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Structure: ‘Like vs As’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between two prepositions, ‘like’ and ‘as’. Don’t confuse the verb ‘like’ with the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ is a regular verb, is very common and has a different meaning than the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ follows our normal sentence word order for verbs (subject + verb + object + place + time). Look at the diagram below to see the difference between these two prepositions, then try to write some examples for yourself.

A diagram which shows the difference between 'like' and 'as'.
The difference between ‘like’ and ‘as’.

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Audio answer: ‘Clear air turbulence’

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A Boeing 757 was descending towards its destination when the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence which caused injuries to several people on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing approximately 25 minutes later. 3 passengers who weren’t wearing their seat belts and 2 flight attendants were taken to a local hospital. Their injuries included bruises and minor cuts.

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Audio: ‘Clear air turbulence’

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You should try to write everything that is said.

You can listen as many times as you want.

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+

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Difficult words: clear air turbulence (n.), wear (v.), bruise (n.)

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Video answers: ‘777X wing’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. A very curved wing, similar to an albatross or eagle, according to the video.
  2. Both wings will be designed in a similar way, to keep the plane ‘in the air’.
  3. It will be almost 20% bigger in area.
  4. It will allow the 777X to operate without the need for modifications to existing airports.
  5. A composite material similar to what’s in the 787.

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Video: ‘777X wing’

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Here’s an interesting video that describes the wing design for the 777X, Boeing’s latest update to the 777 family.

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 wing shape increases aerodynamic lift the most?
  2. What comparison does the video make between a glider and the 777X?
  3. How much bigger will the 777X wing be when compared to the current 777?
  4. Why is the folding wingtip very important to Boeing’s design?
  5. What is the new wing made of?

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Boeing 777x: Long Folding Wings Based On Flying Birds For Greater Fuel Economy

The amazing, carbon composites glider-like wings of the 777X are longer and more efficient changing how we fly. Boeing innovates at http://www.boeing.com/innovation/ What’s Boeing’s latest innovation?

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Structure: ‘Past simple’

When do we use the past simple?

It’s a very common tense and it’s not so difficult to understand. Past simple forms can be regular (with ‘ed’ at the end) or irregular. Be careful with the forms of irregular verbs in the past simple and check for their forms.

We use the past simple most often with finished actions in the past. They are ‘finished’ in the sense that they are completed and don’t have a connection to the present.

eg I arrived at the airport at 1:45pm.

eg We landed ten minutes late yesterday afternoon.

We can use the past simple to talk about our experiences, things we did, saw or read about etc…

Have a look at the diagram below to learn about uses of the past simple.

Uses of past simple
Uses of past simple

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