What directions can a car move
What directions can a car move
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Motion
1. What is a land vehicle? What directions can it move in?
2. What is an air vehicle? What directions can it move in?
3. Which directions can helicopters fly? What directions can’t it fly and/or rotate?
4. Which directions can/ can’t planes fly?
5. Can a helicopter fly sideways? What directions can it fly in?
6. Name parts of the control panel in a car. Explain their functions.
7. How to use a remote control transmitter for model plane/model car?
8. How can you control the movement of a car?
9. What directions do you know in English?
10. What words are used to describe movement?
11. What is the difference in robot arm and human arm movements?
12. How does the heating system work? What are the parts of a typical house heating system? How does water move in this system?
13. What is a valve?
14. What is an inlet?
15. How does the car cooling system work?
16. What parts does a car cooling system have?
17. What parts of a water-cooling system do you know?
18. What is a solar panel and how does it work?
19. Where and why are heating/cooling systems used?
20. What is an electrical circuit? What are its parts?
21. How are materials classified?
22. Give the opposites for: rigid, hard, weak, conductive.
23. What types of materials do you know? Give the examples.
24. What metals do you know? Name their properties.
25. What materials are flexible? Hard? Rigid?
26. What is a composite? Give some examples.
27. How can you test glass? How can you test plastic?
28. What is an alloy? How can you test alloy? Give some examples of alloys
29. What is fiberglass? What are the properties of fiberglass?
30. What is ferrous metal? What is nonferrous metal?
31. How can you test rubber? Is it a pure material or a composite?
32. Translate the following words: to break, to melt, conductive. How can you test metals?
33. Translate the following words: properties, flexible, conductive. What properties does steel have?
34. Translate the following words: tough, brittle, to solute. How can you test fiberglass?
35. Name 3 rigid materials.
36. What can you do with rubber? (Can you burn, crack, break etc. it?)
37. Where is plastic used?
38. What materials do you use in your project? Why?
39. What are composite materials and what are their properties?
40. What can you do with fibreglass? (Can you burn, crack, break etc. it?)
41. What different materials do you know? Name at least 5 materials.
42. Name 3 brittle materials.
43. How can you test the properties of different materials?
44. Where is rubber used?
45. What are the properties of ceramic?
46. Name 5 different properties of materials.
47. Characterize properties of ceramic.
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21. How are materials classified?
Materials can be classified into four main groups: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites.
25. What materials are flexible? Hard? Rigid?
lithium, Potassium are flexible
Tungsten is Hard
manganese; Chromium are Rigid
27. How can you test glass? How can you test plastic?
28. What is an alloy? How can you test alloy? Give some examples of alloys
A metal alloy is a substance that combines more than one metal or mixes a metal with other non-metallic elements. In order to determine the chemical composition of an alloy a lot of chemical methods can be used e.g. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) or optical emission spectroscopy (OES).
29. What is fiberglass? What are the properties of fiberglass?
Fiberglass is considered to be a strong, lightweight material that consists of thin fibers of glass that can be transformed into a woven layer or used as reinforcement. Fiberglass is versatile and has shown excellent strength, low weight, bendability and dimensional stability.
30. What is ferrous metal? What is nonferrous metal?
A ferrous metal is any metal that is primarily composed of iron and has magnetic properties.
non-ferrous metals are metals or alloys that do not contain iron in appreciable amounts.
31. How can you test rubber? Is it a pure material or a composite?
Rubber is a pure material that can be produced naturally from various plant sources or synthetically through a variety of chemical processes.
Rubber are usualy tested using various tension, compression, and adhesion tests.
35. Name 3 rigid materials.
Diamond, boron nitride, tungsten carbide are the most rigid on the Earth.
36. What can you do with rubber? (Can you burn, crack, break etc. it?)
Rubber can be burnt, torn apart, folded
37. Where is plastic used?
Plastic is a very versatile material that can be literally found everywhere. Some examples of its use: in packaging (PP, PE, PETF), in building and construction (styrofoam as an insulation), in consumer products (toothbrush, comb), in textiles (Polyester, nylon), in electrical industry (PVC).
38. What materials do you use in your project? Why?
I prefer to use some epoxy resin in my projects. It’s a very versitile material. It can be used as a very strong adhesive or can be casted in molds to craft some small things, details or parts. The process of casting is very easy, not time-consuming and cheap.
