during the night time and then rests during the day time. This is Ridwan’s diary.

Monday 24th March What a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a huge thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high checking the lift cables so I stayed there until the storm was finished. I had my safety harness on to keep me safe and stop me from falling but I was still worried. After I finished work, I had sausages, toast and eggs for my breakfast and now I am going to bed. I really need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th MarchThat was a better night! First, I checked that the mud pumps were working properly on the new drill hole. Next, I checked all of the other mud pumps too. Luckily, all the pumps were working well. There were ninety eight people on this oilrig last night. I had to keep the all of the equipment working well to keep everybody safe. After my shift had finished, I felt very proud of myself because I did my job carefully. This morning the chef made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March I decided to go to the gym after breakfast today. My friend Arif asked me to go with him. We exercised for an hour then had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta and salads for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds when I look out at the sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th MarchI got very dirty last night! There was another huge storm. One of the pipes cracked and some oil was leaking onto the platform. That made the platform very slippery. I had to fix the pipe quickly to stop the leak so nobody would fall over. I got oil all over my coveralls. After that, I got extra dirty because I had to clean the mud tanks. The drilling mud was thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times to get it clean. Luckily, there was a lot of hot water in the showers! At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION BRidwan works on an oilrig. He is a derrick hand. He works during the night time and then rests during the day time. This is Ridwan’s diary. Monday 24th MarchWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a huge thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high checking the lift cables so I stayed there . I had my harness on to keep me safe and stop me from falling but I was still worried. After I finished work, I had sausages, toast and eggs for my breakfast and now I am going to bed. I really need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th MarchThat was a better night! First, I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other mud pumps. Luckily, all the pumps were working well. There were ninety eight people on this oilrig last night. I had to keep the equipment working well to keep everybody safe. After my shift had finished, I felt proud of myself because I did my job carefully. This morning the chef made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March I decided to go to the gym after breakfast today. My friend Arif asked me to go with him. We exercised for an hour. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta and salads for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds when I look out at the sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th MarchI got very dirty last night! There was another huge storm. One of the pipes cracked and some oil was leaking slowly out of it. The platform was very slippery. I had to fix the pipe quickly so nobody would fall over. I got oil all over my coveralls. After that, I got extra dirty because I had to clean the mud tanks. The mud was thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times to get it clean! At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION C (as used above)Ridwan works on an oilrig. He is a derrick hand. He works during the night time and then rests during the day time. This is Ridwan’s diary.

Monday24th MarchWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick when there was a thunderstorm. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high on the derrick so I stayed there. I had my harness on to keep me safe but I was still worried. After I finished my work, I had breakfast. I had sausages, toast and eggs. Now, I’m going to bed. I need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th MarchThat was a better night! First, I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other pumps. The pumps were all working. There were 98 people on the oilrig last night. I had to keep everything working well to keep everybody safe. I felt proud of myself. I did my job carefully. This morning the chef made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday26th MarchI went to the gym after breakfast with my friend Arif. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds out at sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th MarchI got dirty last night! There was a huge storm. One of the pipes cracked and oil was leaking out of it. It was slippery. I had to fix the pipe quickly so nobody would fall over. I got oil all over my coveralls. After that, I got even dirtier because I had to clean the mud tanks. The mud was thick. I had to wash my hair three times. At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION DRidwan works on an oilrig. He works during the night and sleeps during the day. This is Ridwan’s diary.

Monday 24th March What a night! I was working and then there was a big storm. There was rain and lightning. I was up high . I had my harness on to keep me safe but I was still frightened. I had sausages and eggs for breakfast. I am going to bed now. I need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th MarchThat was a better night! I checked that the mud pumps were working. They were all working well. There were 98 people on the oilrig last night. I had to keep things working well to keep everybody safe. I felt proud of myself. I had porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th MarchI went to the gym after breakfast with Arif. Then we had a shower and some lunch. The cook made pasta for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds out at sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th MarchI got dirty last night! There was a big storm. The storm cracked one of the pipes. Oil was coming out of it. I had to fix the pipe. Then, I cleaned the mud tanks. The mud was thick. I had to wash my hair three times. Now, I

want to eat my breakfast and go to bed!The shared text below can be used as extension or for higher ability classes. It introduces more

vocabulary and tenses th an the shared text above.

