Listening Library
Listening: Smoke from a Coffee Machine and Return to Dublin
Smoke fills the forward galley of an A330 soon after it leaves Dublin for New York, and the captain turns back. Write down the whole report…
CEFR B1
CEFR B1 (intermediate) aviation English — paired with ICAO Level 4, the operational level that is the ICAO minimum for international flying. Everything here works the core radiotelephony and plain-language skills you need to reach and hold Level 4.
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Listening Library
Listening: Deer on the Runway at Inverness
The pilots see animals on the runway just before landing. Listen and write down the five numbers in this dictation.
Picture Descriptions
Picture Description: Night Turnaround
Describe a routine scene: a wide-body airliner on a floodlit stand at night, with a container loader at the open cargo hold, a catering truck at…
Structure
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Structure: ‘Due to’ vs ‘because’
Icelandair's mechanics walked off the job — but was it 'due to' failed pay talks, or 'because' talks failed? Practice the contrast that trips up even…
Article
Free 26 Sep 2026
Icelandair Mechanics Strike Ends After One Morning
Icelandair mechanics briefly walked off the job on 23 September, cancelling dozens of flights before the airline and union agreed to four weeks of talks.
Listening Library
Listening: A Sick First Officer on Approach to Aberdeen
A dictation exercise: severe turbulence over the North Sea leaves one pilot unable to fly. Listen, put the nine events in the right order, and check…