- •Unit 6 Aircraft and Some Facts about the Flight
- •1. Look at the picture. What do you think this picture shows? Share your ideas with your partner.
- •2. Try to answer the following questions before you read the text.
- •1. Read the text and match the English word combinations with their Russian counterparts.
- •2. Read the text and check whether your answers were correct.
- •3. Read the text and write out the words you don’t know, try to guess their meaning from the context. Compare your notes with your partners. Aircraft and some facts about the flight
- •1. Divide the text into logical parts. Think of the subtitle to each part. Highlight the key words of each part.
- •2. In the text find the definition of lifting force and air resistance.
- •3. Complete the following sentences with suitable words from the text:
- •4. These are the definitions. Guess the terms.
- •5. Agree or disagree with the statements. Use conventional formulae of agreement and disagreement.
- •Vocabulary Focus
- •1. Match the word in column a with the word in column b having a similar meaning. Be careful, there are some extra words in column b.
- •2. Match the antonyms.
- •3. Choose the best alternative to fill the gaps in these sentences.
- •1. Translate the text in a written form.
Vocabulary Focus
1. Match the word in column a with the word in column b having a similar meaning. Be careful, there are some extra words in column b.
A B
stream decrease
travel rear
airfoil support
join not curved
produce move
straight flow
maintain operate
act create
reduce connect
artificial aerodynamic surface
trailing man-made
leading
increase
2. Match the antonyms.
A B
lift weight
thrust slow
climb backward
bottom rear
flat natural
upper drag
fast upward
artificial descent
forward lower
front curved
downward top
3. Choose the best alternative to fill the gaps in these sentences.
1. The aircraft rises into the air and keeps there because of ______.
a) wind b) light weight c) forces working on it
2. The air traveling across the top of the wing creates a _______ on the upper surface.
a) increased pressure b) reduced pressure c) reduced lift
3. Aircraft high speed is produced by a _______ that acts in the direction of airplane’s motion.
a) force of thrust b) wing c) flight controls
4. _____ and _____ are artificially created forces.
a) lift, drag b) thrust, lift c) thrust, gravity
5) The engine-propeller combination is designed ______ .
a) to create lift b) to overcome drag c) to decrease weight
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