Word List. 1.Why has Polish defense minister dismissed five air force personnel?

assign	[E7sain]	назначать
aural warning	[7O:r(E)l7wO:niN]	звуковое предупреждение
bank	[bXNk]	крен
conclude	[kEn7klu:d]	делать вывод; решать
contribute (to)	[kEn7tribju:t]	способствовать
crosswind	[7krOswind]	боковой ветер
defense minister	[di7fens 7ministE]	министр обороны
dismiss	[dis7mis]	увольнять
flap	[flXp]	закрылок
glide path	[7glaid pa:Q]	глиссада
ground proximity	[7ground prOk7simiti]	сближение с землёй
handle	[hXndl]	управлять
haze	[heiz]	дымка
inaccurate	[in7Xkjurit]	неточный
inoperative	[in7Op(E)rEtiv]	нерабочий
insufficient	[insV7fiS(E)nt]	недостаточный
multiple	[7mVltipl]	множественный
personnel	[6p3:sE7nel]	служащий персонал
rapidly	[7rXpidli]	быстро
restrict	[ristrikt]	ограничивать
spatial orientation	[7speiS(E)l]	пространственная ориентация
squadron	[7skwOdr(E)n]	эскадрон
stick	[stik]	застрять

Exercise8.2 Answer the questions.

1.Why has Polish defense minister dismissed five air force personnel?

2. What was the reason of the crash according to the investigation report?

3. What were weather conditions at the airport?

4. Why did the crew abort the attempt to land?

5. What actions of the crew led to the crash?

6. Were the pilot and co-pilot fully trained to fly C-295?

Exercise8.3 Say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F) or if the INFORMATION is MISSING (IM) in the text. Correct the false ones.

		T,F,IM
	Five air force personnel have been fired after the aircraft investigation.
	The primary cause of the accident was loss of spatial orientation by the aircraft crew during the landing approach in poor weather conditions and air traffic incompetence.
	The investigation found that the aircraft was inoperable at the time of the crash.
	The information about weather conditions given to the crew was correct.
	The controllers gave altitude information in feet.
	The crew aborted their first landing attempt because they couldn’t see the runway lights.
	The aircraft was carrying delegates returning from an annual aviation safety conference in the Polish capital.
	ILS was unserviceable.
	The crew ignored an aural warning provided by ground proximity warning system.
	The aircraft crashed into a forest and exploded.

Exercise8.4 Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following.

A defense minister; Air Transport Squadron; fully serviceable; a mix of bad weather; air crew inexperience and air traffic control failings; as a result of the investigation; Air Operations Centre; a commanding officer; inaccurate information about weather conditions; a cloud base; to handle types other than; instrument landing system; a landing attempt; to give height indications; to disconnect the autopilot; to change flap position; a rate of bank; to lose spatial orientation; short of the runway; to perform his first flight; fully trained.

Exercise8.5 Match the phrases in A with their Ukrainian equivalents in B.

A	B
1. Multiple failings   2. Assigned to its 13th Air Transport Squadron 3. Give altitude information in meters   4. Abort the first landing attempt   5. Onto the correct glide paths 6. To change heading 7. A ground proximity warning system   8. An aural warning 9. The latest version 10. To operate under instrument flight conditions	a.предоставлять информацию о высоте в метрах b.на правильную глиссаду c.система предупреждения сближения с землёй d.назначенный в 13-й эскадрон транспортной авиации e.последняя версия f.изменить курс g.выполнять полёты в инструментальный условиях h.многочисленные ошибки i. звуковое предупреждение j. прервать первую попытку на посадку

Exercise8.6 Match the words in the left column with their definitions in the right column.

A

B

1. Squadron   2.Crosswind   3.Haze 4.Glide path     5.Cloud base   6.Visibility 7.Flap   8.Bank

a. a rotating or rolling movement around its longitudinal axis to a particular angle b. the ability to see unlighted objects by day and lighted objects by night, subject to atmospheric conditions c. a unit of one of the air force d. movable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift and drag during final approach and landing e. a wind blowing at an angle to the direction a vehicle is travelling in f. a path followed by the aircraft down the glide slope g. when the air is not very clear because of something, making it difficult to see well h. the bottom part of a layer of cloud

Exercise8.7 Fill in the gaps with the words from the table. Put them into the correct form. NOT all the verbs are used.

dismiss conclude assign lead include restrict disconnect increase correct provide exceed stick perform

1. As you ________ height, the countryside below you appears to flatten out.

2. He ______ from his job for incompetence three days ago.

3. Computers can ________ a variety of tasks.

4. The jury ______ from the evidence that the person was innocent.

5. The weather conditions ______ a cloud base, a crosswind and a haze.

6. The aircraft ______ to the 13^th Air Transport Squadron.

7. A cloud base, a haze and a crosswind ______ visibility.

8. While landing the pilot _____the autopilot.

9. She was found guilty because she ______ the speed limit.

10. The aircraft’s wing ____ the ground.

Exercise8.8 Find in the text the synonyms for the following words.

Fire; appoint; functional; result; limit; deal with; cancel; try; quickly; search; give; execute.

Exercise 8. 9 Put the questions to the underlined words.

1. Polish defense minister has dismissed five air force personnel after an accident investigation.

2. The air crash happened on 23 January 2008.

3. Crash of an EADS Casa C-295 transport killed 20 people.

4. The aircraft was assigned to 13^th Air Transport Squadron.

5. A mix of bad weather, air crew inexperience and air traffic control failings led to its loss.

6. The C-295 crew received inaccurate information about weather conditions.

7. The crew aborted their first landing attempt because they couldn’t see the runway lights.

8. The controllers failed to give height indications.

9. The aircraft crashed 1,300m short of the runway.

10. The pilot was performing his first flight in the latest version of the C-295.

Exercise 8.10 Form the opposite of these words using prefixes un-, in-, im-, dis-. Make up sentences with them.

Experience; accurate; sufficient; operative; correct; connect; controlled; possible.

Exercise 8. 11 Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.

1. Польський министр уволил пять служащих воздушных сил после расследования катастрофы.

2. После расследования был сделан взвод, что многочисленные ошибки способствовали катастрофе, в которой погибло 20 человек.

3. Самолёт был назначен в 13-й ескадрон транспортной авиации.

4. Самолёт был полностью пригоден во время аварии, а также плохая погода, неопытность лётного состава и ошибка диспетчерской службы привели к его потере.

5. В результате расследования, директор аэропорта, два диспетчера и офіцер воздушного операционного центра были уволены вместе с командуючим офіцером 13-го эскадрона.

6. Экипаж сообщил в районный диспетчерський центр Мирославца, что он снижается до восьми тисяч футов, но он получил неточную информацию о погодних условиях.

7. Диспетчеры не были обучены, как управлять другими типами ВС, кроме Су-22.

8. Диспетчеры дали информацию о высоте в метрах, а ни в футах, в то время, как система посадки по приборам была неразборчивой.

9. Экипаж прервал первую попытку приземлиться.

10. Экипаж выключил автопилот и сделал крен влево.

11. Экипаж потерял пространственную ориентацию, когда искал огни ВПП и система предупреждения столкновения с землёй была выключена.

12. Левое крыло столкнулось с землёй не дотянув при этом 1300 метров до ВПП.

Exercise 8. 12 Make a short summary of the text.

Exercise 8. 13 Retell the text.

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