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Structure: ‘Direct and indirect objects’

What are direct and indirect objects?

Objects in sentences

The object of a sentence is the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb.

  • Let’s contact the company (object).
  • Open that chart (object).
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Flying cargo in passenger compartments

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Activities

The COVID-19 effect

Think about the following questions and take some notes

  1. How has COVID-19 affected the number of commercial flights taking off each day?
  2. How has that affected the global air cargo market?
  3. What can be done to solve this issue?
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COVID-19 UK airport procedures

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What should local authorities be doing?

Answer the following questions about the current COVID-19 situation at UK airports

  1. What is currently happening / has happened in relation to COVID-19 at an airport that you are familiar with?
  2. Are the measures enough in your opinion?
  3. What extra do you think that airport authorities should do?
  4. What extra do you think that governments should do?
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Structure: ‘Present perfect 4’

Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous

Form of present perfect simple and continuous

Present perfect simple form

  • subject + have / has + past participle (+ object, place, time….)
    • I have flown many Boeing planes in my career.
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COVID-19 Pandemic

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Activities

Think about the following questions and take some notes

  1. What do you know about COVID-19 and its effect on the aviation industry?
  2. How has it affected you and your work / personal life? What has changed?
  3. What do you think will happen in the future?
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Structure: Question words

Asking questions

Asking yes / no questions

We can use yes / no questions to ask some questions. However, the answers can only be yes or no.

  • eg Do you fly the 737?
    • Yes I fly the 737 / No I don’t fly the 737.
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