Typical properties of ceramics
High hardness
High elastic modulus
Low ductility
High dimensional stability
Good wear resistance
High resistance to corrosion and chemical attack
High weather resistance
High melting point
High working temperature
Low thermal expansion
Low to medium thermal conductivity
Good electrical insulation
Low to medium tensile strength
High compressive strength
Medium machinability
Opacity
Brittleness
Poor impact strength
Low thermal shock resistance
Comparing Modes of Transport
To understand how helicopters work and also why they are so complicated to fly, it is helpful to compare the abilities of a helicopter with those of trains, cars and airplanes. By looking at these different modes of transportation, you can come to understand why helicopters are so versatile!
If you have ever been inside of the cab of a locomotive, you know that trains are fairly simple to drive. After all, there are only two directions that a train can travel in forward and reverse. There is a brake to stop the train’s travel in either direction, but there is no steering mechanism of any kind on a train. The tracks take the train where it needs to go.
Because a train has only two directions in which it can travel, you can drive a train with one hand.
A car, of course, can go forward and backward like a train. While you are traveling in either direction you can also turn left or right:
To handle the steering, a car uses a steering wheel that the driver can turn clockwise or counterclockwise. It is possible to drive a car with one hand and one foot.
Anyone who has taken pilot lessons or looked inside the cockpit while boarding a jumbo jet knows that planes are a lot more complicated to fly than a car is to drive. However, a plane is really only one step away from a car:
A plane can move forward and turn left or right. It also adds the ability to go up and down. However, it loses the ability to reverse. So a plane can move in five different directions instead of a car’s four directions. The ability to go up and down adds a whole new dimension to a plane, and this dimension is one of the things that makes airplanes different from a car. To control the upward and downward motion of the plane, either a joystick replaces the steering wheel or the steering wheel gains the ability to move in and out (in addition to turning clockwise and counterclockwise). In most planes (but not all), the pilot also has access to two pedals to control the rudder. Therefore, a pilot could fly a plane with one hand and two feet.
A helicopter can do three things that an airplane cannot: A helicopter can fly backwards. The entire aircraft can rotate in the air. A helicopter can hover motionless in the air.
In a car or a plane, the vehicle must be moving in order to turn. In a helicopter, you can move laterally in any direction or you can rotate 360 degrees. These extra degrees of freedom and the skill you must have to master them is what makes helicopters sol exciting, but it also makes them complex.
To control a helicopter, one hand grasps a control called the cyclic, which controls! the lateral direction of the helicopter (including forward, backward, left and right). The] other hand grasps a control called the collective, which controls the up and down motion of the helicopter (and also controls engine speed). The pilot’s feet rest on pedals that control the tail rotor, which allows the helicopter to rotate in either direction on its axis. It takes both hands and both feet to fly a helicopter!
The signature of a helicopter is its ability to hover over one point on the ground. While hovering, a helicopter can also spin on its axis so that the pilot can look in any direction.
LESSON # 4
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Two aircraft carriers, USS John The Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov.
C. Stennis
(left), and HMS Illustrious (right), showing the—
Difference in size between a supercarrier and a light V/STOL aircraft carrier.
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft—1 feet acting as a sea-going airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for land-base craft. Modern navies that operate such ships, treat aircraft carriers as the centerpiece of the fleet, a role previously played by the battleship. Unescorted carriers are considered vulnerable to attack by other ships, aircraft, submarines or missiles and therefore travel as part of a carrier battle group. In many navies, especially the United States Navy, И aircraft carrier is a capital ship.
Flight deck configuration
Modem aircraft carriers have a flat-top deck, the flight deck that serves as a take-off and landing area for aircraft. Aircraft take off to the front, into the wind, and land from the rear. Carriers steam at speed, for example up to 35 knots (65 km/h), into the wind during take-off in order to increase the apparent wind speed, thereby reducing the speed о the aircraft relative to the ship. On some ships, a steam-powered catapult is used to propel the aircraft forward assisting the power of its engines and allowing it to take off in a shorter distance than would otherwise be required, even with the headwind effect of the ship’s course. On the carriers, aircraft do not require assistance for take off — the requirement for assistance relates to aircraft design and performance. Conversely, when landing on a carrier, some aircraft rely upon a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring them to a stop in a shorter distance than normal. Other aircraft utilise their hover capability to land vertically and so require no assistance in speed reduction upon landing.
