- •1 Read the text. Consult the dictionary if it’s necessary. Timeline of Aviation
- •Indicate the terms you associate with words air and aviation.
- •Listen to the words below and mark the stressed syllables. Practise saying these
- •A Pronunciation of –ed past tenses.
- •Scan the text. Which of the following statements do you agree or disagree with according to the information in the text? Explain why.
- •Discuss the questionnaire in groups. Compare and explain your answers. General aviation quiz.
- •Add the appropriate noun or adjective to complete the table:
- •2 Can you change these adjectives as required below?
- •To verbs:
- •Choose the preposition which best completes each sentence.
- •Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb.
- •Choose between the two forms of the verb to complete the sentences (Past Simple or Present Perfect).
- •A Check the meaning of the words/ word-combinations given below. Refer them to the best aviation division they relate to. Write them in the correct line.
- •Think of the things different aviation divisions have in common. Discuss their functions with your partner. Then report back to the class what you discovered.
- •Think back of the historical aviation facts you know. Spend a few minutes planning how you will tell your story. Make a note of your “key” words. Tell your story to the other students.
- •You are going to discuss the role of aviation in economics of your country. Choose one of the following aviation-related branches:
- •A Listen to the numbers and write them down.
- •Listen to the statements and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.
- •Listen to brief descriptions of some special flights, given below. Tick the terms being described.
- •Focus on sharing information concerning the past
- •Read the questions below and check unfamiliar words.
Choose between the two forms of the verb to complete the sentences (Past Simple or Present Perfect).
General aviation _________ a long way in the past 100 years, and now represents a very significant industry.
A has come B came
Recently it ___________ easier to fly all over the world.
A has become B became
What ___________ in Paris in 1906?
A has happened B happened
Ihor Sikorsky ______________ the first multi-engine Russian plane, designed Ilia Muromets.
A has constructed B constructed
By the 1950s, the development of civil jets ___________, beginning with the de Havilland Comet.
A has grown B grew
Since the 1960s the most important innovations __________ place in instrumentation and control.
A have taken B took
On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne ____________ the first privately funded aircraft to make a spaceflight, opening the possibility of an aviation market outside the earth's atmosphere.
A has become B became
Icarus is a Greek figure, which ___________ too close to the sun and _________ to the Earth.
A has flown; has fallen B flew; fell
Focus
On Vocabulary
A Check the meaning of the words/ word-combinations given below. Refer them to the best aviation division they relate to. Write them in the correct line.
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VIP flight
Police
Aerial photography
Highway watch
Fire fighting a/c
Supervision of power lines
Military training procedure
In flight/
mid-air refueling
Military escort
Medicine flights
Controlled flight
Test flight
Demonstration flight
Ferry flight
Military flight
Military exercise
Search flight
Rescue flight
IFR flight
VFR flight
Passenger flight
Unmanned flight
Non-stop flight
Simulator flight
Cargo flight
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General aviation
Civil aviation
Military aviation
Combat aviation
Navy
Airmail
Commercial aviation
Transport aviation
Space flights/ aviation
Aviation medicine
b Can you add any other words to each group?
Discussion
Think of the things different aviation divisions have in common. Discuss their functions with your partner. Then report back to the class what you discovered.