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Rejected takeoff

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A 737-800, with 123 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff. As the plane reached 130 knots a problem developed and the crew rejected the takeoff. They reported that they had a problem with the tyres which caused the rejected takeoff. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with both left hand main tyres blown. The tower informed the crew that there was fire from the left main gear and then they closed the runway. The passengers disembarked onto the runway via an airstairs and the runway opened again five hours later, after the aircraft was removed from the runway.

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Rejected takeoff

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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+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: blown (adj.)

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Biofuels answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The Toulouse to Paris route.
  2. They want to invent and promote responsible air travel.
  3. When you burn it, it produces CO2.
  4. They can be made using seaweed, sugar cane, mustard, carrots, banana skins and used cooking oil. They also reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80% percent.
  5. There isn’t enough of it for airlines to use as a primary fuel source.
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Biofuels

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Here’s an interesting video about one element of Air France’s sustainable development programme, biofuels.

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

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

  1. Which route is this idea being used on?
  2. What does Air France want to invent and promote?
  3. According to the video, what’s bad about oil?
  4. What’s the great thing about biofuels?
  5. What’s the difficulty with biofuel?

Air France – Lab’Line for the future – Episode 1 – Biofuels

Air France is demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the environment, using itsToulouse – Paris-Orly route as an innovation showcase of sustainable development called Lab’line For the Future. Until September 2015, Air France will use this route to present its projects and achievements focused on the challenges of sustainable development.

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Fire warning

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An ATR-72 with 26 people on board, was climbing out after takeoff when the flight crew received an engine fire warning. They shut down the engine, deployed the fire suppression system and the fire warning stopped. They returned to their airport of origin and made a safe landing about 21 minutes after departure. The passengers were able to disembark safely after landing. The aircraft was examined, but it isn’t yet known if there was really an engine fire, or if the fire warning was incorrect.

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Fire warning

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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: 3+

Have a great day!

Difficult words: climb out (v.), deploy (v.), fire suppression system (n.)