The primary function of the angle deck landing area is to allow aircraft who miss the arresting wires, to become airborne again without the risk of hitting aircraft parked on the forward parts of the deck. The angle deck also allows launching of aircraft at the same time as others land.
The above deck areas of the warship (the bridge, flight control tower, engine exhausts and so on) are concentrated to the starboard side of the deck in a relatively small area called an «island». Very few carriers have been designed or built without an island.
A more recent configuration, used by the Royal Navy, has a ‘ski-jump’ ramp at the forward end of the flight deck. This was developed to help launch VTOL (or STOVL) aircraft (aircraft that are able to take off and land with little or no forward movement) such as the Sea Harrier. Although the aircraft are capable of flying vertically off the deck, using the ramp is more fuel efficient. As catapults and arrestor cables are unnecessary, carriers with this arrangement reduce weight, complexity, and space needed for equipment.
During the Second World War, aircraft would land on the flight deck
parallel to the long axis Я of the ship’s hull. Aircraft which had already landed would be parked on the deck at the bow end of the flight deck. A crash barrier was raised behind them to stop any landing aircraft which overshot the landing area because its landing hook missed the arrestor cables. If this happened, it would often cause serious damage or injury and even, if the crash barrier
was not strong enough, destruction of parked aircraft.
An important development of the 1940s was the British invention of the angled
deck, where the runway was canted at an angle of a few degrees across the ship. If an aircraft misses the arrestor cables, the pilot only needs to increase engine power to maximum to get airborne again and will not hit the parked aircraft because the angled deck points out over the sea.
As now only nuclear powered carriers have boilers as part of their motive power system, the majority of aircraft carriers are now equipped with steam generating plant solely to power the catapults. USS Enterprise was the first aircraft carrier to be powered in this way and subsequent super carriers took advantage of this technology to increase their endurance.
The post-war years also saw the development of the helicopter with different capabilities to a fighter aircraft. Whereas fixed-wing aircraft are suited to air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack, helicopters are used to transport equipment and personnel and can be used in an anti-submarine warfare role with dipped sonar and missiles.
Aircraft carriers are generally accompanied by a number of other ships, to provide protection for the relatively unwieldy carrier, to carry supplies, and to provide addi-
tional offensive capabilities.
WORDLIST:
COMMENTARY:
to deploy and recover aircraft— размещать и обслуживать самолеты. Unescorted carriers are considered vulnerable to attack by other ships, aircraft, submarines or missiles and therefore travel as part of a carrier battle group.- Неохраняемые авианосцы рассматриваются как потенциальные цели для ударов, наносимых кораблями, авиацией, подводными лодками или управляемыми ракетами (противника) и поэтому действуют только в составе авианосных групп.
EXERCISES:
I. Give equivalents to the following words and word combinations:
Aircraft carrier,взлетать вертикально, capital ship, личный состав, submarine, flight control tower, надстройка, angle deck, носовая часть, ship’s hull, вертолёт, aircraft design, линкор, flight deck, landing hook, воздушный бой, starboard side,
вертикальный взлет и посадка.
II. Translate the following sentences into Russian:
a) A crash barrier was raised to stop any landing aircraft which overshot the landing
b) Aircraft carriers are generally accompanied by a number of other ships, to provide protection.
c) The pilot only needs to increase engine power to maximum to get airborne
d) The bridge, flight control tower, engine exhausts are located in the superstructure.
e) The angle deck also allows launching of aircraft at the same time as others
f) Aircraft utilise their hover capability to land vertically and so require no assistance in speed reduction upon landing.
g) A steam-powered catapult is used to propel the aircraft forward assisting the
power of its engines.
h) Aircraft take off to the front, into the wind, and land from the rear.
i) Modern navies that operate such ships, treat aircraft carriers as the centerpiece
III. Translate the following information into Russian:
A surface ship generally consists of the hull, decks and superstructure. The interior of a ship is divided into compartments (rooms, cells or bays) by bulkheads. The keel,| running fore-and-aft throughout her length, is the backbone of the ship. The deck below is called the second deck, then comes the third and so on. The part of a ship above the main deck is the superstructure. It extends from side to side of the ship and usually mounts masts supporting radio and radar antennas, engine exhaust and other equipment In the aircraft carriers the superstructure is positioned away from centerline to permit take-off and landing of aircraft. The front of a ship is the bow; the rearmost part is the stem. Her right side is the starboard; her left side is the port. Ships are driven by propellers and steered by the rudder.
