1. Read an article from an aviation magazine. Fill each gap with one of the following verb forms:

caught collided landed

suffered reporting practising

Two aircraft hit uk motorways

Formal inquiries have been launched into two general aviation crashes, which saw aircraft hit UK motorways within a week of each other. In both cases, the aircraft (a) _______________ with road vehicles, although there were no fatalities.

At midday on 21 May a Robin DR400 light aircraft (G-RBIN) suffered loss of power during the early climb after a touch-and-go landing while the pilot was (b) _______________ circuits using runway 20 at Rochester airfield, Kent. The pilot made an emergency radio call, (c) _______________ engine failure, and began to turn back to the runway, but the aircraft either stalled or was close to stalling when it crashed on the M2 motorway close to the airfield.

The weather was good, with wind 240°/10 kt. The pilot, flying solo, (d)_______________ severe back injuries, but injuries to drivers on the road were not serious.

The other accident, at Southampton Airport, involved a Cessna Citation 550 (G-JETB) with two pilots on board. It (e) _______________ at 06.30 local time on 26 May on runway 20, in heavy rain, and overran by about 100m on to the M27 motorway, where it (f) _______________ fire.

There were thunderstorms in the area and, according to the airport, the pilot had been advised that, by using runway 20, he would have a 15 kt tailwind on landing and that the runway was very wet. The pilots and the vehicle drivers involved in collisions with the aircraft hull suffered minor injuries.

2. Answer the questions to the text of the article.

a) What is common in two accidents?

b) What is different in two accidents?

3. Find in the text of the article words to the following definitions and synonyms:

a) death caused by accident f _______________

or in war

b) investigation i _______________

c) wide road specially built

for fast moving traffic m _______________

d) put into action l _______________

e) accident involving a vehicle

in a collision or some other c _______________

impact

f) energy that can be used to

do work p _______________

g) go higher in the sky c _______________

h) not functioning as is expected

or required f _______________

i) (of an a/c) get out of control

and start to drop because s _______________

of loss of speed

j) physical harm to a living being i _______________

k) body of an aircraft h _______________

l) recommend a _______________

m) wind blowing from behind

travelling aircraft t _______________

4. Put in the missing prepositions in the following sentences. Each preposition can be used more than once.

with at on of to in

1) The aircraft collided ___________ road vehicle.

2) _______ midday _______ 21 May a Robin DR 400 light aircraft suffered loss _______ power.

3) The pilot was practising circuits using runway 20 _______ Rochester airfield, Kent.

4) Injuries _______ drivers _______ the road were not serious.

5) The other accident, _______ Southampton Airport, involved a Cessna Citation 550 _______ two pilots.

6) It landed _______ 06.30 local time ______ 26 May _______ runway 20, _______ heavy rain.

7) He had a 15 kt tailwind _______ landing.

8) There were thunderstorms _______ the area.