VERSION A

Diary of Ridwan, Oil Rig Derrickhand

Monday 24th March 11.00pmI feel very tired tonight. I am not used to working at night-time. My shifts are usually in the day. My boss said I have to work at night-time for the next two weeks, although at the end of that I will get one week off. My job is very dangerous in the daytime, so I am a bit worried about doing it in the dark. Luckily, the oilrig has many lights and safety rules to protect us.Tuesday 25th March 11.15amWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a huge thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high checking the lift cables. I had my harness on to keep me safe and stop me from falling but I was still worried. I am having sausages, toast and eggs for my breakfast and then I will go to bed. I really need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th March 11.15pmI feel better tonight. I had a great sleep, although it was noisy outside today. Some people arrived on a boat to help drill the new hole. It goes deep down into the seabed. The machines were very loud. Tonight I will check the mud pumps to make sure they are working properly. It is important that the new well is safe for everyone to work on.Wednesday 26th March 11.30amThat was a better night! I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other mud pumps too. Luckily, all the pumps were working well. There are ninety eight people working on this oilrig. It is important that I keep the equipment working well to keep everybody safe. I feel very proud of myself because I do my job carefully. This morning the cook made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March 10.30pm

I had to get up early tonight. There was a meeting with the engineers about keeping safe. Working on an oilrig has many dangers. We work out in the middle of the sea on a big metal platform. If it is windy or stormy, the platform gets very wobbly. Sometimes the waves come right over the top. There is a lot of heavy machinery too. If we are too tired or don’t pay attention to our jobs, we can get hurt. Luckily, we have comfortable beds and a great cook. Our meals are always healthy. We even have a small gym where we can exercise.Thursday 27th March 12.15pmI decided to go to the gym after breakfast today. My friend Arif asked me to go with him. We exercised for an hour then had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta and salads for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds when I look out at the sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th March 11.30pmThe storm was huge! It was very windy and the heavy platform bounced up and down in the sea like a small boat. Some people got seasick from the rocking. I kept waking up with the loud bangs and crashes so I feel very tired tonight. My first job is to check that the wind and waves did not break anything. After that, I will have to clean the mud tanks and make sure there are no leaks. I expect I will get very dirty tonight.

Friday 28th March 11.00am

I got so dirty last night! The huge storm had cracked one of the pipes and some oil was leaking slowly out of it onto the platform. That made the platform very slippery. I had to fix the pipe quickly to stop the leak and we had to get the Roustabouts to clean it so nobody would fall over. Usually when I clean the mud tanks, it is in the daytime. Last night I got extra dirty as I had to use electric lights to see what I was doing. The drilling mud is thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times to get clean. Luckily, there is a lot of hot water in the showers! At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION B


Monday 24th March 11.00pmI feel very tired tonight. I am not used to working at night-time. My shifts are usually in the day. I have to work at night-time for the next two weeks, although at the end of that I will get one week off. My job is very dangerous in the daytime, so I am a bit worried about doing it in the dark. Luckily, the oilrig has a lot of lights and rules that keep us safe.Tuesday 25th March 11.15amWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a huge thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was already up high checking the lift cables. I had my harness on to keep me safe and stop me from falling but I was still worried. I am having sausages, toast and eggs for my breakfast and then I will go to bed. I really need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th March 11.15pmI feel better tonight. I had a great sleep, although it was noisy outside. Some people arrived on a boat to help drill the new hole. It goes deep down into the seabed. The machines were loud. Tonight I will check the mud pumps to make sure they are working properly. It is important that the new well is safe for everyone to work on.Wednesday 26th March 11.30amThat was a better night! I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other mud pumps. Luckily, all the pumps were working well. There are ninety eight people working on this oilrig. It is important that I keep the equipment working well to keep everybody safe. I feel proud of myself because I do my job carefully. This morning the cook made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March 10.30pmI had to get up early. There was a meeting with the engineers about keeping safe. Working on an oilrig is dangerous. We work in the middle of the sea on a big metal platform. If it is windy or stormy, the platform gets wobbly. Sometimes the waves come right over the top. There is a lot of heavy machinery. If we are too tired or don’t pay attention to our jobs, we can get hurt. Luckily, we have comfortable beds and a great cook. Our meals are always healthy. We have a small gym where we can exercise.

Thursday 27th March 12.15pmI decided to go to the gym after breakfast today. My friend Arif asked me to go with him. We exercised for an hour. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta and salads for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds when I look out at the sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th March 11.30pm

The storm was very big. It was very windy and the platform bounced up and down in the sea. Some people got seasick from the rocking. I kept waking up during the day so I feel very tired tonight. My first job is to check that the wind and waves did not break anything. After that, I will have to clean the mud tanks and make sure there are no leaks. I think I will get very dirty tonight while I work.

