1 – vocabulary
Review the classification of aircraft with the help of an old book, published in 1963. In this diagram place the following words in the right boxes: single engine A/C; multi engine aircraft; biplanes; monoplanes; rotary wings; seaplanes; gliders; turbojet A/C; lighter than air A/C; power driven A/C; non power driven A/C. Learn more vocabulary on the subject with these two sections from L’Anglais pour voler: aircraft types (1) and aircraft types (2)2 – crossword
Things that fly …3 – reading comprehension
Read a wikipedia article to find more information on this type of aircraft. You’ll find the answer to the following questions in the introduction and the first paragraph, entitled « principle of operation »:
– What is it called, who invented it, and when?
– What are its characteristics?
– In which configurations can the propeller be placed?
4 – listening comprehension
All numbers and letters have been erased from this script . Listen to the original recordings below and fill in the gaps. One dash corresponds to a number or a letter.5 – general English corner
Practice Paper #7 ends on a light note with a riddle from www.dictionary.com at: www.dictionary.com/e/s/haveincommon_6_15/#baobab1 – vocabulary
classification of aircraft
2 – crossword :
ACROSS: 4 uav, 5 airshow, 7 cropdusting, 8 aerobatics, 10 crosscountryflight, 12 airliner, 13 jumpplane, 14 kite, 17 flying, 18 firefighting, 20 airship, 21 chopper, 23 seaplane, 24 bordercontrol, 26 searchandrescue;
DOWN: 1 hangglider, 2 bannertowing, 3 businessjet, 5 aircraft, 6 towplane, 9 microlight, 11 hotairballoon, 15 ufo, 16 helicopter, 17 fighter, 19 glider, 22 warbird, 25 drone
3 – reading comprehension
– It is an autogyro, invented by the Spanish engineer Juan de le Cierva in the early 1920’s.
– lift is provided by an unpowered, free-spinning rotor; thrust is provided by an engine-powered propeller.
– The propeller can be placed in a tractor configuration with the engine and propeller at the front of the fuselage, or in a pusher configuration with the engine and propeller at the rear of the fuselage.
4 – listening comprehension
Numbers and letters