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Video answers: ‘Landing on the Hudson’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They saw the birds moments before impact, but they were too close to manoeuvre around.
  2. It’s knees together, feet flat on the floor, the body should be bent as far forward as possible, with the arms wrapped under the legs or braced against the seat in front of you.
  3. That’s the best position because your body is going to be thrown forward in an impact, so if you get into that kind of position before the impact, you can reduce your level of injury.
  4. You should be thinking about the location of the emergency exit and that you might have to hold your breadth if water enters the fuselage.
  5. He though that the plane was going to sink to the bottom of the river.

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Video: ‘Landing on the Hudson’

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This week’s video describes the miracle on the Hudson and how all of the passengers and crew members managed to escape without serious injury. And if you haven’t heard, Captain Sullenberger’s miracle has been recently released in the cinema in a film starring Tom Hanks.

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 long before the impact did the pilots see the birds?
  2. What is the recommended brace position?
  3. Why is that the optimum position?
  4. If you’re going to ditch on the water, what should you be thinking about before impact?
  5. Before the plane came to a stop on the river, what did the co-pilot think was going to happen?

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How All Passengers Survived the Miracle on the Hudson

When US Airways Flight 1549 loses engine power moments after leaving LaGuardia, there’s only one option: an emergency landing on the Hudson. #airdisasters #planecrash From: AIR DISASTERS: Getting Out Alive http://bit.ly/1aNLXYq

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Structure: ‘avoid vs prevent’

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This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between avoid and prevent. These two verbs relate to similar, but not the same ideas. Check out the diagram below for the differences and read some more examples below.

Diagram explaining the difference between avoid and prevent.
The difference between avoid and prevent.

Examples
The pilots avoided the high speed taxiway because of the ice.
The cabin crew avoided each other after the flight because of the argument they had.
The strike prevented flights from operating normally.
The schedulers prevented the pilots from having five days off in a row.

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Video answers: ‘Mig-25’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It was flown to Japan because its pilot wanted to defect to the West.
  2. It had a high wing, swept back at 42 degrees, two tail fins and two ventral fins.
  3. One of two materials had to be used; titanium or steel.
  4. Aluminium parts can be fixed with rivets while high tensile steel has to be fixed by welding.
  5. It had to heat resistant and maintain its properties at high temperatures.
  6. It was a reconnaissance version of the fighter.
  7. Water in the fuel froze, almost causing the plane to crash.
  8. The designers enlarged the tail fins to resolve the issue.
  9. During missile launches the plane would sometimes roll on its back and dive steeply.

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Video: ‘Mig-25’

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This week’s video describes the Mig-25, the most powerful interceptor in the former USSR. Watch the video to find out more about it.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Why was the Mig-25 flown to Japan in 1976?
  2. What were some of the main design characterises of the Mig-25?
  3. What solutions existed to the extreme temperature experienced by the plane at its maximum speeds?
  4. What’s one of the main differences between fixing aluminium parts and steel parts?
  5. What was different about the fuel for the Mig-25?
  6. What was the first prototype’s purpose?
  7. What was the problem during its maiden flight?
  8. What solution was found to the directional-stability-at-high-speed issue?
  9. What problem was found to occur during missile launches?

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Structure: ‘Modals 8’

Modals and obligation

In the diagram below we can see that both should and must can be used to talk about present or future obligations. Again, when we want to talk about obligations in other tenses we can use other verbs which aren’t modals. The most common one is have to. Use have to in the past and with would, will or other modals (remember we never use two modals together). Review the examples below the diagram and tray to write some examples yourself. Then try to used have to for obligations in other tenses.

How to talk about obligations.
How to talk about obligations.

Present
He should wait before entering the plane. (not a strong obligation)
They must sit during the takeoff and landing. (strong obligation)

Future
You should get a taxi from the airport after you disembark.
She must file the report before 8pm tomorrow evening.

Past
They had to divert due to weather conditions. (strong obligation)
We had to renew our medical licence before returning to the line. (strong obligation)

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