1 – Phraseology review
Check your knowledge of phraseology on radio operations with this double page from « L’Anglais pour voler »:
Download the document and open it with a PDF reader to be able to listen to the English pronunciation of a word by clicking on it.
2 – Listening comprehension, from easy to more difficult.
Listen to the audio file:
and find the missing words in the text here.
3 – Listening (in)comprehension (!)
As the saying goes, hope for the best but prepare for the worst, the worst in this instance being a failure to understand.
Listen to the audio version of a former « In English, please » article, and find the missing word in the text:
« Even pros don’t always get it »
4 – The general English section
Loch Ness is not the only place where monsters lurk. Go to this CNN article to read about the « Caspian sea monster », look at amazing photos and watch a video. Then answer these questions:
– What is an ekranoplan?
– Why were they nicknamed « Caspian Sea Monsters »?
– How was the « Lun » ekranoplan powered?
– In the US, what is the project of The Flying Ship Company?
5 – Quizzes
Check your knowledge of light gun signals with a quiz from www.boldmethod.com
Last, find out how much your aviation film culture needs brushing up with these two quizzes, also from Boldmethod: one on aviation movies and one on famous quotes from aviation movies.
Find more exercises on radio operations in Practice Papers #10, #24, and #32
and in the December 2020 issue of Infopilote.
2 – Listening comprehension
3 – Listening (in)comprehension
1 – reporting ; 2 – balloons ; 3 – say again ; 4 – trouble ; 5 – speak up ; 6 – bird ; 7 – ground ; 8 – windshear ; 9 – ahead ; 10 – use caution ; 11 – earlier ; 12 – continue ; 13 – hold short ; 14 – remain ; 15 – say it again ; 16 – as filed ; 17 – correct ; 18 – repeat ; 19 – last ; 20 – launch ; 21 – station calling.
4 – the general English section
– a ground effect vehicle
– because the USSR developed and tested the program on the Caspian Sea, and they do look quite unnatural.
– with 8 turbofans
– a drone ekranoplan for cargo delivery