Unit Objectives
Air Space

Vocabulary and activities centered around air space include topics such as controlled airspace, uncontrolled airspace, special use airspace, prohibited airspace and technology.
Direct & Reported Speech

Students are introduced to the two main ways used in English to describe what people said or asked.
Phrasal Verbs

Unit 12 reviews and continues the lesson on phrasal verbs started in Unit 11.
Comma Rules

Students learn when to use a comma properly.
Proofreading

The topic of proofreading and its value when writing is explored.
 

Listening Speaking Grammar
Airspace Classification

Activity based on a dialogue about airspace classification. Activity serves as an introduction to the concept of reported speech.

Direct & Reported Speech

Students are introduced to the two main ways used in English to describe what people said or asked.

Investing in Air Travel

Listening activity based on different people’s opinions of the worthiness of investing in air travel. Listening activity contains several words from unit vocabulary.
12-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

Unit introduction conversation activity. 

12-2 Vocabulary Discussion

Vocabulary discussion activity.

12-3 Role-Plays

Students improvise dialogues according to prompts.

12-4 Speaking Pairs

Students present prompts to their partner eliciting reported speech.

12-5 Partner Questionnaire

Students interview a partner and report their answers to other students.

12-6 Class Sentences #1

Sentences are said out loud to the class and written by the class in reported speech. 

12-7 Class Sentences #2

Students present sentences to the class and others report them in a document.

12-8 Different Ways of Reporting

Students practice different variations of reporting the same sentence.

12-9 Phrasal Verbs Discussion

Students ask and answer questions with phrasal verbs studied in Grammar 12-3.
12-1 Reported Speech #1

Students learn and practice the differences between direct and reported speech.

12-2 Reported Speech #2

Students expand on what they learned in Grammar 12-1 and practice the ways to report commands or requests in English.

12-3 Phrasal Verbs: Continued

Lesson resumes from Unit 11 and describes more phrasal verbs and how they can be used in English.
Reading Use of English Writing
Reading 12-1 ICAO Airspace Classification System

Reading activity about the ICAO airspace classification system. Activity reinforces student comprehension of Grammar 12-1.

 
12-1 Air Space

Four short conversations that serve as a lead in to Grammar 12-3.
12-1 Using Commas

A continuation of the comma lesson from Unit 7, this lesson focuses on four more rules for proper comma usage.

12-2 Proofreading

Students practice finding and correcting mistakes in a paragraph.

12-3 Paragraph

Students write an opinion-based paragraph on the importance of space travel.
Vocabulary

aerial photos

Air Navigation System (ANS)

air safety

aircraft practice area

airport development

Airport tower controller

airspace boundaries

airspace classification

airway structure

altitude

aviation structure

clearance

commercial aviation

control zone

controlled airspace

designated air space

designated training area

direct track

drone

final approach

fixed base operator

Flight Information Region (FIR)

flight planned route

flow control

forest fire

glide slope

ICAO standards

IFR charts

International boundary

low level airway

military operations

navigation aids

negative

paradrop area

point out

prohibited airspace

protected airspace

regulation

route

safety

satellite

special use airspace

technology

Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA)

three dimensional thinking

topography

uncontrolled

VFR route

Visual Flight Rules Terminal Area charts (VTA)
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