Word list

abort [E7bO:t] прекращать; не удаваться; прерывать (взлет)

accident [7XksidEnt] несчастный случай, авария, катастрофа

appreciate [E7pri:Sieit] ценить; быть признательным, благодарным

bet [bet] держать пари, биться об заклад

blame [bleim] вина; ответственность

Cheerio! [7tSiEri7Eu] выражает приветствие, пожелание здоровья

circuit [7sE:kit] область, округа, ареал

collide [kE7laid] сталкиваться

engine [7end3in] двигатель

expensive [iks7pensiv] дорогой

fault [fO:lt] вина

frequency [7fri:kwEnsi] частота

incident [7insidEnt] неприятное происшествие, столкновение

registration [6red3is7treiSn] запись; показания

report [ri7pO:t] отчет, рапорт

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the conversation about?

2. What happened at the airport?

3. What kind of aircraft was the cause of an incident?

4. Did Mike try to speak to the pilot?

5. Were there any other aircraft in the circuit at the time?

6. Who prevented the accident?

7. What would have happened if the incident had been during the busy time?

8. Did anybody get the aircraft’s registration?

9. What should Mike write in his report?

T8.8

1. As the planes took off, there must have been no more than 10 metres separating them.

2. When we left the control tower at the end of the shift we went out to a nearby restaurant

3. So, we had a meeting this morning to discuss the new procedures.

4. Have you ever heard a Concorde take off? Now that's something!

Word list

control tower [kEn7trEul7tauE] диспетчерская вышка

nearby [7niEbai] ближайший

procedure [prE7si:d3E] процесс; методика

separate [7sepEreit] отделять, разделять

shift [Sift] (рабочая) смета

take off [7teik6Of] взлетать

T8.9

a I got up and took a shower before leaving for the airport.

b There was a loud noise and then everything went quiet.

c I really thought she was going to send the plane into a spin.

d Our flight was delayed a few minutes.

e Both the Captain and the Co-pilot were going on holidays after the flight.

f There was no one around and I felt really scared.

Word list

delay [di7lei] откладывать

feel scared [7fi:l 7skBEd] бояться

noise [nOiz] шум

spin [spin] (авиац.) штопор

take shower [7teik7SauE] принимать душ

T8.12

Trevor: Hey Yoshiko, come here, what do you think this is?

Yoshiko: Mmm … well, I could be wrong but it looks like a new type of fossil.

Trevor: Really!?

Yoshiko: It certainly looks like one, let’s brush it off and check more closely.

Trevor: Wow! That’s incredible! Look at the detail! You can see the teeth so clearly.

Yoshiko: How interesting! I’ve never seen bone structure like this. Isn’t that amazing!

Trevor: Yeah, I think that’s fascinating! I had no idea there were fossils in this area.

Yoshiko: Well to be honest Trevor, I’m absolutely stunned. I don’t think we would find something new so quickly.

Word list

area [7BEriE] район, область, зона

bone [bEun] костный, костяной

brush off [7brVS6Of] чистить

fossil [7fOsl] ископаемое, окаменелость (остатки животных или растительных организмов, сохранившиеся в земной коре с прежних геологических эпох)

look like [7luk 7laik] быть похожим

T8.13

Welcome to the Austrian Aviation Museum audio guided tour. The following information is for the indoor exhibitions only, if you want information for other displays, or any other section of the museum first and then take you through each of the exhibitions in more detail. Don’t forget the museum is open every day from 9am until 5 pm except for Sunday and public holidays. Entrance is free: however, your donations towards our restoration programs will be gratefully received. Group bookings can be arranged by calling Anthony on 03 9428 9695. Most of our displays are also accessible by wheelchair if requested.

The first hangar on your left as you walk into the museum is our war bird display where you will see a number of Australia’s most renowned aircraft from World war two. Many of these aircraft were recovered from the areas where they crashed in battle and have been fully restored. Here you will see the famous ‘Spitfire’ fighter and the P-51 Mustang – one of only two currently flying in Austria. People from the community have donated most of the aircraft you see and you can climb up and look into the cockpit of three of them. Every second Sunday of each month, a number of these aircraft are flown here at the museum airport, something you shouldn’t miss!

The hangar opposite the war bird display is home to our restoration facility. Here you can walk along the walkway and observe our restorers at work as they lovingly reconstruct, piece by piece, aircraft that have been extensively damaged or are missing important parts. You can see each stage of the restoration progress from the time old aeroplanes arrive to the time they are being painted and polished ready for display. Currently our team is working on a DC-3 airliner that was actually used as troop carrier during the war. They will be happy to answer any of you questions.

The building next to the restoration hangar is the aviation history museum where memorabilia and documents from both our military and civil history are on display. Here you will see some very interesting pieces including early fight suits, early instruments and some of the air force uniforms worn by men and women over the years. Australia has the second oldest air force in the world and has a rich historical collection. You can also follow the development of Australia’s airline history including the first tickets and meals used by QANTAS, our first national carrier. Access to our archives is also available by booking only, through the front desk.

Diagonally opposite the history museum is Hangar 101 where we display our civil aviation aircraft. Here you can see some examples of Austria’s most important aircraft from fire-fighting aircraft to business helicopters and our first light aircraft designs. Also included in this exhibit is a fully restored Catalina flying boat built in 1938. This display contains some of Australia’s most rare aircraft and wee ask that you please stay behind the barriers, as many of these exhibits are fragile and easy to damage.

If you feel hungry or thirsty a little later on, there is a small kiosk behind Hangar 101 which serves a variety of not food, sandwiches and snacks, as well as tea, coffee and not drinks. Tables and chairs are provided for picnics if you wish to use them; however, we ask that you don’t walk onto the tarmac area as the airport is still being used. Toilets are located at the rear of the restoration hangar.

At the completion of your visit you may like to browse through the museum shop, which is located between the front entrance and the restoration facility. Here you can purchase a variety of photographs, postcards, books, key rings and badges to help you to remember your time with us. Finally we wish to remind you of our upcoming special exhibition, the ‘QANTAS 70 years in aviation’ display which will be running from November 10^th until February 10^th next year.

This concludes the introduction to our audio tour for level two, press the Home key to return to the main menu or press the Stop key to end the tour. You may now like to make your way to the war bird hangar where the formal tour will start. Thank you.