Command&Control VEVOBL1 Unit 3 Mortar

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome in this English lesson of 14 September!
How are you?

Before we start, are there any questions?

service pistol

1. kogel
2. geweer
3. dienstwapen
4. oficier

accuracy

1. the distance a weapon can shoot
2. the ability to hit a target
3. a type of firearm
4. the speed that bullets are fired at

What must a soldier do to a pistol to allow it to fire rounds?

1. surrender it
2. aim it
3. charge it
4. clean it

burst

1. a type of bullet
2. a rifle that fires many bullets at once
3. a device used to aim
4. a series of bullets shot with one trigger pull

The rifle is a common military....

1. pistol
2. firearm
3. bullet
4. burst

What we'll learn in this lesson?

We will be able to describe a mortar in English 

When do you use a mortar?

How do you think are mortars difficult to use?

please open your books on page 6

comprhension, reading for specific information

Exercise 1
1. What type of fire does the mortar provide?

2. What should a soldier do first to operate a mortar?

3. How can soldiers change the range of a mortar?

mortar

indirect fire

discharge

shell

tube

firing pin

detonate

propellant

portable

mounted

mounted, propellants, indirect fire, detonate, portable

Answers exercise 3

1 D

2 D

3 C

questions

1. What time was the mortar unit ordered to fire?

2. How many times did the unit strike the enemy position?

3.How many times did the unit try to fire?

exercise 5
1. What was the unit ordered to do?

2. What type of weapon did the unit use?

3. Where was the enemy position

4. How many times did the unit fire upon the enemy position?

5. Why did the fourth shell fail to fire?

exercise 5
Explain how one can operate the mortar.

mortar

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