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United 767 Strikes Truck on Newark Landing
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Roleplay: Cracked Windshield and Diversion to Bordeaux
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Listening: Cabin Pressure Problem out of Madrid
An A320 climbs out of Madrid when the cabin won’t pressurise. An error-correction dictation: eight details have been changed — fix each one from what you…
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Structure: ‘Past perfect’
Use the past perfect to step back in a past-tense story. Practise with error-correction items drawn from the collapse of Spirit Airlines.
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