Aviation English
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Weeks
Suitable for: Aviation professionals-in particular pilots and air-traffic controllers- who wish to acquire and maintain a proficiency in plain English in an aviation setting equivalent to level 4 (operational) as measured by the ICAO Language Profile Descriptors.
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Course programme
The Aviation English course is tailored to meet the English Language proficiency requirements of International Civil Aviation and Air-traffic management personnel.
We offer an intensive 3 week course consisting of 6 hours studying a day and totaling 90 hours of tuition of which 9 hours deal with test preparation.
Course time: 9am till 16:00 with a one hour break
WEEK - 1
MONDAY 3HRS AM
-Induction- getting to know each other/ finding out about their expectations and objectives for the course.
MONDAY 3HRS PM
Familiarizing with ICAO Language Proficiency requirements/ICAO band descriptors.
TUESDAY 3HRS AM
-‘LOST’
-Explaining abbreviations
TUESDAY 3HRS PM
-Past tense endings.-Confirming and disconfirming-Topographical features
WEDNESDAY 3HRS AM
-‘TECHNOLOGY’-Expressing purpose-Saying things another way/paraphrasing.
WEDNESDAY 3HRS PM
-Flight Control systems/instrument-blackout/safety.-Giving instructions
WEEK - 2
MONDAY 3HRS AM
-‘HEALTH’-Medical emergencies-Expressing cause and effect-Making suggestions and giving advice.
MONDAY 3HRS PM
-Giving and asking for Updates.-Consonant clusters 1/intonations of lists
TUESDAY 3HRS AM
‘FIRE’-Obligation/prohibition and permission.-Orders and requests.
TUESDAY 3HRS PM
-Checking and understanding.-Identifying and responding to problems.-/i/ and /r/
WEDNESDAY 3HRS AM
‘METEREOLOGY’-Results and consequences.-Repeating information-Warnings
WEDNESDAY 3HRS PM
-Changing the strength of adjectives-Weather words/collocations-Pronunciation/stress
WEEK - 3
MONDAY 3HRS AM
-‘LANDINGS’-Describing sensory impressions-Describing 3-D position and movement.
MONDAY 3HRS PM
-Resolving misunderstanding -Consonant clusters
TUESDAY 3HRS AM
-‘FUEL’-Suggesting solutions to problems-Expressing expectation.
TUESDAY 3HRS PM
-Prefixes
-Long and short vowel sounds.
WEDNESDAY 3HRS AM
-‘PRESSURE’-Expressing time and duration-SummarizingExpressing consequences-/b/ and /p/
WEDNESDAY 3HRS PM
-Diphthongs-Contrastive stress-Types of damage
Upgrade available to include 1-2hour flight in London area practicing your newly acquired English language skills, please contact us for prices
Custom build flight packages available with a qualified flying instructor, please contact us for pricing.
You can commence the course any Monday however due to the new legal requirements this course is very popular and our next available starting date is: Monday 22nd of June. We recommend students enrol a minimum of four weeks in advance in order to secure their place.
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Aviation English