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Video answers: ‘Round the world in 8 days’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s being done by low-cost carriers only (LCCs).
  2. They both offer the basics for a bargain price.
  3. She knew that the low cost model had to evolve and that meant making their product more desirable to business travellers.
  4. There were no luggage trollies.
  5. It refers to the operating expenses of the airline, not the price of the fares.
  6. Secondary airports are cheaper so they help keep costs down for low-cost carriers.
  7. It means that their plans are on average, 92% full (of passengers) when they take off.

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Video: ‘Round the world in 8 days’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes an 8-day trip around the world.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What’s different about this trip around the world?
  2. What do Ryanair and Easyjet have in common?
  3. What was Easyjet’s CEO’s plan for the company when she took over?
  4. What was surprising about the airport they arrived at for their second flight?
  5. What does the term ‘low cost’ refer to?
  6. Why are secondary airports an advantage for low-cost carriers?
  7. Ryanair has a load factor of 92%, but what does that mean?

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Structure: ‘Would 1’

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This time in our structure help we talk about using ‘would’. It’s a common word but when do we use it and what structure do we use with it? Look at the diagram below to find the answers, then write some examples yourself.

Diagram of how to use 'would'.
Would 1

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Video answers: ‘Airbus ROPS’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Runway Overrun Prevention System.
  2. It’s an important system because runway excursions during landing are the most common aviation accident so it contributes significantly to safety.
  3. During approach and landing, it continually monitors whether the plane can land safely on the remaining runway.
  4. It has access to all of the parameters that affect the landing distance of the aircraft, as well as to a runway database.
  5. It can instantly take into account changing conditions that affect the stopping distance of the aircraft.
  6. With the ROPS system on the A350, pilots have the ability to specifically input the current conditions of the runway.

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Video: ‘Airbus ROPS’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes ROPS, a system on Airbus planes that helps with landings. Have you ever heard of it? Do you know much about it? Watch the video below to find out!.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What does ROPS stand for?
  2. Why is this an important system?
  3. What does the system do?
  4. What information does ROPS have access to, to help it function?
  5. What’s the star feature of ROPS?
  6. What ROPS innovations are there on the A350?

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Airbus ROPS: Landing within the runway length in all conditions

Airbus’ patented Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) – certified for the company’s A320, A330, A350 and A380 families of aircraft – increases pilots’ situational awareness during landing, reduces exposure to runway excursion risk, and if necessary, provides active protection.

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Structure: ‘Infinitive of purpose’

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This time in our structure help we talk about situations when you explain why you do something. So imagine you go to your doctor and you want to say why you did that; you can use this structure. We can call this structure the ‘infinitive of purpose’. There is another structure we can use to do the same thing, do you know what that is? Check out the diagram below and write some examples yourself.

Diagram explaining the infinitive of purpose.
Infinitive of purpose

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