Flight Attendants
Flight Attendants
Flight attendants in recent popular culture
Aim
· Practice English skills in an aviation context
· Read through a Hollywood script with a video
· Have fun!
Grammar Videos Interview Questions Listening Exercises Why it’s great to be a pilot Crew Resource Management (CRM) Ash Clouds The Romance of Aviation Santos Dumont, Pioneer Aviator Airbus A380: World’s Largest and Most Advanced Airliner Countries and culture Pilot Schedules/Routines Parts of an Aircraft Air Rage – …
ENTREVISTAS Grammar Listening Exercises Grammar point: present continuous tense The story of the flight attendant Flight Attendant Interviews Parts inside the Aircraft The Romance of Aviation Stress Management for Flight Attendants Religions and Cultural Sensitivity Countries and culture Air Rage – Causes and Prevention Jet lag – Cause …
Grammar video 1: Verb 'to be' Grammar video 2: Simple present Grammar video 3 : Present Continuous Grammar video 4 : Present Simple vs Present Continuous Grammar video 5 : Past Simple Grammar video 6 : Past Continuous Grammar video 7 : The difference …
Detailed guide for Interviews Flight Attendant On Board Situations – 1 Flight Attendant On Board Situations – 2 Flight Attendant On Board Situations – 3
Flight Attendants
Flight attendants in recent popular culture
Aim
· Practice English skills in an aviation context
· Read through a Hollywood script with a video
· Have fun!
TOPIC: Grammar Point – Simple Past Tense
GOAL: To review the simple past tense and irregular verbs
Level: Medium
Exercise #1: Read about the structure and use of the simple past tense
The simple past tense is sometimes called the preterite tense. We can use several tenses to talk about the past, but the simple past tense is the one we use most often.
– The structure for positive sentences in the simple past tense is:
subject + main verb (past)
TOPIC: MERGERS
LEVEL: EASY
Read the introductory text about mergers, following links to additional material where necessary.
Airline mergers have caused a lot of controversy in the history of aviation, some of them proving that bigger is not better at all (http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_20/b4178007849046_page_2.htm ), yet for industry giants, like Continental and United, learning from other airlines’ mistakes may just not be an option.
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Security
Aim
· Practice English skills in an aviation context
· Revise security issues
· Have fun!
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Tip! If possible, read through the entire lesson out loud |
Security is a major issue in aviation today and it has had a major impact on the way cabin crew work. Security procedures put in place over the last decade have seen flight attendants trading white gloves for latex, handing out plastic cutlery in place of metal, and training for some extreme worst case scenarios.
Teamwork
Aim
· Practice English skills in an aviation context
· Discussion of teamwork skills (difficult)
· Have fun!
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Tip! If possible, read through the entire lesson out loud
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You’ll know doubt be aware that teamwork is important in the role of a flight attendant but have you ever considered what that means or how to improve your teamwork skills? How will you demonstrate your ability to work in a team during your flight attendant interview?
What does teamwork mean?
TOPIC: LUXURY AIRLINES
LEVEL: DIFFICULT
Read the introductory text about luxury in the airline industry. Follow links for additional material and answer the questions below:
The economic downturn, industry experts say, “has clipped the wings of luxury travel” (http://in.reuters.com/article/idINTRE6531V720100604 ).
TOPIC: AIRLINE CERTIFICATION
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On August 23 the majority of the new rules proposed in what is being called the “Travelers Bill of Rights” took effect. This is yet another set of rules and regulations aimed at the already heavily regulated airline industry, which leaves one to wonder how many more regulations can possibly …
[audio:http://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Cabin_Crew_Procedures.mp3|titles=Cabin_Crew_Procedures] Cabin crew procedures Aim Practice English skills in an aviation context Revise some typical procedures and test yourself on knowledge you not only need to know but may be tested on during interviews Have fun! The list of cabin crew procedures can be daunting but don’t worry, there’s always …
[audio:http://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/13santosdumont.mp3|titles=Santos Dumont] Alberto Santos Dumont, Pioneer Aviator Santos Dumont, born in 1873, grew up in a coffee plantation owned by his family but spent most of his adult life in Paris. He was so fascinated by machinery that even as a child he learned to drive steam tractors and …
TOPIC: Airline vs. executive aviation Listen to the audio GOAL: To compare airline flying versus working in executive aviation Level: Easy Exercise #1: Read about the differences between airline flying and executive aviation and then proceed to Exercise #2 The physical aspects of flying an airplane are fairly similar in …
[audio:http://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/15crm.mp3|titles=CRM]TOPIC: Crew Resource Management (CRM) Exercise #1: Read about CRM and then proceed to Exercise #2 Crew Resource Management (CRM) training originated from a NASA workshop in 1979 that focused on improving air safety. The NASA research presented at this meeting found that the primary cause of the majority …
