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Structure: ‘Come vs go’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between come and go. Two very common verbs but sometimes people confuse them. To understand these two verbs we need to understand the idea of the speaker’s position. Where is the speaker when he/she speaks? Think about that position. That position could be in a building (home/work etc..), in a park, in a city, in a state, in a country or even a continent. Normally, the speaker is in a building, and at the same time in a city, a state and a country. All of this is important. When talking about movement to one of those locations (building, city, state, country, continent) use the verb come. When talking about movement to another place, use go.

Look at the diagram below and read the examples below it for more help.

Come vs go
Come vs go

Imagine this situation; you’re at home. You ask your husband / wife, ‘when is your brother coming for dinner?’ This represents movement to your location so you use come.

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Video answers: ‘The A380 effect’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It brings hundreds of millions of dollars in growth and economic activity into the economy.
  2. It’s needed to bring more passengers to LA to fill the growing number of hotel rooms available.
  3. As a result of the investment, Emirates began operating a Dubai – Birmingham route using the A380.
  4. Birmingham can now attract tourists from the Middle East and Asia.
  5. Prestige, but being a part of a very select group of cities served by the biggest aircraft in the world also creates a ‘feel good factor’.

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Video: ‘The A380 effect’

Fly High English - Video

Here’s an interesting video that describes the benefit of having an airport in your city that is served by the A380.

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How do daily international flights effect the economy of LA?
  2. How does he A380 fit into the construction boom in LA?
  3. How did the investment in Birmingham airport affect its operations?
  4. What is the result for tourism?
  5. What is the invisible impact of the A380’s operations?

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The A380 – Why Birmingham and Los Angeles say the aircraft helps their economies grow

Have you heard about the A380 effect? What is it? It’s called the A380 effect – when a city introduces the world’s biggest passenger plane – the impact on business and tourism development is substantial. Two cities Los Angeles and Birmingham in the English Midlands share their experiences.

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Structure: ‘Modals 1’

What are modal verbs?

They are a kind of auxiliary (extra) verb. They indicates if the speaker thinks that something or a situation is likely to happen or not, or if something or a situation is desirable or not.

Some facts about modal verbs.

  • We use modal verbs with another verb.
  • We use them with another verb without ‘to’
    • will travel (use travel without ‘to’
  • the conjugations are the same for all subjects
    • I / you / he / she / it / we / you / they might travel…
  • We make the negative by using ‘not’ after the modal verb or using the contracted form
    • will not travel OR won’t travel
    • might not travel OR mightn’t travel
  • We make the question by changing the order of the person (subject) and the modal verb
    • Could you help me with…?
  • We don’t use two modal verbs together
    • INCORRECT I might could do the training
    • CORRECT I could do the training
  • We don’t use modal verbs with other auxiliary verbs
    • INCORRECT Do you would fly tomorrow?
    • CORRECT Would you fly tomorrow?

Look at the diagram below for a list of nine modal verbs and a summary of the basic information about them.

A list of modal verbs and some basic information about them.
Modals 1.

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Video answers: ‘What happens when a plane is struck by lightning?’

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

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  1. They don’t notice anything dramatic, just a quick flash of light.
  2. There aren’t any noticeable effects to a plane’s systems after a strike.
  3. They’re designed to allow the flow of electricity to pass through the plane and dissipate off the trailing edges of it.
  4. Objects called static wicks are used to help electricity exit the plane.
  5. They also help with the discharge of static electricity that accumulates on the plane.
  6. Small burn marks can be left on a plane after a lightning strike, which aren’t an issue according to Alex.

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Video: ‘What happens when a plane is struck by lightning?’

Fly High English - Video

Here’s an interesting video that describes what happens to a plane when it’s struck by lightning.

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 do the pilots notice during a lightning strike according to Alex Passerini?
  2. What effects are there to a plane’s systems after a strike?
  3. How are planes designed to cope with lightning strikes?
  4. What objects on the tail and trailing edges help the lightning to exit the plane?
  5. What else do they help with?
  6. What visible damage can be left on a plane after a lightning strike?

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What Happens When Your Plane Is Struck By Lightning?

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