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Video: ‘Solar impulse food & clothing’

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Not forgetting the Solar Impulse project that’s currently waiting for the weather to improve in the pacific, here’s an interesting video that reports on the diet and clothing of their pilots. How do they fly for 40+ hours and eat at the same time? What clothes do they wear? Check it out below.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How is the diet of the Solar Impulse pilots customised?
  2. What’s their menu based on?
  3. Talk about the pilots’ suits?

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Solar Impulse Airplane – The Pilot’s Food & Clothing – #Discover

Solar Impulse’s pilots have customized diets for the #RTW Solar Flights. This is based on their nutritional needs and tastes. Food is also a form of reward and motivation for the pilots when alone in the sky for several days and nights.

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Structure: ‘-ed vs -ing adjectives’

This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between ‘-ed’ and ‘-ing’ adjectives, so for example, the different between tired and tiring. There aren’t a lot of adjectives in English with two forms, but most of the adjectives with two forms are common so it’s important to know about them and their differences.

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Video answers: ‘Airbus’ first US manufacturing plant’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They decided three years ago.
  2. Their market share has grown to 50% on single-aisle planes.
  3. It’s the biggest single market for the aerospace industry.
  4. An A321 for JetBlue.
  5. It’s so successful because the American market is focused on increasing capacity on existing routes.

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Video: ‘Airbus’ first US manufacturing plant’

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Here’s an interesting video about the opening of Airbus’ new manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, which was opened on 14th September 2015..

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. When did Airbus decide to build this new manufacturing plant?
  2. What is Airbus’ current market share on single-aisle planes?
  3. What was one of the reasons why they wanted to open a manufacturing plant in US?
  4. What’s the first plane that they’ll produce in the plant?
  5. Why is the A321 so successful in the American market?

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Fabrice Brégier discusses the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility

In this video clip, Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier puts a spotlight on the company’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama – which was inaugurated on 14 September 2015 and assembles the industry-leading family of A319, A320 and A321 jetliners. By 2018, the facility will produce between 40 and 50 single-aisle aircraft per year.

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Structure: ‘Like vs As’

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This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between two prepositions, ‘like’ and ‘as’. Don’t confuse the verb ‘like’ with the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ is a regular verb, is very common and has a different meaning than the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ follows our normal sentence word order for verbs (subject + verb + object + place + time). Look at the diagram below to see the difference between these two prepositions, then try to write some examples for yourself.

A diagram which shows the difference between 'like' and 'as'.
The difference between ‘like’ and ‘as’.

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Audio answer: ‘Clear air turbulence’

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A Boeing 757 was descending towards its destination when the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence which caused injuries to several people on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing approximately 25 minutes later. 3 passengers who weren’t wearing their seat belts and 2 flight attendants were taken to a local hospital. Their injuries included bruises and minor cuts.

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