EXERCISE 1 Check that you remember all the standard phrases in this list.
| Caution!
| Осторожно!
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| Construction work in progress on runway 21, right left side.
| Ведутся строительные работы на ВПП 21 на правой и левой стороне.
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| Building work in progress next to taxiway 6.
| Ведутся строительные работы рядом с рулежной дорожкой 6.
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| Broken surface at end of runway 14 right.
| Разбитая поверхность в конце ВПП 14 правой.
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| Ice on runway 21 right, braking action poor.
| Лед на ВПП 21 правой, сцепление плохое.
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| Water patches on runway 21 right.
| Вода местами на ВПП 21 правой.
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| Vehicle broken down on taxiway 6.
| Поломанное транспортное средство на рулежной дорожке 6.
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| Taxiway partly covered with shingle.
| Рулежная дорожка частично покрыта галькой.
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| Work in progress ahead north side of taxiway A.
| Ведутся работы впереди северной стороны рулежной дорожки А.
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| Centerline taxiway lighting unserviceable.
| Не работает освещение центральной линии рулежной дорожки.
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| VASIS runway 27 unserviceable.
| Не работает система визуальной индикации глиссады ВПП 27.
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| Large flock of birds north of runway 27 near central taxiway.
| Большая стая птиц севернее ВПП 27 возле центральной рулежной дорожки.
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| ILS unserviceable.
| ИЛС не работает.
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| Runway 09 condition: available width 32 metres, covered with thin patches of ice, braking action poor, snow up to 30cm along edges.
| Условия на ВПП 09: располагаемая ширина 32 метра, покрыта тонкими участками льда, сцепление плохое, снег до 30 см вдоль краев.
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| Marked trench right side of taxiway at holding position.
| Маркированная канава с правой стороны дорожки у предварительного старта.
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| Cable digging in progress both sides of the runway.
| Ведутся работы по прокладке кабеля по обеим сторонам ВПП.
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| Left gear appears down.
| Шасси, по-видимому, выпущено.
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| Right / left / nose wheel appears up / down.
| Правое / левое / переднее колесо, по-видимому, убрано / выпущено.
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EXERCISE 2 Сheck that you understand all the words and phrases in this list. Look up any new words in an aviation dictionary or ask your teacher.
| to produce a strip
| loose snow
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| to anticipate
| compacted snow
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| on-time departure
| firm snow
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| It is subject to regulations.
| frozen slush
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| red side-bars
| high intensity lights
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| to brighten up
| sequence flashers
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| dim (adj) / to dim the lights
| cross-bar lights
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| maximum setting
| hydraulic problem
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| slippery
| electrical failure
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| frozen ruts and ridges
| oil leaking / leak
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| snow drifts
| take-off configuration
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| to skid off
| abnormal ETG indication
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| stuck in the mud
| representative
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| paving
| loading operations
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| passenger stairs
| port engine
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| flock of birds
| starboard engine
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| Threshold runway 31 displaced 150m.
| outboard engine
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| unreliable
| to set engine to idle
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| boarding
| noise abatement
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| catering delay
| snow plough
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| replacement
| junction
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| brakes
| flat tyre
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| nose wheel steering
| reserve thrust
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| to bog down
| passenger coach
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| ground handling
| to disembark
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| ground maintenance
| customs
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| flooded runway
| to search
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| damp runway
| to be jammed
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| dry snow
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² EXERCISE 3 Listen to two recorded dialogues.
| | Dialogue 1
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| P:
| Hong Kong Delivery CSN 309 stand 28 we are bound for Beijing, five minutes before start.
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| C:
| CSN 309 Hong Kong Delivery I have not got your flight plan, stand by while I check.
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| P:
| Delivery CSN 309 as far as we are concerned it was filed an hour ago.
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| C:
| CSN 309 the computer has failed to produce a strip for you, call you back?
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| CSN 309 have you got information D?
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| P:
| Affirm, we anticipate an on-time departure.
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| C:
| CSN 309 delays are building up on your route. Traffic going the same way has been delayed 20 minutes, so there is likely to be a delay of 30 minutes for you.
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| P:
| It would save us the delay to make a level change, we can accept any alternate levels.
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| C:
| CSN 309 negative. It is subject to regulations, your slot time will be 55, call you then.
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| P:
| CSN 309.
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| | Dialogue 2
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| C:
| CCA 982 continue approach, runway is wet, previous landing Airbus reported standing water on the runway, braking action poor.
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| P:
| Roger, request ILS category II approach, CCA 982.
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| C:
| CCA 982 ILS category II is unserviceable due to red side-bars of the approach lighting inoperative, ILS category I minimums is affective.
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| P:
| Roger, ILS category I CCA 982.
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| P:
| CCA 982 please brighten up the approach lights, they look dim.
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| C:
| CCA 982 they are already on maximum setting, cleared to land.
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| P:
| Cleared to land CCA 982.
