![controllers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g1.jpg)
A: What kind of separation are you going to use to make the arrival sequence?
B: I'm just going to use speed control. It's not as easy as vertical, but it's more efficient.
Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe nouns:
![big airplane](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g2.jpg)
The airplane is big.
![cessna 210](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g3.jpg)
The small Cessna 210 was turning final.
![small plane](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g4.jpg)
I flew the fast aircraft downwind at 3000 feet.
![light aircraft](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g5.jpg)
She flew a beautiful left hand circuit for Runway 12.
Adverbs
Adverbs can describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs. In Grammar 5-3, we will focus on adverbs that describe verbs:
![controller](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g6.jpg)
He vectors aircraft beautifully.
![controller with headset](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g7.jpg)
He can transmit quickly.
![control tower](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g8.jpg)
I went to the control tower late last night.
![woman controller](https://s3.amazonaws.com/smrtenglish.com/core/ENGL120AVIA/unit05/5-3g9.jpg)
Susan works the tower circuit professionally.
As + Adjective / Adverb + As
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