Roleplay
Roleplay: Unreliable Airspeed and Return to Madrid
You're the First Officer on an A320 climbing out of Madrid when the captain's airspeed goes unreliable. Declare, report and read back your way to a…
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6 Aug 2026
Aviation History: The First Flight Across the English Channel
Just after dawn on 25 July 1909, Louis Blériot pointed a fragile monoplane towards England. This is the story of the first flight across the English…
Structure
Structure: ‘Mixed conditionals’
A past decision that still shapes a present result, or a general truth behind a specific past outcome: GE Aerospace's hybrid-electric test flight is a natural…
Picture Descriptions
Picture Description: Loading a Nose-Door Freighter
Describe an aviation photograph: a wide-body cargo aircraft being loaded through its raised nose door on the apron. A C1 speaking activity with a sample answer,…
Article
5 Aug 2026
GE Flies Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Above 30,000 Feet
GE Aerospace has flown a hybrid-electric aircraft above 30,000 feet and across the Atlantic, an industry-first test of electrified propulsion at altitude.
Standard Phraseology
Phraseology: Approach into London Heathrow
A routine ATC read-back drill on the approach into London Heathrow: descend, reduce speed, take a radar heading and accept the ILS approach clearance — read…
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