The American aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered USS Nimitz has a flight deck on which there are four steam catapults.
Below the flight deck are the hangars where aircraft are stored. These decks are connected by elevators for the rapid movement of aircraft upwards. Below these decks are the engine rooms, living quarters, repair shops, lower hold and many other cells.
Поперечные профили набережных и береговой полосы: На городских территориях берегоукрепление проектируют с учетом технических и экономических требований, но особое значение придают эстетическим.
Общие условия выбора системы дренажа: Система дренажа выбирается в зависимости от характера защищаемого.
How to teach directions
To be honest, this topic has always been complicated for me. I don’t mean I have no sense of direction, but still worry when I have to teach this. Hope this material will help teachers like me to stay more confident. Let’s go!
I guess your student will stay puzzled after watching and may also tell you that he/she couldn’t understand directions, but don’t worry. Tell him that the upcoming lesson’s aim is to make him understand directions as well as to give them.
Exercise 1 — students have to look at the map and choose whether the statements given are true or false. Then your students should fill in the gaps in order to give directions.
Exercise 2 — Students look at the picture and answer some questions about the locations. Ask them to tell directions of getting from one place which is the answer to the first question to another place which is the answer to the second question.
If you work with a group of kids, it would be cool to use a TRP method. Just stand up and show kids what to do (e.g.turn right, go straight ahead). You can prepare special cards in advance (if children both repeat and look at directions, they will remember them better).
If your students are older, then try roleplays. They should create dialogues in pairs. After that, a group chooses the most creative one. You can even praise winners by giving them something sweet (cookies or candies).
Don’t forget that every lesson should be connected with the practical usage of the material you taught. Think of the situations that will make your student use directions.
Creating a map
Let your students become artists and create their own maps. They can be simply drafts or something like «my dream town». After that students can present their projects and ask each other some questions based on what they see. Here the aim is to communicate with real people and practice asking and giving directions. Moreover, it’s a chance to train a brain to think creatively.
Alternatively, students can create board games like «Making progress in English» with some arrows (e.g. You turn right and have to name 5 words connected with vegetables etc.) and play them with their group mates. The most important here is to use directions themselves.
Preparing for a birthday party/ a wedding
Imagine you’re going to have a party. No matter what kind of it is, ask students to make some invitations. It’s important to write an address and explain how to find a place (they may both draw and write).
Thinking about a new workplace
I highly recommend every teacher to give practical tasks using Google Maps. Ask your students to download a special app and start using it. Imagine your student is going to start a new job in a week. He/she must be on time every day. Ask him to find the fastest, the cheapest and the most convenient way from home to the office. It’s important that he/she shouldn’t speak about imaginary routes, they should be real ways that are possible to use in everyday life. The task is especially useful for those who are living in big cities.
Planning a future trip
Again, Google Maps help. For example, your student can try to find a way from the hotel to the concert hall/ the stadium. Step by step h/she can create a route for the future trip and tell about plans in front of the class or make a video called «my holiday plans».
Free English Lessons
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about transport and driving in English.
What’s the best way to get around your hometown? Do you drive often? What public transport do you use regularly? In this lesson, you’ll see how to answer these questions—and many others—in clear, correct English.
QUIZ: Talk About Transport and Driving
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Which two options would be correct in the gap?
I either cycle or ______ most places.
You need to choose verbs.
Which phrasal verb means ‘to use public or private transport to travel around a city’?
The missing word is one of the most common verbs in English.
The phrase is used in part 1 of the lesson.
What 4-letter verb, beginning with ‘t’ can replace the highlighted word.
Sometimes I use trams.
The answer is in part 1 of the lesson.
Which word does not describe a public transport network?
Write the missing word in this sentence.
Change to the red at Oxford Circus.
Which word is used to mean ‘operate’ in this sentence?
The metro _____ until midnight.
The answer is in part 2 of the lesson.
Which word is missing from this instruction about catching a bus?
Catch the 84 from outside the post office.
