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Structure: ‘Word order in sentences 2’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we continue to talk about word order in sentences. In our first part we talked about verbs and objects and their positions. This time we talk about places and time and how they fit into the word order of a sentence. Check out the diagram below for more information and look for our other posts related to word order.

Diagram of word order in sentences 2.
Word order in sentences 2

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Video answers: ‘Airport lounges pt.1’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. Cultural authenticity is an important aspect of an airport lounge, especially in cuisine.
  2. You arrive there in a luxury car, you have a personal assistant, a bedroom to rest and a restaurant.
  3. She thinks that the product on board many airlines is quite similar, and as a result, it’s necessary for airlines to differentiate themselves on the ground.
  4. You have to fly first class or be an ‘hon circle’ member.
  5. The first way can be easy if you can afford it, the second is difficult, you have to travel 600,000 miles in 2 years.

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Video: ‘Airport lounges pt.1’

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on the development and changes in airport lounges around the world.

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’s one of the important aspects of an airport lounge?
  2. What’s unique about Frankfurt’s first class terminal?
  3. What does Nicola Lange think about the product on board planes?
  4. How can you get into the Lufthansa first class lounge?
  5. Are these ways easy to achieve?

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Structure: ‘Word order in sentences 1’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about word order in sentences. We begin with two aspects of a sentence; verbs + objects. Most people are familiar with verbs, but objects can be more difficult to understand. An object is a person or thing which is affected by the action of a verb. So if you fly a plane, the ‘plane’ is affected by the action of the verb. If you drink some water, ‘water’ is affected by the action of the verb etc… Check out the diagram below for more information and look for our other posts related to word order.

Diagram of word order in sentences.
Word order in sentences 1

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Video answers: ‘Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. It’s the world’s first fully electric tiltrotor aircraft.
  2. They can be individually angle controlled.
  3. It can reduce vibrations, help cancel external noise, improve aerodynamic efficiency and give you a smoother and quieter flight.
  4. It’s made of carbon graphite.
  5. The team has successfully tested all of the power systems and lifted it off the ground so far.

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Video: ‘Project Zero Electric Tiltrotor’

Fly High English - Video

Here’s an interesting video that reports on an innovative new aircraft in development.

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 is unique about Project Zero?
  2. What is innovative about its blades?
  3. What are the advantages of this?
  4. What’s the aircraft made of?
  5. At what stage of development is the project?

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