Ex. 2. Here is a brief summary of how the emergency on board JetBlue Airways Flight 292 developed. Reproduce the full story adding some more details.
Pilots see a landing gear warning light shortly after take-off.
The plane flies by Long Beach Airport, where visual inspection confirms that the forward landing gear is stuck with its wheels turned at about a 90-degree angle. The plane is diverted to LAX.
The Airbus A320, mechanically unable to dump fuel over the ocean, burns it off by flying for hours in a circuit above the Pacific.
At 6.18 p.m., the rear landing gear touches down. About 15 seconds later, as the aircraft slows, the forward wheels touch down. The nose wheels skid, catch fire and the tires tear off. The plane lands safely.
GRAMMAR
Ex. 1. Study the following grammar material.
While adjectives describe nouns, adverbs normally describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Compare these sentences:
The crew initiated an immediate (adj) descent. Descend to FL 210 immediately (adv).
Adverbs say how (slowly, immediately, etc.), where (here, far, away), when (tomorrow, yesterday, etc.), how often (rarely, sometimes, etc.), to what extent (very, too, quite, etc.) something happens.
Most adverbs are formed by adding –ly to an adjective:
quick – quickly safe –safely
successful – successfully accurate – accurately
But: good – well
fast – fast hard – hard far – far late – late
low – low, etc.
Note: some adjectives also end in – ly and are not normally adverbs: friendly – дружелюбный;
likely – вероятный, возможный;
lovely – прекрасный;
timely – своевременный;
ugly – неприятный, безобразный, etc.
e.g. She gave me a friendly smile. She smiled in a friendly way.
The timely arrival of the emergency services contributed to the safe evac-
uation.
The emergency serviced arrived in time.
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