English Level:
Intermediate
Content Warning:
Physical Harm, Dying,
British accent
Vocabulary
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary.
Soloing (airplane)
‘round about
Twittering
Tick in the box
I was struck by (idiomatic)
Emanating
Fuselage
Cockpit
[Be a] goner
Lapping my face
A vain bid to
Ingress
If you will (saying)
Canopy
Fiddling with
Scalp
Inferno
As fit as a butcher’s dog
Sedate
Pre-Listening
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- How many meters is 15 ft, 1000ft?
- How fast is 30 knots?
- Look at this chart and familiarize yourself with the parts of an airplane. You can reference this while watching the video:
[https://www.pinterest.co.kr/pin/501166264758123776/] - If you were a pilot and knew you were going to crash, what would you do?
Listening
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- Why did he want to become a pilot?
- Why didn’t he have a parachute?
- What happened to the plane?
- What is his plan to land?
- Describe the impact of the crash.
- Try listing the injuries he had.
- Why did he take off his shoes and socks?
- What were the odds of him surviving?
- How much would the medical cost?
- Why did he become a hot air balloon pilot?
Video
Video Player
Post-Listening
Reflect on what you have learned.
- Jargon is specialized language for a job or group of people. What airplane jargon did he use?
- How does he use onomatopoeia?
- What do you think the mental recovery was like?
- How safe are airplanes? Has this video changed how you feel about airplanes?
- Would you like to learn how to fly an airplane?
- Automobile accidents are far more common than airplane crashes. Do you have any experience with car accidents?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.