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Module objects 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Vocabulary: sueperjumbo and airports Comprehension: learning styles Fluency report and discuss Comprehension: listen and record Structure:making questions Pronunciation: read and repeat Pronunciation: exercises Interactions: listen and respond Fluency: read and report

Summary

Module objectives given practice exercises and activities you will: Employ vocabulary and phrases related to airports and handling superjumbo aircraft Consider language-learning styles Begin to paraphrase to improve communications Handle interactions on aviation topics and scenarios Speak to improve pronunciation and fluency for effective radiotelephonic communications

Relevance From icao language proficiency rating scale, operational level 4: Pronunciation: Pronunciation and stress influenced by the first language Structure: Basic grammatical structures and sentences patterns used creatively and are usually well controlled Vocabulary Vocabulary range and accuracy sufficient to communicate effectively on common,concrete,and work related topics Fluency Produce stretches of language at en appropriate tempo Comprehension Comprehension mostly accurate on common,concrete, and work related topics Interactions Responses immediate,appropriate, and informative. Initiate and maintain exchanges. Deal with apparent misunderstandings by cheking,confirming, or clarifying.

Vocabulary 1. Superjumbos and airports 1. Check the questions below before you read the following article Answer them while you read

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List some of the issues that make the newest generation of passenger aircraft so problematic What was one issue that was tested? What was the result? What major questions do airport operators have? What was a result of engine redesign to lower noise emissions? Why did the airbus desing team visit airports around the world? .. Why do you think airports in some countries will have to allow more time for their passengers to exit and enter the superjumbos? ..

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Fill in the gaps, read again to report main ideas in one section A. Many thousand of question were raised and answered in the development of the airbus a380, the first of the new generation superjumbo..will runways takw the extra ? Will runways be long enough for the increased take off weight? Is noise emission going to be within allowable limits? Is the intricate wiring required for such a complex aircraft able to be consistently produced on a production line? Is increased from such a large airplane going to be a problem for the following aircraft? How fuel-efficient is the configuration? One unusual issue arose at major airports when engineers began designing the giant a380: will runway lights be damaged on takeoff by the blast from tha four huge engines? To check, airbus taxied a four-engine a340 onto a runway in france, located an engine over the runway lights, locked the..and ran the engines up to a blast greater than the a380 will ever give it. The result? The lights were not damage in the least. Experiments showed that runway lights are not damaged by a blast of . And the maximum blast on normal takeoff is excepted to be 500km/h. B . Without doubt the questions will continue, for example theres a new one about runway lights. Will they continue to remain functional when the big plane.. on takeoff and the jet blast is directed slightly more downward? And other major questions remained. Would terminal have to be redesigned to allow the huge plane to at the gate? Would terminal layout allow passengers to walk smoothly to.. areas and parking lots, or would there be human traffic jams as 700 passengers disembarked from just one flight? As airbus engineers prepared tha a380, questions continued even after the new plane flew for the first time. C. Noise was a major issue. Addressing this delayed a380 development at lease six months. Airbus said that even though the A380 would be the worlds..jetliner, with the density of population in Europe, major customer wanted even more noise dampening. This led to engine redesign wich cost hundreds of millons of euros. The result was a triumph of.. now the engines turn more slowly for almost the same thrust,but produce less noise. D. the a380 desing team visited almost all of the 60 airports worldwide that will accommodate the superjumbo to help answer myriad..questions from airports and aviation authorities and others bodies around the world who must clear the A380. It appears there are no major issues preventing entry of the aircraft into the united states, which is essential to the a380s commercial success. While it is clear that the cost of preparing airports for the a380 was less than first anticipated, this is no free ride, for.san Francisco international airports spending $2.1 billon on a new terminal and other items to handle large new aircraft. The a380 is responsible for only $20 million of that amount, which will cover specific items like double jet ways for faster loading and unloading to allow processing of 5,000 passengers an hour. E. at some.. airbus tried persuading airports to design up to three separate exit points for gates to be used by the a380, one for the upper deck and one or

two for the lower deck, and to allow for the wider wing span that means an adjacent gate cannot be used by various other aircraft because the wing tips would be.. Airbus researched how passengers act when loading planes. Results with nearly 600 allcoach passenger packed aboard a 747 have been somewhat surprising. While Japanese business fliers can load on a 747 in about 15 minutes, and can unload in a surprising.., the same number of Americans or French on vacation charter flights take five times longer to load and unload.

