Give some more details if you have heard about the cases mentioned above.

9. What other examples of events with human factor involved do you know?

Can you think of any possible ways that can help to avoid human errors?

Describe a picture and give as many ideas as possible about the event. Justify your opinion. You have 30 seconds to think.

 

 

Match the words and phrases in column A to their definitions in column B.

A B

1. fascinating	a) being controlled by computers and designed to react in a suitable way depending on the situation
2. mystery	b) not happening very often; unusual
3. smart	c) very interesting
4. to be faced with smth	d) to deal with difficulties or a difficult situation
5. rare	e) to do something, especially task/duty
6. to perform	f) an event that people don’t understand or can’t explain
7. useful	g) helpful, something that can help one do something

Match the words that go together.

1. smart	a) investigation
2. extremes	b) of weather
3. to perform	c) aircraft
4. air crash	d) a task
5. to go	e) wrong

 

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3. Watch a video and answer the following questions:

VIDEO # 41

Q Why is traveling by plane so popular nowadays ?
Q What factors can affect safe flying?
Q Are modern aircraft reliable enough?
Q Have accidents reduced in number nowadays? Why? Why not?

In your opinion, what can threaten flight safety most?

What are the definitions of words: safe and safety?

Safe is_________________________________________________________________

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Safety is_______________________________________________________________

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6. What does term flight safety mean?

Flight safety is _________________________

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Discuss the factors which can affect flight safety and complete the table given below.

FACTORS INFLUENCING FLIGHT SAFETY	Airport and local regulations
Human factor
Unlawful interference
Weather
Wild life
Technical factor
Other factors

Elicit the information from the table and speak on flight safety and factors influencing it.

Match the words and phrases in column A to the words with the similar meaning in B.

 

A B

1. mysteriously	a) district
2. neighborhood	b) to find out
3. to mobilise	c) combined material
4. to determine	d) to be similar to
5. to assume	e) discovery
6. clue	f) to hurry when it is not necessary, to make false start
7. obvious	g) hint, sign that helps to understand something
8. to wallow	h) secretively
9. composite material	i) understandable, evident
10. to fracture	j) proof, facts, data
11. evidence	k) to turn aside
12. to swing	l) to organize oneself quickly
13. to resemble	m) to move from side to side
14. to deflect	n) to suppose
15. revelation	o) to crack, to break
16. to jump the gun	p) to move backward and forward back

 

Match the words that go together. You can write them into central column.

1. abnormal		a cause
2. accident		a horizontal tornado
3. carbon		a red flag
4. competency		a rudder
5. composite		clue
6. data		evidence
7. key		fiber
8. obvious		from side to side
9. pretty good		maneuver
10. to resemble		material
11. rudder		of co-pilot
12. shocking		pedal
13. to deflect		piece
14. to determine		quality
15. to jump the gun on		recording
16. to stand out as		responding
17. unique		revelation
18. vital		sight
19. to wallow		speed

 

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Look at the list of possible reasons for the aviation event. Watch a video and put them into correct order.

VIDEO # 42

Q Co-pilots’ mistake Q Mechanical failure Q Terrorist’s attack Q Wake turbulence

 

6. Report on the situation using the following words and phrases:

Q 12 November 2001

Q American 587

Q JFK Airport

Q 260 passengers and 5 people on the ground

Q To mobilise to determine a cause

Q To assume a terrorist act

Q No obvious evidence

Q Vital clue of a mechanical failure

Q Unique quality: composite material

Q Data recorder

Q Key pieces of evidence

Q To encounter wake turbulence

Q 5 miles separation

Q Pretty good speed

Q Competency of co-pilot

Q Shocking revelation

Q Abnormal manoeuvre

Q To jump the gun on responding

Q To deflect a rudder back and forth

 

Describe a picture and give as many ideas as possible about the events. Justify your opinion. You have 30 seconds to think.

Round-talk table.

Q Advanced equipment costs a lot of money. Which is more important, safety or cost?

Q Do you know any measures that are taken nowadays to improve flight safety?

Q What areas of air safety do you think require improvement?

Q What threatens flight safety nowadays? (Can you think of overcrowded skies over Europe, international terrorism …?)

Q How do you provide safety from the point of view of an aerodrome/approach/ en-route controller?

Q To what extent are modern equipment and machines reliable concerning flight safety?

Q Do you agree that flying is the safest way of traveling?

Q Do you think flying will be safer in the future? Why? Why not?

 

 

 

Listening and Speaking Bank.

Unit 1E, exercise 9.
Unit 2A, exercise 3. Domino collocation.

 

to safeguard civil aviation

unlawful interference

to detect explosives

access area

false alarm

sniffer dog

biometric parameter

to carry out security

screening process

guard station

conveyor belt

body search

metal detector

attempted crime

terminal entrance

unattended baggage

suspicious items

explosive device