- •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.
- •8. Tell about the future of aircraft. Mind the use of Gerund.
- •7. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •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
Exercises
1. Answer the following questions.
1) Who does the flight deck crew consist of?
2) What do the abbreviations INS, DME, ILS stand for?
3) What does the safety in flight depend on?
4) How did jet transports alter patterns of consumption?
5) How did progress in engine design change aircraft?
6) Does a further leap in aircraft size might make economic sense?
7) Why did the events of 11 September 2001 lead to a temporary downturn in aviation business?
2. Give the Russian equivalents for the following expressions:
(1) navigational equipment, (2) a long-haul flight, (3) more fuel efficient, (4) increased operating range, (5) transatlantic flight, (6) progress in avionics and navigation systems, (7) digital fly-by-wire controls, (8) to supervise the work of the autopilot and other onboard computers, (9) provide weather forecasting, (10) a major contribution to safety and comfort, (11) to plot the aircraft’s movements, (12) to provide waypoint markers along airways, (13) the display of data on altitude, airspeed, position and other essential, (14) a high degree of accuracy, (15) a flight deck crew.
3. Rearrange the words to make sentences.
1. The/ uses /composite/ and/ design/ advanced/ reduces/ materials/ noise.
2. The/ of/ and /stronger/ safer/ future/ be/ airplane/ the/ will/ smarter.
3. With/ flight/ flying /may/ as/ driving/ someday/ new/ controls / be /easy/ as.
4. The/ efficiency/ advanced /of/ the /787/ increase/ operation/ features/ simplify.
5. All/ planes/ on/ environment/ less/ electric/ have/ impact/ will/ negative/ our.
6. Companies/ produce/ from /will /fiberglass/ parts/ lightweight.
7. Structural/ and/ are/ concepts/ rapidly/ evolving/ materials/ design.
4. Match the sentence halves.
1. Although the aircraft configuration looks similar, reductions in cost have been achieved through |
a) while low cost small turbine engines may well revolutionize small aircraft design in the next 20 years. |
2. The design also uses other technologies to reduce noise and drag, |
b) to achieve maximum noise shielding.
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3. The four Rolls Royce engines are embedded in the upper surface of the wing |
c) improvements in aerodynamics, structures and materials, control systems and propulsion technology. |
4. NASA researchers are working to develop ideas for future airplanes |
d) that dramatically reduce noise, emissions and fuel consumption. |
5. Unbelievably large turbines are continuing to evolve |
e) and long-span wings to improve fuel efficiency.
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5. Complete the text with the words from the box.
windows |
flights |
safety |
passenger |
noise |
airliners |
in-flight |
services |
fuel |
Filling the demands of passengers has always been a challenge for (1).
The general airline (2) wants to save money, airliners use various methods to provide cheaper alternatives to their competition so long as (3) is not compromised. Other airlines attempt to save money by fitting more passengers into the same aircraft, bringing down the cost per head. A major convenience for passengers lies with conducting (4) in a single leg, the use of aircraft such as the 777LR or ER, and the airbus A340-500 removes the necessity of stopping for (5). All passengers want comfort, some are willing to pay extra for those (6) hence our use of first class and so on. But regardless of the class of seat passengers deserve to receive a level of comfort such as an (7) service, food, or entertainment. There is many aircraft providing general items of comfort to passenger ranging from larger (8) to holistic solutions to lighting, (9) reduction and airsickness abatement, air filtration and many other items, in order to make the passengers feel comfortable on the aircraft.