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| CCA 982 landing time 45, vacate by the end of runway, contact 121.7, good-bye.
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| P:
| 121.7 CCA 982.
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| P:
| Beijing Ground CCA 982 runway vacated.
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| C:
| CCA 982 taxi to the terminal via taxiway A and J. Be advised the taxiway lighting in the first portion of taxiway A is off. Taxi with caution.
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| P:
| Taxiway A and J CCA 982.
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| P:
| Ground CCA 982 the taxiway seems very slippery, do you have any previous report?
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| C:
| CCA 982 it must be frozen ruts and ridges, we have such report an hour ago. Caution the snow drifts on the left side of J intersection.
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| P:
| CCA 982 looking.
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| P:
| CCA 982 we have just skidded off the taxiway on the right side of J intersection, right main gear stuck in the mud, we can’t seem to get back to the paving, request a tug and passenger stairs.
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| C:
| CCA 982 we’ll send you a tug and passenger stairs in a few minutes.
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EXERCISE 4 Make the back translation of the dialogues in EXERCISE 3 and read them in two.
² EXERCISE 5 Listen to the modal exchanges. Repeat the pilot’s words. Then practice the exchanges in two.
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| C:
| CCA 102 taxi with caution, work in progress adjacent to stand 74.
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| | P:
| CCA 102
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| C:
| CCA 981 for you information, taxiway C centreline lighting unserviceable.
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| | P:
| CCA 981 roger.
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| c
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| CSN 302 a flock of birds north of runway 31 near taxiway A12.
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| CSN 302.
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| CCA 982 runway conditions 36R: available width 32 metres, covered with thin patches of ice, braking action poor, snow up to 30cm along edges.
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| CCA 982.
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| C:
| CSN 303 threshold runway 31 displaced 150m due broken surface.
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| CSN 303.
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| C:
| CSN 309 ILS category II is unreliable due to inoperative centreline lighting, ILS category I is operative.
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| ILS category I minimum, CSN 309.
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| P:
| CSN 306 boarding has not completed yet, besides we have a catering delay, we’ll be ready in 15 minutes, could you put me on request for a slot time after 30?
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| Roger, CSN 306, your slot time is 35.
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| Ground CCA 101, the tow-bar was broken during push back, we are waiting for a replacement.
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| CCA 101 call me back when ready.
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| C:
| CCA 981 taxi with caution taxiway C is partly covered with snow and ice, a preceding Airbus reported frozen ruts and ridges.
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| | P:
| CCA 981 roger.
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| Ground CSN 302 we are stuck half way along taxiway C1 due to unserviceable brakes and steering, request a tug to tow us back to the apron.
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| CSN 302 I’ll call a tug for you.
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| P:
| Ground CSN 306 we have to taxi back to the apron due to flaps setting problem, please advise ground mechanics we need their help.
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| CSN 306 taxi back to stand 37. There is a MD 11 bogged down near the holding point J, caution the men and equipment.
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| P:
| Ground CCA 982, we’ve just skidded off taxiway C, left main gear appears to be stuck in the mud. Can you send a tug around.
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| | C:
| CCA 982 I’ll contact with ground handling, remain on this frequency.
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² EXERCISE 6 Use the words or phrases below to replace the parts in italics in the sentences.
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| C:
| The braking action is poor, and some ice has been reported by previous landing aircraft at the far end of the runway.
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| | | Selection
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| | | · good
· medium to good
· medium
· medium to poor
· unreliable
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| C:
| Be advised runway 21 flooded 2 centimetres.
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| | | Selection
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| | | · wet
· damp
· with water patches
· with standing water
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| C:
| For your information, runway 18L covered with patches of dry snow.
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| | | Selection
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| | | · loose snow
· wet snow
· compacted snow
· firm snow
· slush
· frozen slush
· ice and snow after mid-point
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| P:
| CCA 982 short final, please turn on the high intensity lights.
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| | | Selection
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| | | · dim lights
· switch off the sequence flashers
· turn up the approach lights
· turn the cross-bar lights on
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² EXERCISE 7 Fill in the blanks with what you hear from the recording.
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| P:
| Ground BAW 191we are _________.London, _________ you have got our flight plan.
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| BAW 191 _________, I’ll check the computer.
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| BAW 191 there seems to be an error in your _________, please advise your company representative or one of your flight _________ to check your _________.
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| Roger, BAW 191.
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| P:
| Ground TWA 795 _________ operations are taking longer than planned. Could you _________ our flight plan until _________?
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| P:
| Ground UAL 048 request _________ port outbound for _________ check.
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| UAL 048 start up _________ but set your engine to _________ due ti noise abatement.
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| P:
| Ground SIG 278 we are _________ on the apron, the _________ has come off during push-back.
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| SIG 278 _________ under your own _________ from present position.
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| SIG 278 the _________ seems to be narrow to _________, request further push-back.
