Ex. 2. Listen to the sentences with the words above and repeat them

Ex. 2. Listen to the sentences with the words above and repeat them.

1. 
   The plane ingested pigeons into both engines during take-off and then crashed in an attempt to return to the departure aerodrome.
   
2. 
   Reverse thrust is typically applied immediately after touchdown to improve deceleration early in the landing roll.
   
3. 
   They were heading towards the German border.
   
4. 
   The aircraft suffered number 2 engine failure which destroyed all its three hydraulic systems.
   
5. 
   The plane was damaged but the occupants were unhurt.
   
6. 
   The passengers were evacuated through the emergency exits.
   
7. 
   Inflatable slides are used in an emergency to evacuate the plane quickly and safely.
   
8. 
   Floods can cause serious problems if the aerodrome is located near water.
   
9. 
   Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.
   
10. 
    Several passengers suffered minor injuries.
    
11. 
    A team of rescue divers were on the scene immediately after the ditching.
    

Ex. 1. Read another accident report and fill in the missing words choosing from the following list.

United Airlines Flight 297, a Vickers Vis-

count 745D, was a (1) . . . . . . . . . . flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, to Washington, D.C. with 17 (2) . . . . . . . . . .
on board.
On November 23, 1962 at (3) . . . . . . . . . .
12.24 p.m., it crashed just northwest of what is now Columbia, Maryland. None of the people (4) . . . . . . . . . . .
The cause of the accident was an encounter with (5) . . . . . . . . . . while the aircraft was

6. 
   . . . . . . . . . . at 6,000 feet. After the bird strike the horizontal stabilizer (7) ,
   

which (8) . . . . . . . . . . in (9) of
control and the crash.
occupants separated
a flock of whistling swans scheduled
loss survived cruising
approximately resulted

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