UNIT 5 AIRCRAFT

VOCABULARY

PARTS OF THE JET PLANE

What parts of the plane do you already know? Make a list and compare it with your partners.

THE JET PLANE

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

EXERCISE Match 1-22 with the parts of the aircraft. 1. WING. 2. AILERON. 3. SLATS. 4. LANDING GEAR. 5. HOLD DOOR. 6. RUDDER. 7. WINDOWS. 8. FUSELAGE . 9. WINDSCREEN OR WIND SHIELD. 10. DOOR. 11. VERTICAL STABILIZER. 12. ENGINE NACELLE 13. NOSE. 14. AILERONS . 15. SPOILERS. 16. FLAPS. 17. NOSE GEAR. 18. LEADING EDGE.. 19. AIR BRAKES. 20. TRAILING EDGE. 21. WING TIP. 22. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. 1

REVIEW (comparison )
Lets compare these three aircraft.

ANTONOV 225 First produced in: 1988. Wingspan: 290 ft. Max speed: 530 mph. Cruise speed: 495 mph. Height: 89.4 ft. Length: 276 ft.

AIRBUS A380 First produced in: 2004. Wingspan: 261.83 ft. Max speed: 595 mph. Cruise speed: 560 mph. Height: 79 ft. Length: 238.67 ft.

BOEING 747 First produced in: 1969. Wingspan: 195 ft. Max speed: 630 mph. Cruise speed: 555 mph. Height: 63 ft. Length: 231 ft.

E.g.: The AIRBUS A380 is larger than the BOEING 747, but the ANTONOV 225 is the largest of the three.

Now complete with comparative or superlative forms using the technical specifications of these three aircraft. The ANTONOV 225 is .........................................the BOEING 747. (long) The BOEING 747 is.........................................in its Cruise speed than the ANTONOV 225, but the AIRBUS A380 is the.....................................(fast). The AIRBUS A380 is .................................................the ANTONOV 225.(modern) The BOEING 747 wingspan is ....................................the AIRBUS A380 wingspan. (narrow) The ANTONOV 225 is the ........................................in its Max speed.(slow) 2

THE PHONETIC ALPHABET Listen to the alphabet and write the sounds you hear. LETTER PRONUNCIATION A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z THE AERONAUTICAL ALPHABET

LETTER A B C D E F G

WORD ALFA BRAVO CHARLIE DELTA ECHO FOXTROT GOLF 3

PRONUNCIATION AL-fah BRAH-voh CHAR-lee DELL-tah ECK-oh FOKS-trot GOLF

H HOTEL I INDIA J JULIETT K KILO L LIMA M MIKE N NOVEMBER O OSCAR P PAPA Q QUEBEC R ROMEO S SIERRA T TANGO U UNIFORM V VICTOR W WHISKEY X X-RAY Y YANKEE Z ZULU SPELL YOUR NAME IN THE AERONAUTICAL ALPHABET. LISTENING 21 Listen to the recording and circle the callsigns you hear.

Ho-TELL IN-dee-ah JEW-li-ett KEY- loh LEE-mah MIKE No-VEM-ber OSS-cah Pah-PAH Keh-BECK ROW-me-oh See-AIR-rah TANG- go YOU-nee-form VIK-tah WISS-key ECKS-ray YANG key ZOO-loo

N123PP N56Y Jetstar 67P Trinidad 98T

Piper 3AP Cherokee 12D N45J Douglas 33C

Sabreliner 23X N23456 Citation 7UP Lockheed 86L

LISTENING 22 Listen to the call signs. Correct any mistakes you detect: a. FR369 b. AQ692 c. CZ310 d. LN488 e. HY557 f. JM402

LISTENING 23 Listen and fill in the gaps: ANNOUNCEMENTS MINSK Time 15:30 WARSAW Time BUDAPEST Time VIENNA Time

Platform

Platform 14 Platform

Platform

FLIGHT DEPARTURES

BA524 BA734 BA182 BA283

20:15

ATLANTA DALLAS MONTREAL BOGOTA

Gate 51

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now. E.G.: Im looking at a chart, Im not reading the flight plans. We can also use the present continuous to describe pictures, to talk about what the people in them are doing. E.G.: The air traffic controller is talking to a pilot.

We form the present continuous like this: Be + verb ing form

AFFIRMATIVE

I am working I am\Im You are\youre He\She\It is (s) We\They are (re)

WORKING

NEGATIVE

Im not You\we\They arent He\She\It isnt

WORKING

Notice these irregular spellings. When the verb ends in consonant- vowel consonant, we usually double the second consonant like this: Get Travel Win Stop getting travelling winning stopping

When the verb end in e, we delete the-e and we add ing to the verb. Move moving Arrive arriving Write writing

Practice Write sentences describing what is happening at this moment. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets: 1) I (not\work) at the office. I (talk) with a pilot. 6

2) He (read) a chart and (look) at the runway 3) The specialists (train) at the airport 4) They (close) the runway because people (repair) it 5) The tug (take) the plane back to the apron. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (QUESTIONS) Look at these questions: Is he looking at the flight plan? Are they working hard? QUESTIONS Am I Is he She WORKING ? It Are we You They Practice: Ask the questions looking at the underlined information. Use What, Where, Who, When, etc when necessary. 1)...? He is doing a briefing. 2)...? The plane is leaving the apron now. 3)...............? The AIS operator is working in his office. 4)...? The operator is talking to the pilot. 5)...? No, the tug isnt working.