Friday 28th March 11.00am

I got so dirty last night! The storm had cracked one of the pipes and some oil was leaking slowly out of it. I had to fix the pipe because it made the platform very slippery. We had to get the Roustabouts to clean it so nobody would fall over. Usually when I clean the mud tanks, it is in the daytime. Last night I got extra dirty as I had to use electric lights to see what I was doing. The drilling mud is thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times to get clean! At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION C


Monday 24th March 11.00pmI feel tired tonight. I am not used to working at night-time. My shifts are usually in the day. I have to work at night-time for two weeks, although at the end of that I will get one week off. My job is dangerous in the daytime, so I am a bit worried about doing it in the dark. Luckily, the oilrig has a lot of lights and rules that keep us safe.Tuesday 25th March 11.15amWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a huge thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was up high checking the lift cables. I had my harness on to keep me safe but I was still worried. I am having sausages, toast and eggs for my breakfast. Then I will go to bed. I need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th March 11.15pmI feel better tonight. I had a great sleep but it was noisy outside. Some people came to help drill the new hole. It goes down into the seabed. The machines were loud. Tonight I will check the mud pumps to make sure they are working. It is important that the new well is safe for everyone to work on.Wednesday 26th March 11.30amThat was a better night! I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill hole. Next, I checked the other pumps. All the pumps were working. There are 98 people working on the oilrig. I must keep everything working well to keep everybody safe. I feel proud of myself. I do my job carefully. This morning the cook made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March 10.30pmI had to get up early. There was a meeting about keeping safe. Working on an oilrig is dangerous. We work in the middle of the sea on a big metal platform. If it is windy or stormy, the platform gets wobbly. Sometimes the waves come right over the top. There is a lot of machinery. If we are too tired, we can get hurt. We have comfortable beds and a great cook. Our meals are always healthy. We have a small gym for exercise.Thursday 27th March 12.15pmI went to the gym after breakfast today. My friend Arif asked me to go with him. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta for lunch. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds out at sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th March 11.30pm

The storm was very big. It was windy and the platform bounced up and down. Some people got sick from the rocking. I kept waking up so I feel very tired. My first job is to check that the wind and waves did not break anything. After that, I will have to clean the mud tanks and make sure there are no leaks. I think I will get very dirty tonight. Friday 28th March 11.00amI got dirty last night! The storm cracked one of the pipes and oil was leaking out of it. I had to fix the pipe. That made the platform very slippery and the Roustabouts had to clean it so nobody would fall. Usually I clean the mud tanks in the day. Last night I got dirty because I had to use lights to see what I was doing. The drilling mud is thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times. At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

VERSION D


Monday 24th March 11.00pmI feel tired. I am not used to working at night. My shifts are usually in the day. I have to work at night for two weeks. At the end of that, I will get one week off. My job is dangerous in the daytime. I am worried about doing it in the dark. Luckily, the oilrig has a lot of lights and rules that keep us safe.Tuesday 25th March 11.15amWhat a night! I had just started working on the derrick. Fifteen minutes later, a thunderstorm came. There was heavy rain, and a lot of lightning. I was up high checking the cables. I had my harness on to keep me safe but I was still worried. I am having sausages and eggs for breakfast. Then I will go to bed. I need a good sleep.

Tuesday 25th March 11.15pmI feel better tonight. I had a good sleep but it was noisy outside. Some people came to drill the new hole. It goes down into the seabed. The machines were loud. Tonight I will check the mud pumps. It is important that the new well is safe for everyone to work on.Wednesday 26th March 11.30amThat was a better night! I checked that the mud pumps were working on the new drill. Next, I checked the other pumps. All the pumps were working. There are 98 people working on the oilrig. I must keep things working well to keep everybody safe. I feel proud of myself. This morning the cook made porridge for breakfast. Yum!

Wednesday 26th March 10.30pmI had to get up early. There was a meeting about keeping safe. We work in the middle of the sea on a big platform. If it is stormy, the platform gets wobbly. Sometimes the waves come over the top. There is a lot of machinery. If we are tired, we can get hurt. We have comfortable beds and a great cook. Our meals are healthy. We have a small gym for exercise.Thursday 27th March 12.15pmI went to the gym after breakfast with my friend Arif. Then we had a shower and some lunch. Today the chef made pasta. There is another storm coming. I can see the clouds out at sea. I hope I get a good sleep before I have to work tonight.

Thursday 27th March 11.30pmThe storm was big. It was windy and the platform bounced up and down. Some people got sick. I kept waking up. I feel very tired. My first job is to check that the wind and waves did not break anything. After that, I have to clean the mud tanks and make sure there are no leaks. I think I will get very dirty. Friday 28th March11.00am

I got dirty last night! The storm cracked one of the pipes. Oil was leaking out of it. I had to fix the pipe. The platform was very slippery and the Roustabouts had to clean it. Usually I clean the mud tanks in the day. Last night I got dirty because I had to use lights to see what I was doing. The drilling mud is thick and sticky. I had to wash my hair three times. At last, I can eat my breakfast and go to bed!

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