- •G.A. Kozlova, a.M. Kozlova
- •Preparation course
- •Содержание
- •Предисловие
- •4 Уровню знаний соответствуют следующие навыки:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Раздел I. Фразеология икао (стандартная фразеология)-icao phraseology;
- •Как пользоваться пособием?
- •Exam overview
- •Part I. Vocabulary review
- •Flight operation. Hazardous conditions in flight.
- •Part II. Grammar review
- •Present meaning
- •Past meaning
- •Future meaning
- •Active & Passive Voices
- •V-смысловой глагол
- •V1,v2,v3 - 1-ая, 2-ая, 3-я формы глаголов
- •V-ing - смыловой глагол с окончанием - ing
- •Степени сравнения прилагательных
- •Reported speech
- •Согласование времен*:
- •Possibility. Probability. Necessity
- •Part III. Speaking
- •Part IV. Listening
- •Recommendations:
- •Unruly passengers
- •Recommendations:
- •Effects of weather
- •Flight hazards
- •Collision course
- •Truck collapse leads to delay
- •Plane’s mayday call missed due to pilot’s poor English
- •Part V. Video clips
- •Video film 1 an approach and landing accident (ala):
- •It could happen to you
- •Video film 2 cfit
- •Part VI. Radiotelephony Communication
- •What communication skills mean
- •Советы психолога: Вам предстоит тестирование по авиационному английскому языку…
- •Work-related topics
- •Introduce yourself, tell about yourself
- •3. Your job
- •4. Your working day
- •5. Hazards and hazardous conditions for flight.
- •6. Weather, natural disasters
- •9. Dangerous goods
- •11. Pilot-controller communication
- •12. Air traffic management (atm)
- •13. The aircompany you are working for
- •14. Passengers behaviour
- •15. Health. Medicine
- •Список литературы
Part IV. Listening
Ability tested
This section tests your ability to understand the main idea, the main points, details or specific information. Normally in this section you are offered to listen to the records about flight hazardous conditions, weather phenomena effects, incidents and accidents that happened in aviation industry.
Basic skills necessary
It is necessary to have a good “ear’ for English. You must be able to distinguish between words that sound similar and be able to comprehend entire sentences, not just single words or phrases.
How to prepare for the Listening section.
It is necessary to tune your ear to English. Speak to native English speakers as often as possible. Also you should
watch news and films on television or listen to the radio programmes.
listen to the audio books
do listening exercises as much as possible
Useful tips
- Read the questions before the options and underline key words.
- If you are not sure, guess. You may have understood more than think.
- Do not listen for single words, but for the general meaning.
- Don’t worry about words that you don’t know.
Exercise 1.
Recommendations:
Look through the information in the table below.
Try to guess what this recording is about.
How would you continue each statement presented in the left column?
Listen to the recording attentively.
In some tests you will hear the recording twice, so for the fist time try to catch the main idea and fill in the information you have understood. For the second time concentrate on the missing information that you couldn’t write down before.
Unruly passengers
Complete the table by noting down details about the unruly passengers in the right column. Some information has been provided.
A group of intoxicated passengers could receive requests from |
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A group of intoxicated passengers could receive requests to |
………………………………with high spirits. |
Their behaviour could become threatening without being violent if |
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The passengers paid |
a hefty of penalty |
They failed to reach their |
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They needed |
to book and pay for return flights |
Airlines are starting to ban passengers who |
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Many airlines specify |
…………………………………on the back of the boarding pass. |
Cabin crew has the authority to |
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The passengers deemed unruly may be |
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The flight may be |
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Exercise 2.
Recommendations:
Before listening look through the questions below and try to guess the answers to these questions.
Effects of weather
You are going to hear about the effects of weather. Answer the questions by writing short answers.
1. What does a pilot obtain before taking off?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Who prepares a weather chart?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What does a weather chart show?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What does a high-pressure area usually mean?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What does a low-pressure area involve?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. When can a pilot decide to postpone the flight?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. What may delay the arrival of flights?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Why can the tailwind be of great advantage?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 3