English for Pilots

Introduction

English for Pilots is an online course, consisting of 56 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards the specialisation of commercial flying. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking and pronunciation.

Γραμματική

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use reported speech to report what someone else has said
  • Correctly use adverbs to describe degree and time
  • Use articles correctly
  • Compare adjectives and adverbs using comparative and superlative forms
  • Use indirect questions to increase formality and politeness of speech
  • Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns

Λεξιλόγιο

By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 200 expressions used in commercial flying.

Skills

By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and commercial flying contexts.

Unit Summary

Module 1

  • Γραμματική: Adverbs of degree
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of an aeroplane
  • Ανάγνωση: Air Traffic Control
  • Ακρόαση: Flight plans
  • Γράφοντας: Aviation terminology
  • Μιλώντας: Flight deck variations
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Γραμματική: Adverbs of time
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Cockpit and flight instruments
  • Ανάγνωση: Weather conditions
  • Ακρόαση: Pre-flight check
  • Γράφοντας: Radio contact
  • Μιλώντας: Pilot and ATC Communication
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 3

  • Γραμματική: Articles
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Radio equipment and terminology
  • Ανάγνωση: Weather reports
  • Ακρόαση: Taxiing
  • Γράφοντας: Interpreting TAFs
  • Μιλώντας: Flying in bad weather
  • Pronunciation: Bok and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Γραμματική: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Describing flight
  • Ανάγνωση: Take-off
  • Ακρόαση: Climbing
  • Γράφοντας: Navigational charts
  • Μιλώντας: Planning flight routes
  • Pronunciation: Cat and Cut + connected speech

Module 5

  • Γραμματική: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Types of airliners
  • Ανάγνωση: Control systems
  • Ακρόαση: Cruising
  • Γράφοντας: Airway systems, waypoints, and flight levels
  • Μιλώντας: Dealing with storms
  • Pronunciation: Fine and Vine + connected speech

Module 6

  • Γραμματική: Indirect questions
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of an airport
  • Ανάγνωση: Instrument scan
  • Ακρόαση: Traffic in the skies
  • Γράφοντας: Crisis management
  • Μιλώντας: Emergency situations
  • Pronunciation: Heart and Hat + connected speech

Module 7

  • Γραμματική: Reported statements
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Types of airspace
  • Ανάγνωση: Descent
  • Ακρόαση: Pilot skills
  • Γράφοντας: Communicating across different jurisdictions
  • Μιλώντας: Respecting cultural differences
  • Pronunciation: Stove and Strobe + connected speech

Module 8

  • Γραμματική: Passive
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Parts of an airport
  • Ανάγνωση: Landing
  • Ακρόαση: Approach
  • Γράφοντας: Non-verbal communication
  • Μιλώντας: Teamwork
  • Pronunciation: Pressure and Treasure + connected speech

Follow-up

Students completing the English for Pilots course should feel confident in tackling any upper intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Business Power course.