Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!
Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+
Here’s a short video about the best beds on a 777, and here’s a hint, they aren’t passenger beds!
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!!
The 8 best beds on a Boeing 777
Tour the crew rest area on Cathay Pacific ‘s brand new Boeing 777-300ER. http://www.travelskills.com
Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.
Enjoy!!
An old 747 was taxiing for departure. The crew had clearance to line up and wait but before the crew were able to line up they had a problem. The nose gear of the plane was off the paved area of the runway and they couldn’t move the plane. The first officer contacted the tower to request a tug to help them, but the controller said, ‘roger, hold short of the runway’. The first officer repeated his problem and the second time, the controller said, ‘roger, line up and wait’. The first officer explained the problem a third time and finally the controller understood the problem and he diverted another plane on final approach. Within two hours the plane was removed from its position and could take off, but many flights were diverted before the runway was cleared.
Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.
You can listen as many times as you like.
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: line up, paved area, hold short (of a runway).
Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!
Suggested ICAO level for video: 4+
1. Nearly 200ft long and nearly 20ft wide.
2. They help to load the plane fast.
3. About two tonnes of packages.
4. Teams of people load the containers simultaneously, and it takes only a couple of minutes to move a cargo container onto a plane and secure it.
5. Because the inside of a plane’s fuselage is curved and curved cargo containers allow UPS to use more of the space inside the plane.
Here’s a short video that describes UPS’ process of quickly loading a 757 with its cargo containers.
Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.
Suggested ICAO level: 4+
Have a great weekend!!
1. How big is the interior space of a 757 if you removed the seats?
2. Why are cargo containers used by UPS?
3. How much can each cargo container hold?
4. What are the advantages of cargo containers?
5. Why do cargo containers have funny shapes?
How UPS Cargo Containers Work
No matter how far you are from your nearest neighbor, if you live in the United States or Europe, UPS can deliver to your address. UPS can deliver to 80 percent of the planet within 48 hours, so if you live somewhere else, it’s still pretty likely that UPS can find you to drop off or pick up packages.