3. Discuss. What are some major issues airports must allow for when receiving the new a380s? 4. Add all your new vocabulary items to your Vocabulary Notes. Explain ten of these vocabulary items. (in groups)
Questions were raised. Take off weight An issue arose. Locked brakes. the Giant A380 Ran the engines up Rotate on takeoff

Newest generation Engines blast

Without doubt Questions remain Luggage areas Passengers disembark

Not damage in the least Slightly more

Terminal layout

Walk smoothly
Parking lots Commercial duties

Traffic jams

Myriad technical questions No free ride

Engine thrust
World bodies Double jetway An adjacent gate

Commercial success Uppers deck Coach passengers

Wing span Business fliers

Charter flights

Load/unload

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Explain what this means . (600) Japanese business flierscan unload in a surprising seven minutes.

Comprehension 2. Learning styles

1. Read about and discuss learning strategies. (in groups) True or false? a. Learners are usually very aware of the skills they need to learn. T/F b. In language lessons, the learners know best which strategies to T/F Use to improve speaking, reading, vocabulary, and listening c. With a problem to solve, language learners automatically use T/F Efficient strategies to succeed at the task. d. Experienced learners usually learn systematically and efficiently. T/F e. Low-level learners may be less efficient at using successful strategies. T/F 2. Think about and report on your learning strategies. (in pairs) a. How do you learn best? Alone? With others? With helpful partner? With a teacher? b. What strategies do you use to learn vocabulary? Speaking? listening? c. Which skills do you most need to improve? d. Suggest to the class a good learning strategy that has helped you.

FLUENCY 3. Report and discuss Speakers For these five-minute presentations, plan your techniques to star, to introduce your topic, to answer questions, and to finish. Practice you techniques to make a fluent presentation thats easy to listen to. Listeners: Prepared two questions to ask after each talk. Always note new vocabulary. Choose a topic from below Plan a 3 minute presentation. Be ready to answer all questions 1. What do you suggest are the three most important things pilots need from air traffic controllers? 2. Describe the most usual departures from an airport you are familiar with 3. Describe the most usual approach to an airport you know well 4. What new type communications equipment would you like to be installed at an airport you are familiar with? 5. What new equipment would you like to see invented for aviation? 6. What new type of safety equipment would you like to be installed at an airport you are familiar with?

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Tongue twister: Say it fast three times

Henry, who is hard of hearing, has held over a hundred horse auctions in the hook of Holland.

Comprehension 4. Listen and record 1. Listen. Fill in the gaps. Listen again and deck. (in pairs) A. 1. Toulouse approach,.,goo afternoon. 2,Toulouse approach,. 3. Reaching 6000,..,HillAir 389. 4. HillAir 389, squawk 2462,..210knots. B. 5. East wings 489.reduce speed to 240knots 6. .reducing to 240knots, east wing 486 7. East wing 489. 8. cleared.wing 486 C. 9. East air 785.runway 28.. 10.Turning.runway 28, East Air 785 11. East Air 785 QNH. 12. QHN East Air 784 2. Repeat the communication to practice pronunciation. a. Record yourself. Listen to your recording to check fluency, pronunciation, and stress 20minutes b. Ask the instructor what you need to improve 3. Rewrite one dialog above to include local (in pairs) Airport and the traffic and procedures you are familiar with. a. Check your pronunciation, stress, and fluency. b. Then give the recording to another pair for dictation They will tell you what you need to improve.

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Structure 4. Making questions To check, confirm, or clarify a meaning, or for information in a emergency situation, you can ask WH-questions that begin with: Who, what, when, where, why, which, how much Choose an appropriate question word to make a question Example 1: What is your speed? Example 2: Where are you from? 1. Write a wh-questions for these statements (in pairs) Start with a question word a. What The active runway is 32L(WHAT) b. The first destination is Bogota. (WHAT or WHERE) c. .............. The pilot in command is Capitan Garcia(WHO) d. .. The next departure to La Paz is in to forty minutes(WHEN) e. . That helicopter is 20 km noth of the airport (WHERE)

2. The be verb is often made shorter in speech (in pairs) Complete these, and practice sayings as part of the question. a. Wheres that storm heading? The storm is heading southwest of here b. Whos in? Captain Bolivar is control today c. Whos .? The new controller is Susana Silvia

d. Wheres your? My final destination is Santiago e. Whens the ? The last time I took vacations was in the spring f. Whens? The storm front is arriving in this sector in about 30 minutes g. ? Our estimated speed is 320 knots h. ..? I dont now.do you know what the weather is like in San Jose today? 3. Write a new pilot-controller dialogue (in pairs) a. Include wh-questions in an arrival sequence to apply the phraseology you use in your aviation work b. Included these: position reports, destination, intentions, vector, frequency changes, airspeed changes, emergency services, weather. c. Report you dialogue to the class

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