Hello,
Today's podcast is about BOMBARDIER
If most people can name the two biggest airliners - Airbus and Boeing, not many know about the Canadian airctaft manufacturer: Bombardier.
This is the topic of the podcast today.
As usual, the exercises are designed by the our guest teacher - Dreamliner.
As usual, the exercises are designed by the our guest teacher - Dreamliner.
Pre-listening research
Before you listen, try to find out the following:
1. how many aircraft (planes) Qatar Airways – including the cargo and executive jet divisions - has in its fleet (pool of aircraft) at the moment
2. are there any Bombardier planes in the fleet?
3. how many passengers the largest aircraft type can carry – and the smallest
4. how many aircraft Qatar Airways has on order but not yet delivered
5. the name of the animal in the airline’s logo
The first time you listen, note the following numbers:
6. the maximum number of Bombardier C-series Qatar Airways intends to order
7. the number of Boeing 787s that will be delivered to the airline next year
8. the number of planes in the airline’s fleet (does this match the number you found? why not?)
9. the number of destinations the airline will serve in three years’ time
10. how much the airline will be spending on new aircraft, in billions of dollars
The second time you listen, decide if these statements are true or false:
11. Qatar Airways will definitely be placing an order for the Bombardier jets in July.
12. It has been easy to reach an agreement with the manufacturer (plane maker).
13. Only two Boeing 787s were going to be delivered to Qatar Airways next year.
14. Al-Baker threatened Boeing last year.
Finally:
15. What or where is Farnborough (mentioned by Al-Baker)?
16. What is a Dreamliner (my user ID!)?
1. how many aircraft (planes) Qatar Airways – including the cargo and executive jet divisions - has in its fleet (pool of aircraft) at the moment
2. are there any Bombardier planes in the fleet?
3. how many passengers the largest aircraft type can carry – and the smallest
4. how many aircraft Qatar Airways has on order but not yet delivered
5. the name of the animal in the airline’s logo
The first time you listen, note the following numbers:
6. the maximum number of Bombardier C-series Qatar Airways intends to order
7. the number of Boeing 787s that will be delivered to the airline next year
8. the number of planes in the airline’s fleet (does this match the number you found? why not?)
9. the number of destinations the airline will serve in three years’ time
10. how much the airline will be spending on new aircraft, in billions of dollars
The second time you listen, decide if these statements are true or false:
11. Qatar Airways will definitely be placing an order for the Bombardier jets in July.
12. It has been easy to reach an agreement with the manufacturer (plane maker).
13. Only two Boeing 787s were going to be delivered to Qatar Airways next year.
14. Al-Baker threatened Boeing last year.
Finally:
15. What or where is Farnborough (mentioned by Al-Baker)?
16. What is a Dreamliner (my user ID!)?
Post your comments.
Regards,
RV
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ReplyDeleteBefore you listen, try to find out the following:
ReplyDelete1. how many aircraft (planes) Qatar Airways – including the cargo and executive jet divisions - has in its fleet (pool of aircraft) at the moment
about 84 aicraft
2. are there any Bombardier planes in the fleet?
no
3. how many passengers the largest aircraft type can carry – and the smallest
the largest can carry 853 passengers and smallest can carry between 50 to 60 passengers
4. how many aircraft Qatar Airways has on order but not yet delivered
162 aircraft
5. the name of the animal in the airline’s logo
oryx
The first time you listen, note the following numbers:
6. the maximum number of Bombardier C-series Qatar Airways intends to order
230 c-series
7. the number of Boeing 787s that will be delivered to the airline next year
between 20 to 30 jets
8. the number of planes in the airline’s fleet (does this match the number you found? why not?)
120 - no - because it is going to be 220 in 2030
9. the number of destinations the airline will serve in three years’ time
89 destinations currentaly
10. how much the airline will be spending on new aircraft, in billions of dollars
40 billions of dollars
The second time you listen, decide if these statements are true or false:
11. Qatar Airways will definitely be placing an order for the Bombardier jets in July.
true
12. It has been easy to reach an agreement with the manufacturer (plane maker).
false
13. Only two Boeing 787s were going to be delivered to Qatar Airways next year.
true
14. Al-Baker threatened Boeing last year.
false
Finally:
15. What or where is Farnborough (mentioned by Al-Baker)?
it is not mentioned
16. What is a Dreamliner (my user ID!)?
boeing 787s
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6. 30 C-series Bombardier
7. 6 Boeing 787s
8. 120 aircrafts by 2013
9. 120 destinations by 2013
10. $ 40 billion
11. False
12. False
13. False
14. True
15. Farnborough is an international aerospace show or exhibition that is held every two years in Farnborough, Hampshire, the United Kingdom.
16. 787 Dreamliner aircraft
5. oryx (fixed).
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