- •Contents
- •Предисловие
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following expressions:
- •3. Rearrange the words to make sentences.
- •4. Match the sentence halves.
- •5. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •8. Tell about the future of aircraft. Mind the use of Gerund.
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •2. Find the Russian equivalents for the following expressions:
- •3. Rearrange the words to make sentences
- •4. Match the sentence halves.
- •5. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •6. Translate the following text into English:
- •7. Find the adjectives in the text and make some sentences comparing the planes.
- •8. Make a short summary of the text in written form using these expressions.
- •Exercises
- •2. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •3. Rearrange the words to make sentences.
- •4. Match the sentence halves.
- •5. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •7. Read the review from the Internet forum about British Airways and tell about the seating policy of the ba. Express your attitude to the facts given in the review.
- •Exercises
- •You should check the pronunciation of key words. Transcribe the words and word combinations:
- •2. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •3. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box
- •6. Explain the slogans of Airbus’ Families. Translate them into Russian:
- •Supersonic transport: Concorde
- •Exercises
- •2. Transcribe the words:
- •3. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •4. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •5. Complete the text with the words from the box. The words may be chosen more than once.
- •6. Explain it in a different way.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •Unit 6 Air traffic control system
- •Exercises
- •4. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •5. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (a-j):
- •6. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •8. Faa's new air traffic system hits turbulence
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •7. Complete each sentence (1-10) with one of the endings (a-j)
- •8. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •9. А) Complete the text with the words from the box. Use the correct grammar forms
- •Automatic Discovery of Safety Violations
- •Exercises
- •1. You should check the pronunciation of key words. Transcribe the words:
- •2. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •3. Rearrange the words to make sentences
- •4. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (a-e):
- •5. Complete each sentence (1-10) with one of the endings (a-j)
- •6. Answer the following questions.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Exercises
- •1. 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. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •4. Complete the text with the words from the box.
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Exercises
- •1 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. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the following expressions:
- •4. Complete the text with the words from the box
- •6. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Supplementary reading modern fighters
- •Early jet and turboprop airliners
- •Flying car
- •The future of flight
- •Bigger jumbo
- •Fear of flying
- •Future boeing projects
- •Литература
1. Answer the following questions.
1) What is William Boeing famous for?
2) What airplane is called "jumbo jet"?
3) What are the characteristics of the Boeing 777 family?
4) What are the improvements of the 787 Dreamliner?
5) What is the purpose of onboard health-monitoring systems?
6) How many Boeing commercial jetliners are there in service?
2. Find the Russian equivalents for the following expressions:
(1) the twin-aisle cabin, (2) technologically advanced airplanes, (3) the best-selling commercial airliner, (4) improved fuel capacity, (5) low-noise levels, (6) spacious cabin interior, (7) advanced composite materials, (8) nautical miles, (9) exceptional environmental performance, (10) an interior environment, (11) a modern systems architecture, (12) more cargo revenue capacity, (13) onboard health-monitoring systems, (14) systems maintenance requirements, (15) ground-based computer systems.
3. Rearrange the words to make sentences
1. "invent"/ To means/ find/ to/ or/ discover.
2. means/ to/ To /"innovate"/ renew.
3. can / should/ occur/ of/ areas/ Innovation/ and/ in/ all/ business.
4. a /provides/ comfort/ new/ airplane/ the/ the / highest/ level /in sky.
5. will /Dreamliner /20/ The /fuel /787/ use /less/ percent .
6. The/ and/ the /with/ large/ first/ 787/ airliner/ is/ a/ fuselage/ composite/ wings.
7. the / windows/ are /other/ For/ example/ airliners/ larger/ those/ than/ in.
8. That/ flight/ a /real /on /a/ long-haul/ difference/ makes.
4. Match the sentence halves.
1. These advances, added up over time |
a)which also enabled the pressurization of cabins |
2. It meant that airplanes could go farther |
b) than the airplanes it will replace.
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3. The age of aluminum that airplane pioneered has lasted |
c) including fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and low community noise. |
4. It will use about 20 percent less fuel and be about 30 percent less expensive to maintain |
d) faster and higher than anyone had thought possible. |
5. It will also set new benchmarks for environmental performance |
e) which marked a sudden and enormous change in the power-to-weight output of airplane engines. |
6. Terrific improvements in aircraft performance were made possible through new developments in metallurgy |
f) for more than 80 years now.
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7. then came the turbojet |
g) led to tremendous improvements in performance and capability |
5. Complete the text with the words from the box.
engine research quieter |
material performance propulsion
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fan fuel weight |
The GEnx-1B engine designed for the 787-8 can churn out 64,000 pounds of thrust. "It's usually one of the last tests that we run to make sure all of the airplane systems are working," said Ron Stephens who is on the propulsion team for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. "We verify that the (1) system starts, motors, provides all of the cockpit displays and shuts down properly." This test comes after years of (2) and development by Boeing and GE. Like the 787, the GEnx takes the use of composites to a new level. Both the fan blades and (3) casing are made with the strong and durable but light weight (4). The reduction in (5) is a major reason why GE says the GEnx-1B will burn 15% less (6). The power plant will also be significantly (7) and cleaner and easier to maintain than its predecessor. But the (8) is not giving up anything in terms of (9).