- •Предисловие
- •Contents
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary
- •You should check the pronunciation of key words. Transcribe the words:
- •2. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •3. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •4. Explain in English and then translate the following words and expressions
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •6. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •8. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary
- •1. You should always check the pronunciation of key words. Transcribe the words:
- •2. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •3. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •4. Explain in English and then translate the following words and expressions into Russian:
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •6. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •8. Match the questions in list a to their answers in list b.
- •Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- •Exercises
- •4. Explain in English and translate the words and expressions into Russian:
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •Robert h. Goddard (1882-1945)
- •Hermann Oberth (1894-1989)
- •Exercises
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •7. Answer the following questions:
- •Exercises
- •4. Translate into Russian
- •5. Translate the following text into English:
- •6. Complete each sentence (1-10) with one of the endings (a-j)
- •7. Find proper definitions (second column) for the words and word combinations (first column):
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Transcribe the words:
- •2. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •3. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •4. Explain in English and then translate the following words and expressions into Russian:
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •6. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •8. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Forces of flight
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Transcribe the words:
- •2. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •3. Explain in English and then translate the following words and expressions into Russian:
- •4. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •6. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •8. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Exercises
- •5. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •7. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following words and expressions
- •9. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •What is an airplane?
- •Exercises
- •5. Explain in English and translate the words and expressions into Russian:
- •7. Find in the texts the Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions:
- •Exercises
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Memorize the following vocabulary units.
- •6. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the words and expressions:
- •Presentation Useful language
- •Expressing your opinion
- •Supplementary reading
- •Aerodynamics and Birds
- •The Man Who Started the Space Age
- •Acceleration
- •Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
- •Weight and Mass
- •Stability
- •Current trends in aircraft design and construction
- •Designing and constructing an aircraft
- •Список использованной литературы
6. Complete the text with the words from the box
Airport structure
landside |
taxiways |
runways |
airside |
roads |
terminals |
ramps |
parking lots |
gates |
air traffic control |
on-site hotels |
customs |
Airports are divided into (1) and (2) areas. Landside areas include (3), public transportation train stations and access (4). Airside areas include all areas accessible to aircraft, including (5), (6) and (7). Passengers on commercial flights access airside areas through (8), where they can purchase tickets, clear security check, or claim luggage and board aircraft through (9). Due to their high capacity and busy airspace, many international airports have (10) located on site. Airports with international flights have (11) and immigration facilities. Some airport structures include (12) built within or attached to a terminal building.
7. Answer the following questions. Begin your answers with such introductory phrases as: as far as I know; as far as I remember; to my mind; certainly; probably; of course; if I am not mistaken, etc.
1) What do airport facilities provide for?
2) How do airports range in size?
3) What does general aviation include?
4) What do an airport’s landing facilities consist of?
5) How did the first runways differ from the modern ones?
6) When are some aircraft unable to handle the side forces of the wind?
7) Why is a secondary crosswind runway built to?
8. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Есть аэропорты в каждой стране.
2. С непрерывным увеличением воздушного стало необходимым построить новые здания терминала и построить новые аэропорты. 3. Правила управления воздушным движением были созданы в интересах безопасности полетов.
4. Современный аэропорт представляет собой сложную структуру.
5.Тысячи людей работают в аэропортах. 6. Любой аэропорт можно разделить на две основные части: район посадки (взлетно-посадочные полосы и рулежные дорожки) и район аэродрома (здания, участки для парковки, ангары и т.д.).
Speaking
Conversation Questions: “Airplanes”. Work with a partner and discuss these questions:
1. How old were you when you went on your first flight? Where did you go?
2. Do you like to travel by airplane?
3. What was the longest flight you have ever taken?
4. What seat do you prefer: window, center or aisle?
5. What are three things you're supposed to do before the flight takes off?
6. What do you like to do during the flight? Does the plane provide anything to do to pass the time?
7. What do you do when you experience turbulence?
8. What should be done with obese people who practically take up two seats?
9. Can you sleep during the flight?
10. Have you ever seen a female pilot? Why do you think most pilots are men?
11. Would you like to be a flight attendant? What are the benefits and /or downfalls?
12. Are most flight attendants female? Is being a flight attendant considered a good job in your country? What do you think are the qualifications?
13. Are planes really safer than cars? (A study shows that flying is 176 times safer than walking, 15 times safer than driving and 300 times safer than a motorbike).
14. What are the advantages of traveling by airplane? What are the disadvantages?
15. Do you know someone who is afraid of flying in an airplane?
16. What questions should you ask when buying airplane tickets?
17. What is a charter flight?
18. What things can you see in an airport?
19. What questions do they ask you when you check-in at the airport?
20. What questions do they ask you when going through immigration and customs at the airport?
How to emphasize words To strengthen your proposal, you can emphasize words that are often contracted and/or add and stress auxiliary verbs (do, does, did). The words in bold are stressed:
[Presentations in English, 2012] |
Writing
Compose a written report. Give several reasons and mention various counter- arguments of travelling by plane. Use the following transitional phrases
Continuation |
Conclusion |
Contrast |
Comparison/Illustration |
Again Also Similarly Besides Furthermore In addition Moreover Likewise
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As a result Consequently Hence So Therefore Thus Accordingly In short In conclusion Because
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But However On the contrary On the other hand Yet Instead Conversely In spite of Still Nor Even though Unfortunately |
For example That is In other words In fact As a matter of fact
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Unit 7