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Video answers: ‘Solar Impulse – flying without fuel’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. To create a plane that could fly perpetually.
  2. By using the power of the sun collected in solar cells during the day to keep the plane flying during the night.
  3. It forced the team to innovate on all of the plane’s technological systems.
  4. It had to be lightweight, use very little electricity and withstand extreme temperatures.
  5. The team hopes to inspire present and future generations to adopt clean technologies to fight climate change.

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Video: ‘Solar impulse – Flying without fuel’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes the Solar Impulse project. Who had the idea and what do they hope to achieve? Watch the video 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 was the impossible dream of Piccard and Borschberg?
  2. How did they hope to achieve this dream?
  3. What did this effect have on this plane’s design?
  4. What were the limitations on the design of communications system on board?
  5. What do the team hope to achieve by creating this plane and flying it around the world?

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Structure: ‘Adverbs 3’

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This time in our structure help we continue to talk about adverbs. This week it’s connecting adverbs. They’re similar to conjunctions (and, but, so, because) but not the same. Connecting adverbs don’t grammatically connect to the previous sentence as you’ll see in the examples. Connecting adverbs are usually used at the start of a new sentence. Look at the diagram below for more information.

Adverbs 3.
Adverbs 3.

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Video answers: “Bitchin’ Betty says goodbye”

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. She is the oral alert in the aircraft for something very important.
  2. On every F-18 combat jet.
  3. They trust what she says and they do what she says.
  4. The airman received a warning to roll right, and he did it, and it prevented a crash and saved his life.
  5. She made an appearance their to ‘say goodbye to the girls’.

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Video: “Bitchin’ Betty says goodbye”

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on the retirement of “Bitchin’ Betty”. But who was she and what is her connection to aviation?

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Who is “Bitchin’ Betty”?
  2. Where can she be heard?
  3. What are pilots’ reactions to her.
  4. How has she made a difference to one particular airman?
  5. Why did Betty make an appearance at the airbase?

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“Bitchin’ Betty” Says Farewell: Beloved Voice Behind Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Retires

Stern. Sharp. Bossy. All have been used to describe the voice of the Boeing F/A-18’s cockpit warning system. The pilots and technicians refer to the voice as “Bitchin’ Betty,” a time-honored tradition that is also potentially life-saving.

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Structure: ‘Adverbs 2’

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This time in our structure help we continue to talk about adverbs. This time we talk about adverbs of place and adverbs of time. In our previous ‘word order’ posts we didn’t talk about ‘place’ and ‘time’ words as adverbs, but they are, and you probably know their positions in sentences. Have a look at the diagram below to confirm if you’re right.

The position of adverbs of place and time.
Adverbs 2.

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