With Summer almost here, it’s time to brush up your communication skills with a few exercises on phraseology.

1 – reading comprehension

A former Infopilote article entitled « A brief story of Airspeak », will take us through a few decades of phraseology evolution. You can choose to listen to the audio version of the article first: The article was published in Infopilote’s November 2007 issue, and one thing has changed since then: there is now only one document related to phraseology, the « Manuel de formation à la phraseologie ». – On the SIA site check the date of its latest version. – What does the acronym CPDLC stand for? In the 12 years since the publication of this article, CPDLC has made progress. Go to the Eurocontrol page dedicated to the subject: – What is CPDLC used for? – What are the advantages of CPDLC?

2 – vocabulary

The Phraseology division in « L’Anglais pour voler » is made up of 18 chapters, covering all aspects of flight. Here is a double page regrouping some useful words.

3 – listening comprehension

Standard phraseology doesn’t cover all situations. Read the article entitled « Beyond phraseology, expect the unexpected » and listen to the audio file below to find the missing words in the text.

4 – general English corner

First, review a few basic grammar rules on the use of articles. Then consolidate your knowledge with the help of Grammarman.

5 – wordsearch

Find in this grid 30 of the words listed in the extract of « L’Anglais pour voler » posted in exercise 2.