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Audio answer: ‘Toilet water’

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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A transatlantic flight was at cruise level and preparing to enter oceanic airspace when the captain was notified of water leaking from a lavatory into the passenger cabin. The captain wasn’t sure if this was a danger to the safety of the flight, so to be sure, he decided to burn off fuel and divert to his nearest alternative airport. After landing, a technician solved the problem and cleaned the area which was affected. The flight was ready for takeoff again, three hours after landing.

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Audio: ‘Toilet water’

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: oceanic airspace (n.), burn off (v.)

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Video answers: ‘Airbus’ first US manufacturing plant’

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. They decided three years ago.
  2. Their market share has grown to 50% on single-aisle planes.
  3. It’s the biggest single market for the aerospace industry.
  4. An A321 for JetBlue.
  5. It’s so successful because the American market is focused on increasing capacity on existing routes.

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Video: ‘Airbus’ first US manufacturing plant’

Fly High English - Video

Here’s an interesting video about the opening of Airbus’ new manufacturing plant in Mobile, Alabama, which was opened on 14th September 2015..

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. When did Airbus decide to build this new manufacturing plant?
  2. What is Airbus’ current market share on single-aisle planes?
  3. What was one of the reasons why they wanted to open a manufacturing plant in US?
  4. What’s the first plane that they’ll produce in the plant?
  5. Why is the A321 so successful in the American market?

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Fabrice Brégier discusses the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility

In this video clip, Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier puts a spotlight on the company’s U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama – which was inaugurated on 14 September 2015 and assembles the industry-leading family of A319, A320 and A321 jetliners. By 2018, the facility will produce between 40 and 50 single-aisle aircraft per year.

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Structure: ‘Like vs As’

Fly High English - Structure

This time in our structure help we talk about the difference between two prepositions, ‘like’ and ‘as’. Don’t confuse the verb ‘like’ with the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ is a regular verb, is very common and has a different meaning than the preposition ‘like’. The verb ‘like’ follows our normal sentence word order for verbs (subject + verb + object + place + time). Look at the diagram below to see the difference between these two prepositions, then try to write some examples for yourself.

A diagram which shows the difference between 'like' and 'as'.
The difference between ‘like’ and ‘as’.

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Audio answer: ‘Clear air turbulence’

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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A Boeing 757 was descending towards its destination when the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence which caused injuries to several people on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing approximately 25 minutes later. 3 passengers who weren’t wearing their seat belts and 2 flight attendants were taken to a local hospital. Their injuries included bruises and minor cuts.

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