Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!
Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+
Here’s an interesting video about one element of Air France’s sustainable development programme, biofuels.
Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.
Suggested ICAO level: 5+
Have a great weekend!!
Air France – Lab’Line for the future – Episode 1 – Biofuels
Air France is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the environment, using itsToulouse – Paris-Orly route as an innovation showcase of sustainable development called Lab’line For the Future. Until September 2015, Air France will use this route to present its projects and achievements focused on the challenges of sustainable development.
Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.
Enjoy!!
An ATR-72 with 26 people on board, was climbing out after takeoff when the flight crew received an engine fire warning. They shut down the engine, deployed the fire suppression system and the fire warning stopped. They returned to their airport of origin and made a safe landing about 21 minutes after departure. The passengers were able to disembark safely after landing. The aircraft was examined, but it isn’t yet known if there was really an engine fire, or if the fire warning was incorrect.
Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.
You can listen as many times as you want.
Check below the recording for some of the difficult words and come back and check the full text from this recording tomorrow.
Suggested ICAO level: 3+
Have a great day!
Difficult words: climb out (v.), deploy (v.), fire suppression system (n.)
This week’s video is a little different than usual. In a recent poll, 75% of people didn’t know the difference between an A320 and an A380, so this week is all about your plane spotting ability. You’ll need a pen and paper, and as you watch the video, try to write which planes you see. There are eight planes in total, which one is your favourite and why?
Check your answers at the end of the video. Good luck!!
Suggested ICAO level: 2+
British Airways fleet ‘spot the difference’
According to a recent poll, 75 per cent of people asked didn’t know the difference between an A320 and an A380 aircraft, one of the smallest, and the largest aircraft in the British Airways fleet. The A380 superjumbo has two decks and can carry 469 customers – almost three times more than its little sister.
Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.
Enjoy!!
An Airbus A320, with 150 people on board, landed hard while on its approach, it then bounced and touched down again about 300 metres down the runway. At this moment passengers reported a loud noise as the tail made contact with the runway surface. The aircraft rolled out without any further problems but after checks by the maintainance personnel, serious damage to the tail was found. There was a 65cm scrape close to the tail section of the plane and the APU received minor damage. The plane will be out of service for a few weeks for repairs.