VERBS DESCRIBING MANOEUVRES Its a busy day at Ezeiza airport. There are a lot of flights and everybody.................................. (work) very hard. In the control tower the four ATC................................... (give) instructions to the pilots at the moment. There is an Air Bus 380 ........................................ (touch down) on runway 11-27, and at the far end of the same runway a Boeing 747........................................................... (turn) left. Two A.A. and a Lufthansa ................................... (queue) up. They......................... ........................................ (wait) to depart. Many service vehicles..................................... ................................ (move) around. A truck................................................... (push back) a LAPA Aircraft which ..................................(take off) in half an hour. An American Airlines ............................... (taxi) towards the apron where three more aircraft....................................................... (stand) at the gates. There is a Saab 340............................................ (approach) the airport now. Today is a very difficult day because its December 24th. Do you know other words for describing manoeuvres? Discuss with your partners. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE We use prepositions of place to say where somebody or something is. Examples: UNDER IN FRONT OF ON BEHIND BESIDE/NEXT TO NEAR AT IN BETWEEN AMONG OPPOSITE The mechanic is UNDER the aircraft. The signal man is IN FRONT OF the aircraft. The aircraft is ON the platform. The parking area is BEHIND the building. The CIPE is NEXT TO the PSA building. Monte Grande is NEAR Ezeiza Airport. I will meet you AT door 50. The aircraft is IN the terminal area, ready for descent. The helicopter is BETWEEN the 2 jumbo jets. The push- back tug is AMONG the aircraft. The air hostesses are standing OPPOSITE each other.

EXERCISE LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE.

................................ the picture, we can see a THOMAS COOK aircraft, two people are going up the stairs. ......................the tail of the plane there is a grey car, it is ............................... the stairs. We can also see an AA aircraft .......................... the two THOMAS COOK planes. The control tower is................................ the airplanes. There are some luggage trucks................................ them. A truck is .............. the platform too.

ORAL WORK Describe the classroom. Use as many prepositions as possible.

THIS IS THE PLAN OF A TERMINAL.

1. Baggage breakdown. 2. Restaurant. 3.Duty Free Shop. 4. Customs. 5. Underground car-parking. 6. Apron. 7. NOTAM Office. 8. Car parking. 9. Airline office. 10. Stairs. 11. Control Tower. 12. ARO AIS Office. 13. VIP Lounge. 14. Stairs. 15. Cafe. 16. Terrace. 17. Baggage Claim. 18. Fire Fighter Department. 19. Departure Lounge. 20. Bar. 21. Checkin. 22. Bathrooms. EXERCISE Now complete the description of the terminal with prepositions. There is a large Departure lounge, it is ......................the Bar, the Restaurant, the VIP Lounge and the NOTAM office. The VIP Lounge is ............................the Bar and ...................the Duty Free Shop, it is next to the Cafe. There is a a Baggage breakdown, it is ..........................the Baggage claim office. We can see the ARO AIS office ......................the baggage room. There are two Stairs, the Control Tower is...............the upper end of Stair number 10. The Customs office is ........................the NOTAM office. 10

............................the Terminal Building there are two doors, one is the entrance of the Underground Parking, which is .......................the Check-in Hall, and the other is the entrance of the Check-in Hall, the Airlines office is .............here, it is ............................ the Fire Fighter Department and the bathrooms. READING COMPREHENSION THE LADY WHO LIVES ON A PLANE Read about a woman who lives on a plane and answer the questions below: Joanne Ussery, 54, from Mississippi is a big favourite with her two grandsons because she lives on a jet plane. Her home is a Boeing 727, so a visit to a grandma is very special. Joannes front door is at the top of the planes steps, but you dont need a ticket or a passport when you visit. There are three bedrooms, a living room, a modern kitchen and a luxury bathroom. The bathroom is in the cockpit, with the bath under the windows. Next to this is Joannes bedroom in the first class section of the plane. Then theres the living room with four emergency exit doors, which she opens on summer evenings. On the wall theres a photo of the plane flying for Continental Airlines from Florida to the Caribbean. There are also four toilets, all with no-smoking signs. The plane is 27 years old and its the best home in the world, says Joanne. It has all the things you want in a home: a telephone, air conditioning, a cooker, a washing machine, even a dishwasher. Its always very warm, even in winter and its very big, 42 metres long. My grandchildren love running up and down. And my friends love parties here, but there arent any flights attendants to serve them their drinks! The plane cost Joanne just $2000. Next time, she says, I want a Boeing 747, not a 727, because they have an upstairs and a downstairs, and I want to go upstairs to bed! EXERCISE 12345678Who is Joanne Ussery? Where is she from? Where does she live? How many bedrooms and toilets are there? Where is Joannes bedroom? How old is the plane? What facilities has it got? How many grandsons has she got?

Check your answers with a partner before discussing with the class

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ORAL WORK: Would you like to live in a plane? Discuss with your partners. Now describe your place of work.

FINAL TASK: To recycle what you have learnt in this unit, find a clear photograph of an aircraft, one in which you can see its parts. Describe the aircraft, mention the different parts and say where they are located, use prepositions of place in your description.

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