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Landing gear smoke

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

A Boeing 777 approached its destination and landed safely on runway 21. As the plane taxied to the apron the tower advised the pilots that they could see smoke coming from the right main gear. The plane stopped on a taxiway and the fire services sprayed the right main gear with foam. After checking the plane they discovered a hydraulic leak which was dripping onto the right main gear and causing the smoke. The plane continued to taxi to the apron and the passengers disembarked without a delay.

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Landing gear smoke

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

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: foam (n.), hydraulic leak (n.), drip (v.)

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The best beds on a 777 answers

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

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. In the crew rest area.
  2. They have to go up a ‘secret’ staircase at the rear of the plane.
  3. He describes it as a berth.
  4. About 6ft long and 2.5ft wide.
  5. They help to reduce the sound of other crew members speaking and other noises.
  6. Yes, he thinks they’re better. He says he’s very jealous of the crew members who can sleep in these beds.
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The best beds on a 777

Here’s a short video about the best beds on a 777, and here’s a hint, they aren’t passenger beds!

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. Where are the beds?
  2. How do the crew members get to the sleeping area?
  3. What word does the narrator use to describe each bed?
  4. What size are the beds?
  5. How are curtains useful?
  6. Does the narrator think these beds are better than 1st class beds? How do you know?

The 8 best beds on a Boeing 777

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Misunderstood

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

Enjoy!!

An old 747 was taxiing for departure. The crew had clearance to line up and wait but before the crew were able to line up they had a problem. The nose gear of the plane was off the paved area of the runway and they couldn’t move the plane. The first officer contacted the tower to request a tug to help them, but the controller said, ‘roger, hold short of the runway’. The first officer repeated his problem and the second time, the controller said, ‘roger, line up and wait’. The first officer explained the problem a third time and finally the controller understood the problem and he diverted another plane on final approach. Within two hours the plane was removed from its position and could take off, but many flights were diverted before the runway was cleared.

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Misunderstood

Listen to this recording and try to write what your understand. You don’t need to understand every word, just the most important ideas. Use your own words to write what happened.

You can listen as many times as you like.

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: line up, paved area, hold short (of a runway).