- •1 Read the text. Consult the dictionary if it’s necessary. The weather effects on aviation
- •1 What kind of weather do you observe in different seasons (in winter, in spring, in summer, in autumn). Match the words given below to the seasons.
- •1 Tick the correct pronunciation of the underlined letters. Then listen to the speaker and check your answers.
- •1 Write out the words from the text which are related to the weather, e.G. Weather forecast, snow. Arrange them into groups of opposites and synonyms.
- •2 Scan the text. For each statement 1 to 10 below choose a) true, b) false or c) doesn’t say. Give your arguments.
- •3 Read the three summaries of the text. Which one do you feel is the most accurate? Why?
- •4 Interview your partner, who works as a meteorologist about the particularities of his/her job. Use the questions given below. Tell the rest of the students about the information you found out.
- •2 Fill in the sentences with the words above.
- •1 Choose the preposition which best completes each sentence:
- •2 Look at the questions and answers in the box. Answer the question concerning the word like.
- •3 George is talking to his colleague Tina about his holiday. Here are his answers to her questions. Write the questions using like.
- •4 Listen and check your answers.
- •5 Complete the second sentence with gerund or infinitive so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •6 Completethegaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets (gerund (-ing) or infinitive (with or without to).
- •2 Match the words associated with precipitation on the left with their explanations on the right:
- •3 What abbreviations do these definitions correspond to? Compare your answers with your partner.
- •The weather in East Texas.
- •The weather in Britain
- •7 Translate the following expressions into English.
- •Discussion
- •2 Compose the weather forecast using the following expressions.
- •3 Prepare and give your own forecast for tomorrow (for the next weekend). Present it before the class.
- •4 Translate into English.
- •6 Read and translate the text, learn the words in bold by heart. Brazilian plane crash clues.
- •1 Listen to three conversations and complete them.
- •2 Listen to the dialogue “Traffic and weather information and avoidance” and answer the questions.
- •3 Atis broadcasts give the pilot of a departing aircraft important information about the conditions at the aerodrome. Pilots acknowledge atis when they first contact atc.
- •1 Read the words in the box, check unfamiliar ones. Remember to use correctly these phrases.
- •2 Look at the weather icons and match them to their descriptions. Weather Icons
- •3 Work in pairs. You are given two cards with some information missing. Fill in the gaps by discussing the missed weather forecast with your partner.
- •1 Complete the diagram below with the weather words from the module. Compare with your partner.
3 George is talking to his colleague Tina about his holiday. Here are his answers to her questions. Write the questions using like.
It was great, thanks, Tina.
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2. Perfect. Hot and dry during the day, and cool at night.
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3. Yes, it was very comfortable.
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4. Yes, it was delicious.
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5. They are very polite and friendly. We didn’t have any problems.
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4 Listen and check your answers.
a Ask your partners about their last holiday. For example:
When did you go on your last holiday? Where did you go? What was it like?
5 Complete the second sentence with gerund or infinitive so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 The pilot cannot fly without obtaining the weather forecast
Pilot needs to obtain a weather forecast to fly successfully.________________
2 The pilot is afraid of getting into a low pressure area.
It’s dangerous for pilot a low pressure area.________________
3 He heard of improving weather conditions in two hours.
He heard that the weather conditions are going__________________________
4 The controller’s duty is to provide the pilot with the necessary information.
_____________________________________________ is the controller’s duty.
5 The meteorologist’s duty is to preparea weather forecast in order to inform pilots before taking off.
_____________________________before taking off is the meteorologist’s duty.
6 The pilots need to knowthe weather conditions which are expected along the route.
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6 Completethegaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets (gerund (-ing) or infinitive (with or without to).
1 If the weather is good, the aircraft arrives at point of destination without delaying(delay)
2 The meteorologist forecasts the weather _____________the pilots___________which route____________(help, decide, fly)
3 Turbulence happens when the smooth flow of air is disturbed by something in its path on the ground or by __________or_____________air. (rise, descend)
4 If the forecast is very bad, the pilot may __________ _____________his flight . (decide,postpone).
5 The pilot needs ___________the wind direction and speed. (know)
6 Wind shear is the word, used by ATC __________pilots of a sudden change in wind direction or speed. (warn)
7 From his charts, the meteorologist can _________ where the bad weather will be at a certain time in the future. (forecast)
8 The words, used _____________how strong the wind is, are: calm, breeze, strong, gale, storm. (describe).
Focus On
Vocabulary
Look at the words below, check their meaning. Group them according to which category they are referring to:
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Rain headwind shower turbulence ice crystals CB snow calm CAT tailwind (backwind) snow shower hail icing ice pellets breeze crosswind strong diamond dust clutters upper wind (wind aloft) jet stream gale (very strong) wind-shear storm thunderstorm gusting snow grains surface wind drizzle.
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Wind |
Weather conditions at the altitude |
Words, used to describe how strong the wind is. |
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