Video comprehension activity How to crimp RJ 45 cable

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We are going to watch a video in English on how to crimp a cable, but let's do something else first...

PRE-WATCHING TASK

What do you know about crimping?
What do you need for crimping?
How would you crimp a cable?

1. Write in this table the new vocabulary along with each translation

Word Meaning Word meaning
Strip Pelar
Level Nivelar
Wires Cable
Crimp Engarzar
Separating Separando





2. Watch this video: How to crimp rj45 cable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rxu07WkGew&feature=share&list=TLik-
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Video comprehension activity How to crimp RJ 45 cable
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WHILE-WATCHING TASK

3. Complete the text with the words from the box.

Welcome cable teach required crimping stripping outside inside
exposing separating wires twisted arranging leveling edges inside
connector tool until properly ready press

Welcome to MX world
Today we will teach you how to crimp rj45 cable
Tools requered for crimping
MX 3002
modular grimping tool
Mx 2245A rj 45 connector
Step one: Stripping the cable
put the cable inside the tool and remove the outside covering of the cable exposing the coloured
wires
Step two: separeting the coloured wires
separate the coloured cable pairs of wires
Now, straighten the coloured wires so that the twisted connectors spread straight and untangled
Step three: arranging the cables as per the diagram and leveling
Step four: put the cable connector the RJ 45 connector
Step five: crimping the connector
put the RJ 45 tool inside the crimping until and properly the tool ready the connector is properly
crimped
your RJ 45 cable is press


POST-WATCHING TASKS

4. Choose the closest meaning for each expression:

as for the diagram
a) according to the diagram
b) not like the diagram
c) for example the diagram

properly crimped
a) easyly crimped
b) well crimped
c) soon crimped
required
required
a) informed
b) purchased
c) needed

remove
a) take out, cut
b) move
c) mix

arrange
a) remove
b) put in the right order
c) cut



Video comprehension activity How to crimp RJ 45 cable
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5. Match the words with the pictures

wire cable tool twisted outside inside stripping
crimping arranging separating covering


Covering
amarring cable
Crimping
wire
twisted


stripping
separating
tool
inside

outside



6. Put the actions in the right order:

1 put inside the tool arrange
2 strip straighten
3 separate strip
4 straighten put inside the connector
5 arrange put inside the tool
6 level separate
7 put inside the connector crimp
8 put inside the tool put inside the tool
9 crimp level

Now you will actually try to crimp a cable!