Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

Aim Practice English skills in an aviation context Test your reading skills (level: easy) Have fun! There’s a certain mystique about flight attendants, isn’t there? Watch heads turn as cabin crew walk by. They’re elegantly uniformed, immaculately turned out, on their way to somewhere far away and seemingly having the time of their lives. You can almost hear everyone wondering, ‘What’s it like for them?’ The average person is usually quite curious about what life is really like for flight attendants, what it feels like to wear that uniform, what really goes on among cabin crew, how many languages the flight attendant can converse in and how glamorous the lifestyle really is. Click here to receive the REAL definition of a   flight attendant ! And flight attendant hopefuls are equally interested to glean as much information as they can from working flight attendants, and to receive confirmation or encouragement that the dream is within reach. A charming story foll...

TOPIC:  Parts of an Aircraft GOAL:  To learn the major parts of an aircraft by location and function Level:  Easy 1. Read about the various major parts of an airplane, then proceed to Step 2 Although there are many aircraft designs flying today, most of them share a common assembly of major parts that all pilots should be thoroughly aware of. Ever since the early days of aviation, an aviator’s primary training included the fundamental knowledge of what each part is called, its function and where it is located. Each major part of a fixed-wing aircraft serves an important purpose. For example, the propeller helps move the aircraft through the air via thrust. The wings are lifting bodies which help keep the aircraft airborne. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers contain vital control surfaces; and the fuselage is a major structural component containing crew and passenger areas. The importance of knowing each part is reinforced when you undergo flight t...

Aim Practice English skills in an aviation context Improve vocabulary while learning stress management tips (difficult) Have fun! By now everyone has heard or read about the flight attendant who made his own emergency exit upon landing, when a bad day at work became too much. Link to article Raging flight attendant makes his own emergency exit Interestingly, although the flight attendant was arrested and charged, it seems he has become something of a folk hero.  Workplace stress is something we can all relate to and the majority of people are reacting with compassion and understanding.  Comments on social networking sites and news blogs speak of the particular workplace stresses that flight attendants face along with the increasingly challenging behaviour of passengers. Another article that follows suggests that a public image at odds with the actual role of cabin crew is partly to blame for stress levels among flight attendants. Link to article Sky Stress...

Jet lag – Cause and Management Also called  desynchronosis , jet lag is a medical condition that occurs as a result of air travel across countries in different time zones in a short period of time. This is different from air sickness which is nausea experienced by some people every time they travel by air.   Some of the  common symptoms of jet lag  include headache, fatigue, insomnia, disrupted sleep pattern, irritability and digestive trouble.   The body can tell the time of the day with the help of specific signals that are received by the senses. For example, the optic nerve in the eyes receives information about the amount of light or darkness outside and transmits this to the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls various bodily functions like temperature, hunger, thirst and sleep as well. When the eyes perceive darkness (sunset) the hormone melatonin is released in the body. This hormone promotes sleep. When the sun rises and t...

Dicionário On line: http://www.aviationdictionary.org/ https://trainingzone.eurocontrol.int/phraseology/ICAO/search.jsp Testes para mecanico: http://www.bwise2.co.uk/tests.html http://inglesaviacao.com/english-for-executives/

PHRASAL VERBS OF FLIGHT Take Off : leave the ground. e.g. His plane took off at 6.30 a.m. Touch Down : land, return to the ground. e.g. We touched down two hours ago. Cut Out : (of engines) stop functioning. e.g. The engine cut out and the plan Fly away / off : leave flying. e.g. She flew off into the sunset. Fly by / past : pass flying. e.g. We flew past the crowd of spectators. Fly in / out : enter / leave by aeroplane. e.g. The President will be flying in tomorrow to see the disaster for himself. Fly someone / something in : bring someone or something by plane. e.g. The air force flew in supplies for the refugees. Fly someone / something out : take someone or something by aeroplane. e.g. They flew the medical team in by helicopter. Fly over : pass over something or someone in a plane. e.g. The bomber flew over the village several times before dropping its bombs. FLYING IDIOMS Fly by the seat of your pants : to operate by instinct. This phrase, which was first...

Ouça o audio aqui:  http://aviationenglishblog.com/parts-of-an-aircraft/ TOPIC:  Parts of an Aircraft GOAL:  To learn the major parts of an aircraft by location and function Level:  Easy 1. Read about the various major parts of an airplane, then proceed to Step 2 Although there are many aircraft designs flying today, most of them share a common assembly of major parts that all pilots should be thoroughly aware of. Ever since the early days of aviation, an aviator’s primary training included the fundamental knowledge of what each part is called, its function and where it is located. Each major part of a fixed-wing aircraft serves an important purpose. For example, the propeller helps move the aircraft through the air via thrust. The wings are lifting bodies which help keep the aircraft airborne. The horizontal and vertical stabilizers contain vital control surfaces; and the fuselage is a major structural component containing crew and passenger areas...