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2 Think back of the historical aviation facts you know. Spend a few minutes planning how you will tell your story. Make a note of your “key” words. Tell your story to the other students.
The story could be about: - the important firsts in aviation history
- amazing facts
- great events
- other
3 You are going to discuss the role of aviation in economics of your country. Choose one of the following aviation-related branches:
- Agriculture;
- Passenger transportation;
- Cargo transportation;
- Aircraft technology;
- Medicine;
- Air mail;
- Trading;
- other.
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Listen to the statements and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.
1. The modern age of aviation began with the first untested human flight on ___________, ___________, in a___________ designed by the Montgolfier brothers, and ___________became popular over longer and longer distances throughout the 19th century.
2. The___________, built in___________, was the first of the modern, all-metal, ___________. It could carry ___________ passengers and could cross the___________ in less than ___________.
3. Nowadays general aviation is the largest, and, in many ways, the___________, segment of the whole ___________ system. It includes any flight that is not military and does not fly on a regular schedule. It may include ___________, private aviation, flight training, ___________, ___________, ___________, as well as rescue flights.
4. What is the real value of ____________ to society? It _________ our society with speed, _______ and convenience. It _____________ to employment and it makes a significant total contribution to the output of the ___________.
5. After WWII, especially in North America, there was a _____________, both private and commercial, as thousands of pilots were released from _____________ and many inexpensive military transport and ______________ became available.
6. For ___________ as a whole, aviation contributes to its well-being and ___________ in many ways. The carriage of _________ and ____________ is only the beginning. The mobility of the work force, the development of ___________, employment by both the ________ and aircraft industries are all pluses.
3 Listen to brief descriptions of some special flights, given below. Tick the terms being described.
1. Airmail
2. Ferry flight
3. Search flight
4. Rescue flight
5. Military flight
6. Medicine flight
7. Aerial photography
8. Supervision of power lines
9. Fire fighting flights
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