Numbers are ever-present in the aeronautical world, and mastering their use is an important aspect of radio communications.
1 – numbers
Check some rules relating to various uses of numbers in general English here.
2 – reading comprehension
Read these extracts from former « In English, please » articles and from the official British phraseology book – CAP 413 – and answer these questions:
a – What is the other name for the CAA’s CAP 413?
b – How would you pronounce « 100 », « 250 », « 6500 », « 123,500 »?
c – How are « thousand » and « three » pronounced?
3 – listening comprehension
Listen to the audio recording:
and find the missing numbers in this transcript.
4 – grammar
Check what you learnt with this short exercise here.