Complete the two-part adjective which can describe a car (or other thing) which has been used by someone else before you buy it.
Think of a part of the body.
The phrase is in part 3 of the lesson.
What do we mean when we say that a car is ‘efficient’?
Complete the sentence with a word that means ‘we were in a traffic jam’. The first letter is given to you.
We got s in traffic on the way into Bristol.
The answer is in part 3 of the lesson.
Complete the phrasal verb which means that a car stops working and you can’t drive it.
The answer is in part 3 of the lesson.
What four-letter word, beginning with ‘f’, can be used to refer to petrol, or another substance which provides energy?
The answer is in part 3 of the lesson.
Complete the missing word:
A h is a car that uses two sources of power: at low speeds it runs on electricity and at high speeds it uses petrol.
The answer is in part 3 of the lesson.
Which two comments about an airline are positive?
Complete the verb that means a company (like an airline) asks you to pay money for a specific thing.
They ch you for choosing your seat, or for food and drinks, even water!
The answer is in part 4 of the lesson.
Which word means a period of time waiting at an airport when you change planes in the middle of a journey?
Complete the missing words:
The baggage allowance is one c bag to go in the hold and one piece of h luggage to carry with you.
Which form of travel is this person talking about?
“I live in the neighbourhood where I work, so it only takes me ten minutes to get there. It’s great exercise, and I can leave it in a special area of the company car park”.
Which form of transport is this person talking about?
“Unfortunately, it wasn’t direct and we had to wait for five hours in Frankfurt, but at least it was cheap”.
Which type of vehicle is this person talking about?
“It leaves from outside the supermarket, just opposite the railway station. It’ll take you about ten minutes to get to my house, and you can get off right outside.”
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1. Getting Around
Daniel: How do you usually get around?
Lori: I mostly use public transport, so I’ll take the metro, or sometimes buses. I have a car but I don’t use it much in the city. What about you?
D: I don’t have a car, so I either cycle or walk most places. Sometimes I take the metro or a taxi if I’m going further, or if I’m out in the evening.
L: You cycle? Here? That’s brave! There’s so much traffic.
D: It’s not that bad. Once you know the best routes, you can get anywhere in the city centre quite fast. Often, it’s faster than driving, because you can take small streets and you don’t get stuck in traffic jams.
L: I guess… I still wouldn’t do it, though. The metro works well for me. I can always get where I need, and I know how long it’s going to take.
D: Yeah, the metro is good, but I hate taking it during rush hour. It’s so crowded.
L: Do you cycle to work every day, then?
D: Most days. My office is actually very close, so I can walk in about 20 minutes. I walk in once or twice a week, and cycle on the other days.
L: Wow! That’s lucky. It takes me at least 40 minutes to get to work.
D: By metro?
L: Yeah. I have to change lines, which adds a lot of time.
Do you remember the question you heard at the beginning of the dialogue?
Do you know what this means? This question is asking about how you usually travel around the place where you live. How could you answer? In the dialogue, you heard these phrases:
You could change these sentences to talk about your own situation. For example:
With public transport, you can use the verbs ‘use’ or ‘take’, as in:
The meaning is the same. If you’re talking about getting around by car, bicycle, or on foot, then you can use the specific verbs: ‘drive’, ‘cycle’ and ‘walk’. For example:
Let’s continue to talk about transport and driving. Next, let’s see how you can talk about public transport where you live.
2. Talking About Public Transport
Lori: So, what’s the best way to get to your place?
Daniel: Are you driving, or taking the metro?
L: I’ll come by metro, so I don’t have to worry about parking.
D: You live on the green line, right?
L: Yeah.
D: So, you can take the green line to Victoria in the centre. From there, you can either change to the blue line for two stops, or you can get a bus.
L: Which is better?
D: I’d take the bus. It leaves you closer to my house. Take bus number 27 and get off at October Square. It’s easy to find; it’s the first stop after you cross the river.
L: Where does it leave from?
D: The bus stop is right outside the metro station. You can’t miss it!
L: How often do the buses go?
D: They’re very regular. I don’t know exactly, but I never wait more than 10 minutes, and normally much less.
L: OK, I’ll do that then. What time do the buses run until? I’m just thinking about getting back.
D: The buses run until midnight, so you should be fine. The green line stops at one, right?
L: It’s a Friday, so it’ll run until two o’clock. I don’t think it’ll be a problem.
