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Exercises. Vocabulary. 1. Memorize the following vocabulary units. Speaking. Give a 5-minute presentation on one of the following topics. Use the Extemporaneous Method of Delivery. Remember that wordless communication acts to qualify the words. What the n
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Exercises
Vocabulary
1. Memorize the following vocabulary units.
internal combustion engine, turboprop, jet engine, passenger airliner, military aircraft, common traits, cargo, baggage, empennage, landing gear, flap, lift, drag, takeoff, landing, crew, load-bearing structure, fuselage, rectangular wing, tapered wing, root, wingtip, swept-wing design, vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal stabilizer, elevator, tricycle landing gear, longitudinal axis, lateral axis, vertical axis, fluid dynamics
2. Transcribe the words:
combustion, turboprop, fuselage, cargo, baggage, axis, empennage, crew, rectangular, chord, stabilizer, rudder, elevator, vertical, structure, dynamics
3. Match the words from the texts (1-5) with their synonyms (A-E):
| transportation | A | airfoil | |
| tail | B | shipment | |
| fuselage | C | fin | |
| stabilizer | D | airframe | |
| wing | E | empennage |
4. Explain in English and then translate the expressions into Russian:
military aircraft, passenger airliners, flight controls, flap, fuselage, rectangular wing, swept wing, empennage, tricycle landing gear
5. Match the words from the texts (1-10) with the definitions (A-J):
| cargo | A | the longitudinal retarding force exerted by air or other fluid surrounding a moving object | |
| fuselage | B | the width of an aerofoil from leading to trailing edge | |
| empennage | C | goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle | |
| drag | D | the main body of an aircraft | |
| chord | E | stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft | |
| wingtip | F | a vertical aerofoil pivoted from the tailplane of an aircraft to control movement about the vertical axis | |
| rudder | G | the tip of the wing of an aircraft | |
| elevator | H | the undercarriage of an aircraft | |
| landing gear | I | an imaginary line about which a body rotates | |
| axis | J | a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis |
6. Find in the texts the English equivalents for the words and expressions:
(1) airfoil, (2) airframe, (3) thrust, (4) end edge, (5)
arrow wing, (6) tail assembly, (7) vertical tail surfaces, (8) horizontal tail surfaces, (9) altitude control, (10) landing device, (11) aileron, (12) engine
7. Answer the following questions. Begin your answers with such introductory phrases as: as far as I know; as far as I remember; to my mind; certainly; it's hard to tell; probably; of course; if I am not mistaken, etc.
1) What common traits do all airplanes share?
2) What is the difference between a rectangular wing and a tapered one?
3) What does the empennage consist from?
4) What is the most common arrangement of the landing gear?
5) What is air from the aeronautics point of view?
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Speaking
Give a 5-minute presentation on one of the following topics. Use the Extemporaneous Method of Delivery. Remember that wordless communication acts to qualify the words. What the non-verbal elements express very efficiently is the emotional side of the message.
1. All airplanes share common traits though they have different designs and functions.
2. There are many variants of wings.
3. Power plant
4. Air
5. There are many different types of airplanes.
| Non-Verbal Means of Communication ● Body language is habitual, acquired by human beings together with words. ● Gesture, gesticulation and facial movements of expression usually accompany the act of talking and serve to emphasize the content of what is said. ● We shouldn’t rely heavily upon the notes. Reading from the script reduces the opportunity of eye contact with the audience. We should look straight into the listener’s eyes and register his reaction. ● Public speech is a performance. Its success is determined by coordination of verbal and non-verbal means of communication. |
Writing
Compose a written report about the airplane parts. Use this visual to describe the functions of airplane parts. Organize your material into a definite structure.
Appendix 1
Presentation
Useful language
Welcoming the audience 
Good morning/ afternoon, ladies and gentlemen
Hello/ Hi, everyone
First of all let me thank you all for coming here, today.
I/m happy/ delighted to see you.
Introducing yourself
Let me introduce myself, I’m…
For those who don/t know me, my name is…
As you probably know, I’m…
Saying what your topic is
As you can see on the screen, our topic today is…
Today’s topic is…
The subject of my presentation is…
Let’s start with my presentation. …
I would like to begin by …
Involving the audience
OK, what is..?
How many of you have heard of..?
I’d like us to focus our attention on …..
I’d like you to think about …
Emphasizing
I just like to highlight…
I’d like to stress the importance of…
What is interesting / important here is …..
It is important to notice that …
Changing subject
OK, I’ll move on to…
Turning now to…
Now I’ll show you …
Let’s now turn to …
Let me then turn to the third and final option …
Commenting
I think that’s interesting because…
I think what this means is…
The significance of this is …
As we can see …
In addition, …
Summing up
Let me just go over the key points again. …
To sum up …
We can conclude that …
Let me summarize what we’ve looked at. …
I’ll briefly summarize the main issues. …
I’d like to summarize. …
So, we’re now at the end of our presentation. Let’s …
So, that brings me to the end of my presentation. …
Thank you for listening. …
Thank you for your attention. …
Referring to visuals
Let’s look at the chart…
Let me draw your attention to the table
Examples:
1) So, let’s start then. I will start by telling you what the greenhouse effect is.
2) Firstly, I’ll give the background to the project.
3) Then, I’ll tell you about the present situation.
4) My first point will be to show you the structure of the department.
5) My second point will be suggestions for greater efficiency.
6) So, we’re now at the end of our presentation.
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