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Video answers: ‘GEnx engine’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. A 20% fuel burn efficiency and a 30% reduction in overall plane maintenance costs.
  2. The pressure ratio in their compressor is the best in its class.
  3. It provides a 15% efficiency improvement over its predecessor.
  4. Japan Airlines were able to fly their 787 from Tokyo to Boston, a flight that had never been operated with this size of aircraft before.
  5. They run the engine through very severe conditions and 30,000 cycles so that their customers don’t experience any problems with their product.

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Video: ‘GEnx Engine’

Fly High English - Video

This week we look at a video that describes GE Aviation’s most advanced engine, the GEnx and how’s it’s powering Boeing’s 787 and 747-8 into the future.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. With the GEnx engine, what levels of efficiency improvements were they looking for?
  2. Which aspect of the GEnx engine is the best in its class?
  3. What fuel burn advantage does The GEnx engine provide over their previous engine?
  4. What practical difference did the GEnx engine make to their first customer?
  5. What precautions ensure that customers don’t experience problems with the engine?

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Structure: ‘a lot / lots’ Pt.2

Fly High English - Structure

This week we continue to talk about ‘a lot / lots’. This time we look at a form which is a little different but very common, ‘a lot of’ and ‘lots of’. They mean the same thing and can bus used in the same way when they refer to ‘a large quantity’ of something. Look at the diagram below and try to make some similar sentences yourself.

Diagram of 'a lot / lots' part 2.
‘a lot / lots’ Pt.2

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Audio answer: ‘Cargo smoke’

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 777 with 246 passengers and 15 crew, was descending towards its destination when the pilots noticed a cargo smoke warning indication. Due to their proximity to their destination, they expedited the approach to the runway and landed safely. Emergency services were called out but found no fire or smoke. The airline later confirmed the cargo smoke warning to be a false alarm.

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Audio: ‘Cargo smoke’

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: 4+

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Difficult words: notice (v.), warning (n.), indication (n.), false alarm (n.)

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Video answers: ‘Airplane recycling’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Circuit boards for use in phones, computers and TVs.
  2. Metal sheets, wires and electrical components.
  3. It’s doesn’t go directly to the scrap yard because it’s too big in one piece, it has to be broken into smaller pieces.
  4. After the plane has been broken down into manageable pieces they’re taken to the recycling centre where they’re broken down into much smaller pieces which are then separated by a powerful magnet. The pieces of valuable metal are then taken away to be used in phones, computers, TVs and many other products.

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