Aviation English Lesson From AFTA
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Clue the urgency to complete tasks within a certain period (2 words) the ATC identifier for aircraft. lots of aircraft moving on the ground and in the air (2 words) a team of mechanics and technicians that maintain and service aircraft on the ground (2 words) inability to land after being cleared (2 words) the people responsible for safety inside the plane (2 words) a particular geographic area
failure to work not acquainted with the place of departure or arrival (2 words) the work of keeping something in proper condition adverse or destructive atmospheric conditions the pronunciation of English spoken by non� native English speakers an unscheduled stop or change of destination airport
Factor Affecting Communication time pressure (EXAMPLE)
The following pictures were taken at the scene of the Avianca Airlines crash which took place on January 25th 1990. Poor English language and communication have been cited as two of the contributing factors to this tragedy.
All the vocabulary studied in this lesson will be heard in the video content. Some of the words may be new to you. There will be 4 parts to this lesson. Each part consists of a pre-watching vocabulary exercise, video viewing and note taking and an after watching exercise. Part 1 Pre-watching vocabulary exercise - Draw lines to match the words with Their definitions.
Take time to read the `after watching´ exercise below and then click on the link to watch part three of the Avianca Flight 52 disaster.
Part 3 After-Watching exercise - complete the sequence of events by filling in the gaps below. Please take notes while watching.
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Part 4 Pre-watching vocabulary exercise - Study the table below and then complete the short exercise that follows.
Based on what you've seen so far, see if you can guess which words from the table above complete these sentences. The Captain was concerned about the fuel state and was talking . Avianca 52 finds itself flying into The captain
windshear. searches for the runway, but
it is in low fog. He
that they were running out of
fuel. The passengers can hear the sounds of the engines beginning to .