Table of Contents

Table of Contents

SECTION I: Teaching Units 1

Chapter 1. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers 2

Aircraft Handtools and Ground Equipment 6
Crossword Puzzle 1 9

Chapter 2. Avionics Engineers 10

Listening Comprehension Activity: Aircraft Interior Technician 13
Language Function: Verb Tenses 14

Chapter 3. Aircraft Maintenance Safety 16

Language Function: Infinitive vs Gerund 21

Chapter 4. The Forces of Flight 23

Crossword Puzzle 2 27
Language Function: Modal Verbs 28

Chapter 5. How Lift is Generated 31

Language Function: Passive Voice 35

Chapter 6. Drag and Thrust 37

Listening Comprehension Activity: Thrust 42
Language Function: Passive Voice 43
Crossword Puzzle 3 44

Chapter 7. Basics on Aircraft Structure 45

Listening Comprehension Activity: An Airport Incident. 49
Crossword Puzzle 4 52

Chapter 8. The Fuselage and the Wings of a Fixed-wing Aircraft 53

Listening Comprehension Activity: The Wing Aircraft 59
Language Function: Conditional Sentences 59
Crossword Puzzle 5 60

Chapter 9. Flight Control Surfaces 61

Language Function: Relative Clauses 65
Crossword Puzzle 6 66

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Chapter 10. Structural Stress 67
Language Function: Time Clauses 72

Chapter 11. Aircraft Construction Materials 73

Language Function: Clauses of Contrast 78

Chapter 12. Aircraft Stability 81

Listening Comprehension Activity: Wind Tunnels 86
Language Function: Clauses of Purpose 87

Chapter 13. Reciprocating Engines 89

Listening Comprehension Activity: The Primary Years of flight 94
Language Function: Articles 96

Chapter 14. The Propulsion System 97

Listening Comprehension Activity: An Aircraft Accident 102
Language Function: Adjectives and Adverbs 103

Chapter 15. Gas Turbine Parts 105

The Inlet 106
The Compressor 107
The Combustor or burner 108
The Power Turbine 109
The Nozzle 110
Language Function: Prepositions of Time 114

Chapter 16. Turborprop Engines 115

Chapter 17. Aircraft Hydraulic Systems 121

Language Function: Prepositions of Place and Movement 128

Chapter 18. Aircraft Landing Gear Systems 129

Listening Comprehension Activities: An Aircraft Accident 134
Language Function: Adjective Comparisons 136
Crossword Puzzle 7 138

Chapter 19. Aircraft Fire Protection System 139

Listening Comprehension Activities: An Aircraft Fire Accident. 144
Language Function: Quantifiers 146
Crossword Puzzle 8 147

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 Chapter 20. Job Related Skills 148
Table of Contents
How to write a successful CV or Resume 148
The Letter of Application 155

SECTION II: Revision Exercises 157

Exercise 1-18 158-170
Crossword Puzzle 9 162
Crossword Puzzle 10 168

SECTION III: English-English Glossary 171

SECTION IV: English-Greek Glossary 181

SECTION V: Grammar Practice 201

SECTION VI: Answer Key 269

Listening Transcripts 319

References 337

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