Indicate the terms you associate with words AIR and AVIATION.

1 Listen to the words below and mark the stressed syllables. Practise saying these

Words.

police military escort

aerial photography

highway watch simulator

fighting supervision

refueling medicine

demonstration procedure

search rescue

cargo unmanned

configuration exclusively

peculiarity fertilizer

2 a Pronunciation of –ed past tenses.

There are three different pronunciations of –ed in regular past tense verbs:

Listen to the past tense verbs and put them in the correct column, according to the pronunciations of –ed in regular past tense verbs

b Complete the rules

1 If a verb itself ends in t or d thefinal –ed is pronounced ………………………..

2 If a verb ends in a voiceless consonant (/p/, /s/, /k/, /f/, /∫ /, /t∫ /, /θ /) the final ed is pronounced……………..

3 If a verb ends in a voiced consonant (/b/, /g/, /l/, /z/, /v/, /dz/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ /) or a vowel sound, the final –ed is pronounced ……………..

c Match the past forms that contain the same sound. Then listen to the recording to check your answers and practise saying the words in pairs.

1 Scan the text. Which of the following statements do you agree or disagree with according to the information in the text? Explain why.

1. There was a boom in general aviation after Otto Liliental made his first controlled flight on glider of his own design.

2. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers flew the first successful powered flight.

3. Douglas DC-3 was the first airliner to start the modern era of passenger airline service.

4. Aviation began to be associated with Ukraine just after World War II.

5. There are no main determined divisions in aviation to emphasize.

6. All types of aviation play a significant role in national economy.

7. Air traffic controllers should pay special attention to the special flights.

8. The AN – 225 “Mriya”, the world largest cargo airplane, can carry no more than 150 tons of cargo.