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.

Грамматика

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

Словарный запас

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

  • Грамматика: Adverbs of degree
  • Словарный запас: Parts of an aeroplane
  • Чтение: Air Traffic Control
  • Прослушивание: Flight plans
  • Написание: Aviation terminology
  • Выступление: Flight deck variations
  • Произношение: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Грамматика: Adverbs of time
  • Словарный запас: Cockpit and flight instruments
  • Чтение: Weather conditions
  • Прослушивание: Pre-flight check
  • Написание: Radio contact
  • Выступление: Pilot and ATC Communication
  • Произношение: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 3

  • Грамматика: Articles
  • Словарный запас: Radio equipment and terminology
  • Чтение: Weather reports
  • Прослушивание: Taxiing
  • Написание: Interpreting TAFs
  • Выступление: Flying in bad weather
  • Произношение: Bok and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Грамматика: Comparatives and superlatives
  • Словарный запас: Describing flight
  • Чтение: Take-off
  • Прослушивание: Climbing
  • Написание: Navigational charts
  • Выступление: Planning flight routes
  • Произношение: Cat and Cut + connected speech

Module 5

  • Грамматика: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Словарный запас: Types of airliners
  • Чтение: Control systems
  • Прослушивание: Cruising
  • Написание: Airway systems, waypoints, and flight levels
  • Выступление: Dealing with storms
  • Произношение: Fine and Vine + connected speech

Module 6

  • Грамматика: Indirect questions
  • Словарный запас: Parts of an airport
  • Чтение: Instrument scan
  • Прослушивание: Traffic in the skies
  • Написание: Crisis management
  • Выступление: Emergency situations
  • Произношение: Heart and Hat + connected speech

Module 7

  • Грамматика: Reported statements
  • Словарный запас: Types of airspace
  • Чтение: Descent
  • Прослушивание: Pilot skills
  • Написание: Communicating across different jurisdictions
  • Выступление: Respecting cultural differences
  • Произношение: Stove and Strobe + connected speech

Module 8

  • Грамматика: Passive
  • Словарный запас: Parts of an airport
  • Чтение: Landing
  • Прослушивание: Approach
  • Написание: Non-verbal communication
  • Выступление: Teamwork
  • Произношение: 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.