- •1 Read the text. Consult the dictionary if it’s necessary. The weather effects on aviation
- •1 What kind of weather do you observe in different seasons (in winter, in spring, in summer, in autumn). Match the words given below to the seasons.
- •1 Tick the correct pronunciation of the underlined letters. Then listen to the speaker and check your answers.
- •1 Write out the words from the text which are related to the weather, e.G. Weather forecast, snow. Arrange them into groups of opposites and synonyms.
- •2 Scan the text. For each statement 1 to 10 below choose a) true, b) false or c) doesn’t say. Give your arguments.
- •3 Read the three summaries of the text. Which one do you feel is the most accurate? Why?
- •4 Interview your partner, who works as a meteorologist about the particularities of his/her job. Use the questions given below. Tell the rest of the students about the information you found out.
- •2 Fill in the sentences with the words above.
- •1 Choose the preposition which best completes each sentence:
- •2 Look at the questions and answers in the box. Answer the question concerning the word like.
- •3 George is talking to his colleague Tina about his holiday. Here are his answers to her questions. Write the questions using like.
- •4 Listen and check your answers.
- •5 Complete the second sentence with gerund or infinitive so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •6 Completethegaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets (gerund (-ing) or infinitive (with or without to).
- •2 Match the words associated with precipitation on the left with their explanations on the right:
- •3 What abbreviations do these definitions correspond to? Compare your answers with your partner.
- •The weather in East Texas.
- •The weather in Britain
- •7 Translate the following expressions into English.
- •Discussion
- •2 Compose the weather forecast using the following expressions.
- •3 Prepare and give your own forecast for tomorrow (for the next weekend). Present it before the class.
- •4 Translate into English.
- •6 Read and translate the text, learn the words in bold by heart. Brazilian plane crash clues.
- •1 Listen to three conversations and complete them.
- •2 Listen to the dialogue “Traffic and weather information and avoidance” and answer the questions.
- •3 Atis broadcasts give the pilot of a departing aircraft important information about the conditions at the aerodrome. Pilots acknowledge atis when they first contact atc.
- •1 Read the words in the box, check unfamiliar ones. Remember to use correctly these phrases.
- •2 Look at the weather icons and match them to their descriptions. Weather Icons
- •3 Work in pairs. You are given two cards with some information missing. Fill in the gaps by discussing the missed weather forecast with your partner.
- •1 Complete the diagram below with the weather words from the module. Compare with your partner.
2 Match the words associated with precipitation on the left with their explanations on the right:
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1. water vapour |
a) snow and rain together |
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2. humidity |
b) a lot of rain |
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3. dew point |
c) very fine rain |
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4. rain |
d) a lot of precipitation |
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5. drizzle |
e) a lot of water standing on a runway |
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6. snow |
f) the amount of water vapour in the air |
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7. hail |
g) water in the air as a gas |
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8. sleet |
h) ice crystals falling from the sky |
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9. light |
i) water falling from the sky |
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10. heavy |
j) the temperature to which the air can cool before water vapour turns back to water |
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11. shower |
k) balls of ice falling from the sky |
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12. flooded |
l) a small amount of precipitation |
3 What abbreviations do these definitions correspond to? Compare your answers with your partner.
above mean sea level
automatical terminal information service
the weather is fine
meteorological or meteorology
runway visual range
visual meteorological conditions
significant information concerning en-route weather phenomena which may affect the safety of aircraft operations
terminal aerodrome forecast
meteorological information for aircraft in flight
Match the definition with the corresponding word or phrase.
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Downpour slush to be under the weather to weather the storm
Partly melted, wet snow (__________________)
Not feeling well (______________________________)
Heavy rainfall (___________________________)
To pass safely through the storm, through any adverse conditions (___________________)
Make up sentences using the table.
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The flight plan
The flight
The departure
The sky
The runway
The ground
The river
The aircraft
The airport
The pilot
Flight № 001
was delayed
is cancelled
must be delayed
is covered
will be allowed
is not allowed
was informed
is closed
about the weather conditions
due to weather
with dark clouds
for three hours
due to heavy turbulence
due to non-flying conditions
due to poor visibility
to take-off
due to bumpy weather
with thick snow
due to heavy thunderstorm
with ice
due to heavy snowstorm
with fresh green grass
to land
till six o’clock
Read the text about the weather in East Texas. Then complete the text about the weather in Britain using the words and expressions in the box. Finally, work in pairs and prepare a small talk about the weather in your country.
The weather in East Texas.
In East Texas, in the area of the Gulf of Mexico, the climate is generally hot and often very humid. Temperatures in summer range from 30º to 40ºC, 25ºC is a normal winter temperature. It is sometimes cold, but only for two or three days at a time; it snows perhaps once every twenty years. It quite often rains heavily for two or three days or more, but mo0st of the time the weather is sunny with bright blue skies. Occasionally there are droughts – periods when there is no rain for a long time. It is not usually very windy, but there are hurricanes every few years, with wins speeds reaching over150 kilometers an hour.