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Comprehension Check

Complete the table according to the content of the text.

2. Define the main idea of paragraphs D and H.

Complete the sentences below with suitable words from the box.

1. The landing gear is designed _____ the airplane on the ground and _____ the shock absorption.

2. Tricycle landing gear consists of one _____ and two _____.

3. After take-off main legs are retracted into special ____ .

4. The tail wheel consists of a single _____ .

5. The rear part of some airplanes is supported by the _____ .

Ask questions to which the following sentences are answers. Remember to use “wh” words: why, what, where, when.

- tricycle landing gears and the landing gear with a skid.

- it simplifies landing and prevents nosing over.

- after take off.

- into the well of special nacelles.

- large diameter low-pressure tyres.

- to protect the aircraft and crew from damage through static electrical charge.

- by a framework of hollow tubes called struts.

Give your own definitions for the words from the text.

Tail skid, low-pressure tyre, aircraft centre line, landing gear well, framework, retractable landing gear.

Vocabulary Focus

1. Match the word in column A with the word in column B having a similar meaning. Be careful! There are some extra words in column B.

A B

fit linkage

strut skid

rear design

landing gear maintain

intend equip

support back

tail wheel leg

conventional usual

undercarriage

provide

Find in the text antonyms of the following words.

Fixed (A); similar (B); add, complicate (D); straight (G); different, result in, repair (H).

A) Check if you know the meaning of the following words.

To intend, to carry, to mount, to install, to employ, to perform, to attach, to withstand, to impose, to prevent.

B) Make up your own word combinations using these verbs.

Complete the missing part of the table.

Writing

Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences.

1. The shock is usually absorbed by … a) eliminates danger of nosing over.

2. Landing gear with a skid comprises b) prevents the aircraft and crew from

two main wheels located …. damage through static electrical

charges.

3. Tricycle landing gear simplifies c) pneumatic tyres and shock

landing and ….. absorbing struts.

4. The landing wheels are fitted with… d) slightly forward of the airplane’s

centre of gravity and a tail skid

at the rear.

5. The tail wheel provides electrical e) large diameter low-pressure tyres.

contact and so ….

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