Match the stories A-D with the subjects.

Which one is about an

animal

Being transported illegally?

Damaging an aircraft?
Escaping inside a terminal?
Damaging an airfield?
Scan the report below to find what the following figures refer to

¼ mile the aircraf’s distance from O’hare

50 lb _____________________________
172 _____________________________
$233,000,000 _________________________
97% _____________________________
 Read the text again and decide if the sentences are true or false.
Write T or F

Pilots were warned about the animals 15 minutes before landing at O’Hare.
A Beechcraft 1900 arriving at Ogdensburg airport collided with a coyote.
Wildlife strikes went up 80% between 1990 and 2005.
Airport workers drive at coyotes to scare them away.
Wildlife strikes in the USA included some pets.

Match the words with the features a-h

perimeter fence

CCTV camera

grass margin

bird scarer

security worker

bird of prey

posion
 Match the words with the pictures
containers
pallets
fork-lift truck
cage
hinge
cargo net

Listen to the conversation between pilots and ground crew, and

answer the questions

What’s the problem?

What happens in the end?

Listen again and underline the correct information

1. The flight is inbound/outbound

2. The cages are in the fore/aft hold
3. The ground crew are unloading/loading on the animals
4. The plane is fue to take off / push back at 1255 / 1305
5. The pilot wants the ground crew to have a look / go back in the hold.
6. The bars/lock and hinge/floor of the cage broke.
7. The pilot wants to call security / a vet

Try to complete these sentences from the dialogue

I _________________ miss our spot.

I __________________ know what’s going on in there before I make any decisions.
This is what I _______________ do.
I _________________ put themselves in danger.
I ______________ get some help with this.
Complete these sentences with the words in the box

like me to repeat prefer not to do like to cut prefer people to

speak like to give want to work ‘d rather work
want us to clean prefer to be wants to do

I _____________________ for our national airline someday.

I’d _____________________ long-haul flights, if possible.
I’d ____________________ base abroad.
Do you _______________________ the windshield?
I’d ______________________ down the number of hours I work.
We wouldn’t _____________________ advice until we know your position.
I ______________________________ slowly and clearly.
Nobody else _____________________ night flights, but I enjoy them.
Would you _________________________ that information?
I work for a large airline, but I ________________________ for a smaller one.

Use the expressions to make true sentences about your current

job. Then work in pairs to talk about what you have written

 I don’t want to
 I wouldn’t like to
 I’d rather
 I want someone to
 I’d prefer to
 I’d like to
 I’d like my employers to