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| _________, I’ll check with tug driver.
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| AFR 542 a snow plough is at _________ at next junction, _________ with caution, frozen _________ have been reported near the _________ of taxiway.
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| JAL 651 we have had a _________ tyre on the _________ gear, engines are shut down, request _________.
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| KOR 851 we have to taxi _________ to the ramp, our reverse thrust is _________.
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| HAD 398 stand D is _________ by two vehicles, they are _________ there in my way.
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² EXERCISE 8 Listen to the following recording and answer the questions according to what you have just heard.
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| What is the total delaying time of AFR 529?
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| Why did the crew ask for a delay?
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| What is wrong with taxiway D?
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| What does this ATC instruction mean?
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| Why can’t they continue to taxi?
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| What is the reason for holding?
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| What is the problem with UAL 851?
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| Why must AFR 447 stop taxiing?
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² EXERCISE 9 Listen and complete the following pilot-controller exchanges. Then practice them in two.
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| P:
| ______________________________________________________.
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| | C:
| GBD taxi back to gate 2 via C and P. Caution, aircraft skidded off at the intersection.
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| P:
| ______________________________________________________.
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| GBD taxi to gate 2 via taxiways C and P. Caution, aircraft skidded off the taxiway at the intersection.
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| P:
| ______________________________________________________.
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| GBD roger, taxi to gate 2 via C and P, do you need ground maintenance?
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| ______________________________________________________.
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| Roger. Caution, the aircraft bogged down at the intersection.
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| ______________________________________________________.
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| P:
| ______________________________________________________.
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| GBD roger, taxi 2 via taxiways C and P to gate. Caution, there is an aircraft skidded off near the intersection.
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| ______________________________________________________.
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| P:
| ______________________________________________________.
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| GBD roger, taxi to gate 2 via C and P. Taxi with caution, aircraft bogged down the intersection.
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EXERCISE 10 a) Order each group of words, a to d below by writing numbers 1 to 4 from lowest to highest or weakest to strongest.
| Lowest or weakest
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| Highest or strongest
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| 1
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| 4
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| a
| good __
| low __
| medium to good __
| medium to poor __
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| b
| water patches __
| wet __
| flooded __
| damp __
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| c
| kilometres __
| centimetres __
| millimetres __
| metres __
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| d
| slush __
| ice __
| frozen slush __
| snow __
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b) What do these group of words refer to? Match groups a to d from Activity a) with the topics by writing a, b, c or d in the space provided.
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| Topics
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| ____
| Water quantity on runway.
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| ____
| Units of measurement.
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| ____
| Braking action.
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| ____
| Ways of describing frozen water.
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² EXERCISE 11 Unjumble each sentence, a to f below, to form correct transmissions a controller would give to landing aircraft. Then listen and check your answers.
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| of runway 27 / construction works / Qantas 55 / be advised of / to the left / in progress
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| is partly covered / Eastern 414 / be advised that / of runway 34 / braking action poor / the mid-point / by ice
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| c
| grass-cutting / at the upwind end / in progress of runway 11 / for your information / there is / Ibisair 89
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| d
| of birds / Qantas 10 / of the threshold / a concentration / reported east / be advised of / for runway 09
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| immediately before / Southern 242 / of compacted snow / of runway 36 left / a hazard exists / the threshold
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| of runway 36 / a crane operating / information Mike / The changes / displaced threshold / runway 36 / is now current due to / 400 metres south / All stations
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EXERCISE 12 Find a word or expression from EXERCISE 11 which has a similar meaning to expressions a to e. Write your answer in the space provided.
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| happening now
| ____________________
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| b
| not completely
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| c
| a large number of things in a small area
| ____________________
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| d
| pressed together
| ____________________
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| e
| relocated (moved)
| ____________________
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² EXERCISE 13 Listen to a controller give landing information and copy it down.
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| Eastern 414
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| b
| Coastal 34
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| c
| All stations
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| d
| Ibisair 89
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| e
| Qantas 10
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| f
| Qantas 55
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EXERCISE 14 Match the words and phrases, a to f, in the left column with each definition in the right column.
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| temporary
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| a tall pole used to support a ship’s sail or as an aerial to transmit sound or television signals
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| b
| obstacle
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| the vertical distance of a level, point or object from a given position
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| c
| extended centreline
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| the reason why a situation or event happened, is happening or will happen
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| d
| mast
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| a natural or artificial object that requires vertical separation or clearance by an aircraft
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| e
| height
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| describes something that only happens or continues for a short time
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| due to
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| an imaginary line continuing from the middle of the runway into the area at either ends of the runway
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² EXERCISE 15 Listen to transmissions between an aircraft, Southern 232, and Hong Kong Tower and answer the questions below.
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| What was the obstacle mentioned by the controller?
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| b
| Why did the controller need to mention the obstacle to the pilot?
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| c
| What did the pilot wish to confirm?
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