D: Great, so, see you tomorrow!
Here’s a question for you: what public transport do you have in your hometown? What do you use to get around? Most cities have buses. Big cities might have a metro or subway. There are different words for this, because many cities have their own name. In New York and Tokyo, it’s the subway; in Moscow and Paris, it’s the metro; in London, it’s the Tube or the Underground; in Berlin, it’s the U-Bahn, and so on. All these words have the same meaning. If you aren’t sure which to use, say ‘metro’ or ‘subway’. Some cities have other kinds of public transport, like trams, light rail, or shared taxis. In many cities, you refer to metro lines by their colour. So, you might say:
Buses have numbers, so you can say things like:
If it’s clear what you’re talking about, you might just use the number, and not say the word ‘bus’ at all. For example: ‘Take the number three for five stops.’ In the dialogue, you heard these questions about public transport:
Of course, you can use these questions for other forms of transport, as in:
Do you remember how to answer these questions? What could you say? You might say:
Now, it’s your turn! Here’s a task for you. Imagine that someone is coming to visit you. Pick a place in your hometown, for example the airport, train station or bus station. Could you give directions clearly in English so that your friend can get to your home using public transport? Think about it. Pause the video, and try saying your directions out loud. If you want to get really good, practise several times, until you can say everything fluently, without hesitation.
What’s next in how to talk about transport and driving? Let’s see how you can talk about driving and car journeys with Oxford Online English.
3. Talking About Driving
Lori: Good to see you! How was the drive?
Daniel: It wasn’t too bad. We got stuck in traffic near Birmingham, so it was slow for a while, but everything else was smooth.
L: It’s always bad around there. How long did it take?
D: It was a bit over four hours.
L: That’s about average. Your car looks very futuristic. Is it electric or something?
D: No, it’s a hybrid.
L: Huh… What’s it like to drive?
D: It’s nice! It uses the battery at low speeds, so it’s really quiet to drive in the city. It’s also extremely efficient, which is good for longer trips.
L: I’m thinking of getting a new car soon. I’m still driving my old Subaru, but it was second-hand when I bought it, and it’s got over 200,000 kilometres on the clock, so it’s starting to show its age. It’s broken down three times this year already.
D: What are you thinking of getting?
L: I’m not sure. Part of me wants to get a bigger car, like an SUV or something, but then I know it’ll be a nightmare to find parking, or driving around the small streets in the centre.
D: Yeah, plus those things go through fuel. They’re expensive to run.
L: Anyway, I’ll give it some thought.
Do you drive? What kind of car do you have? In the dialogue, you heard these sentences. But, there’s a word missing in each sentence. Can you remember the missing words?
Here are the answers.
Do you know what these phrases mean? If you get stuck in traffic, you get in a traffic jam. ‘Second-hand’ means the same as ‘used’. If you’re buying a car, you can buy a new car, or you can buy a second-hand car, which has already been used. Second-hand cars are generally much cheaper than new cars.
If a car is efficient, it doesn’t use so much petrol, so it’s cheaper to run. Smaller cars and hybrids are generally more efficient, while bigger cars, like SUVs, use more petrol, so they’re less efficient.
If your car breaks down, it stops working. Maybe there’s a problem with the engine, and you can’t drive it. Also, in the dialogue, you heard these questions.
We’re going to show you four answers. You have a job; match the question to the answer. There’s one extra answer, which you don’t need. Take a look!
Pause the video if you want more time to think about your answers! Ready? Here are the answers.
Let’s look at one or two useful words here. ‘Smooth’ means ‘without problems’. If you say ‘the journey was smooth’, you mean that everything happened as you expected, and you didn’t have any problems.
If a car goes through fuel, it uses a lot of petrol, so it’s inefficient and probably expensive to run. A ‘hybrid’ is a car which uses electrical power at low speeds, and a petrol engine—like a regular car—at higher speeds. Hybrids are quieter and can be more environmentally-friendly.
What about you? If you drive, can you make two to three sentences talking about your car, what kind of car it is, and what you like or don’t like about it. If you don’t drive, make two to three sentences about what car you’d like to have. Use the language from the dialogue and this section. Remember: you can always go back and review a section if you need to! Pause the video, and make your answer now.
