Discuss the questionnaire in groups. Compare and explain your answers
General aviation quiz.
1. How old is aviation?
- it’s more than 1000 years old.
- it is considered to be more than 200 years old.
- it got its start when the Wright brothers flew their first aircraft.
2. Who was the first to start making controlled flights on flying machine which is different from aircraft?
- Montgolfier brothers.
- Alberto Santos-Dumont.
- Otto Liliental.
3. Which of the first Ukrainian specialists made Ukraine known in general aviation?
- Sergey Utochkin, who performed his flight over the hippodrome in Odessa.
- Mikhail Yefimov, who made the demonstrative flight in Odessa in March, , 1910.
- Ihor Sikorsky, the talented pilot and aircraft designer.
4. Which aviation division deals with Air Force?
- General aviation.
- Military aviation.
- Civil aviation.
5. What kind of aviation branch is of near consequence to the national economy?
- Combat aviation.
- Military aviation.
- Civil aviation.
6. What sort of social science involves air photography?
- Biology.
- Geography.
- Physics.
7. What kind of airliner is Boeing-747?
- large supersonic airliner like Concord.
- a large subsonic airliner.
- a large cargo airplane.
1 Add the appropriate noun or adjective to complete the table:
| ADJECTIVE | NOUN |
| ……………………………… | air |
| controllable | ……………………………… |
| ……………………………… | majority |
| agricultural | ……………………………… |
| ……………………………… | science |
| technological | ……………………………… |
| ……………………………… | profitability |
| developed | ……………………………… |
2 Can you change these adjectives as required below?
a to nouns:
1. controllable: The Wright brothers were the first to provide the engine’s _____________ (controllability) in the flight.
2. profitable: Air cargo is a major source of business and one of the main determinants of ______________ for airlines that manage it effectively.
3. agricultural: The direct use of the aeroplane in ______________ benefits national economics.
4. major: Nowadays the great ___________ of business people go on their business trips by
plane.
b to verbs:
1. reliable: Nowadays everyone could _____________ modern aircraft equipment. (rely on/upon)
2. demonstrative: Mikhail Yefimov __________ his first flight on 8th of March, 1910 in Odessa.
3. performance: Aviators ____________ a lot of functions in the world economy.
4. developed: Researchers __________ technology for the military aviation.
1 a Check the meaning of the words/ word-combinations given below. Refer them to the best aviation division they relate to. Write them in the correct line.
| VIP flight | Police | Aerial photography | Highway watch | Fire fighting a/c |
| Supervision of power lines | Military training procedure | In flight/ mid-air refueling | Military escort | Medicine flights |
| Controlled flight | Test flight | Demonstration flight | Ferry flight | Military flight |
| Military exercise | Search flight | Rescue flight | IFR flight | VFR flight |
| Passenger flight | Unmanned flight | Non-stop flight | Simulator flight | Cargo flight |
| General aviation | |
| Civil aviation | |
| Military aviation | |
| Combat aviation | |
| Navy | |
| Airmail | |
| Commercial aviation | |
| Transport aviation | |
| Space flights/ aviation | |
| Aviation medicine |
b Can you add any other words to each group?
1 
Listen to the statements and fill in the gaps with the words you hear.
1. The modern age of aviation began with the first untested human flight on ___________, ___________, in a___________ designed by the Montgolfier brothers, and ___________became popular over longer and longer distances throughout the 19th century.
2. The___________, built in___________, was the first of the modern, all-metal, ___________. It could carry ___________ passengers and could cross the___________ in less than ___________.
3. Nowadays general aviation is the largest, and, in many ways, the___________, segment of the whole ___________ system. It includes any flight that is not military and does not fly on a regular schedule. It may include ___________, private aviation, flight training, ___________, ___________, ___________, as well as rescue flights.
4. What is the real value of ____________ to society? It _________ our society with speed, _______ and convenience. It _____________ to employment and it makes a significant total contribution to the output of the ___________.
5. After WWII, especially in North America, there was a _____________, both private and commercial, as thousands of pilots were released from _____________ and many inexpensive military transport and ______________ became available.
6. For ___________ as a whole, aviation contributes to its well-being and ___________ in many ways. The carriage of _________ and ____________ is only the beginning. The mobility of the work force, the development of ___________, employment by both the ________ and aircraft industries are all pluses.
3 
Listen to brief descriptions of some special flights, given below. Tick the terms being described.
1. Airmail
2. Ferry flight
3. Search flight
4. Rescue flight
5. Military flight
6. Medicine flight
7. Aerial photography
8. Supervision of power lines
9. Fire fighting flights