How was that? Could you make a fluent answer? If so, great! Let’s look at one more point about transport and driving.
4. Talking About Air Travel
Lori: Are you doing anything? We need to book flights for our trip.
Daniel: Yeah… about that… I had a look the other day. They’re really expensive.
L: Actually, I was looking, too. Direct flights are expensive, but I found a couple of cheaper options. The first choice is that we fly through Madrid. We can also go through Oslo, which is much cheaper, but there’s a seven-hour layover.
D: Seven hours? What time would we get there?
L: About four in the morning the following day.
D: Eurgh… What about the Madrid one? Which airline is it?
L: We’d fly Greenjet into Madrid, and then Prince Air for the second leg.
D: Greenjet? No way! I flew with them last year. They charge you for everything, and the seats are tiny. Besides, we need to take at least one checked bag, right?
L: I guess.
D: They charge 55 Euro if your bag is over 10kg. Plus, they don’t serve food or drinks, not even water. You have to buy it.
L: Really? That’s ridiculous! Shall we take the Oslo route, then?
D: I suppose. Why don’t we have one last look, to see if we can find anything better?
L: Sure. When was the last time you flew somewhere? Where did you go?
In the dialogue, you heard these words and phrases to talk about air travel. Could you explain what they mean?
A direct flight means you take one flight to your destination. You don’t stop or change planes in another city. If you don’t fly direct, and you change planes, you might have to wait in the airport. This waiting time is called a layover. A ‘checked bag’ is a bag or suitcase that you check in, so that it flies in the hold of the plane. The opposite is hand baggage, meaning bags which you carry with you.
In the dialogue, we talked about some of the disadvantages of flying with a specific airline. Do you remember what you heard? You heard:
What do you think that first sentence means? Many budget airlines offer cheap tickets, but you have to pay for extras. For example, you might have to pay to check in a bag, or you might have to buy food and drink on the plane. ‘They charge you for everything’ suggests that this airline has a lot of extra charges, which could make your ticket more expensive! Of course, not all airlines are like this. You could also talk about the advantages of a certain airline. For example, you could say:
Can you guess what ‘legroom’ means? It’s how much space you have for your legs and feet. If you’re tall, you need a seat with lots of legroom.
Here’s a question: which airlines do you think are the best or worst? Can you think of two to three advantages or disadvantages of the airline you chose? Try to make two or three sentences, and say them out loud. Pause the video and do it now!
For more practice on this topic, don’t forget to watch our lesson on Airport English.
Thanks for watching and hopefully you learned some useful phrases to talk about transport and driving in English!
с английским Questions: 1) What types of movement do you know? 2) What is the difference between to roll and to rotate? 3) What directions can a car move? 4)Which directions can helicopters fly? What directions can’t it fly and/or rotate? 5) Which directions can planes fly? 6) What is the difference between the movements of a human arm and a robot arm? 7) How to use a remote control transmitter for model plane/model car? 8) What items are there in a car that help us to control its movement? 9) What movements can a fork tilt truck perform? 10) What is electrical current? 11) What is an alloy? 12) What is a composite? 13) What are chemical properties? 14)What are physical properties? 15) What are mechanical properties? 16) What is the difference between substance and material? 17) What is matter? 18) What is element? Give some examples. 19) What are synthetic elements? Give some examples. 20) What is the difference between a compound and a mixture? Talks: 1) What is house cooling system? What does it consists of? How does it operate? 2) How does the heating system work? What are the parts of a typical house heating system? How does a fluid move in a system? 3) What parts does a car cooling system consist of? How does the car cooling system operate? 4) How does the solar power system work? What happens if the Sun shines or doesn’t shine? 5) What are the parts of a simple electrical circuit with a lamp? How does it operate? 6) Look at the things around you. Choose one. Describe what material(s) is it made of? What are the properties of these materials? What are the properties of this item? 7) Speak about iron: its physical, chemical and mechanical properties and application areas. 8) Speak about oxygen: its physical, chemical properties and application areas. 9) Speak about plastic: its physical, chemical and mechanical properties and application areas. 10) Speak about the properties of metals and their application. 11) Speak about the properties of non-metals and their application. 12) Speak about the properties of metalloids and their application.
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2 my parents are\are not from pragua/
3 we are\are not in school now.
4 my bags are\are not yellow.
5 my friends and i are\are not from england.