eVTOL and the future tense

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eVTOL and the future tense

Recap future tense

What do you know about the future tense?

today's lesson

'Reading a text with new vocabulary and revising the future tense

Read the text

Find a difficult word? Write it down or underline them!

Any words you didn't understand?

Any words you didn't understand?

Make a short summary together

Prepare for a quiz!

Quiz time!

What does eVTOL stand for?

1. Enhanced verical take-off and landing
2. Electrical vertical take-off and landing
3. Electrical vehicular training of landing
4. Enhanced vehicular training of landing

What does congestion mean?

1. The state of being too busy or blocked, especially with traffic
2. Able to be made, done, or achieved
3. A formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime
4. That is a word? Is it something I can eat?

In what way are eVTOL planes NOT better than standard planes?

1. They make less sound
2. They go further
3. They make air travel faster
4. They look nicer

How fast can the Lilium jet travel?

1. 155kph
2. 155mph
3. 175 kph
4. 175mph

How far can the Lilium jet travel?

1. 155 kilometers
2. 155 miles
3. 175 kilometers
4. 175 miles

What does feasible mean?

1. Something which can easily become dirty or dusty
2. Able to magically appear within seconds
3. Able to be made, done, or achieved
4. Something which can be adjusted by a trained AI

Which aviation companies are investing in autonomous aircraft technologies?

1. Airbus
2. Boeing
3. Both
4. Neither

What does legislation mean?

1. A law or set of laws made by a government
2. Company rules created by the company itself
3. Personal morals and values
4. The term for missing a leg

What does autonomous mean?

1. A mechanical toy of a mouse
2. A mechanical toy of everything but a mouse
3. Relying on humans to receive directions
4. Independent and having the power to make your own decisions

Why is it unlikely flights with less than 1 pilot will be introduced as commercial flights soon?

1. Pilots are scared
2. It’s too expensive
3. The rules don’t allow this yet
4. The interference of sun rays makes it impossible

What could happen if Boeing managed to produce an autonomous aircraft before Airbus?

1. This could lead to severe consequences for Airbus
2. This could lead to severe consequences for Boeing
3. This would cause the government to get involved
4. This would have little effect on anything

Which Airbus airliner has succesfully achieved fully autonomous taxi, take-off and landings?

1. Airbus A380
2. Airbus A350
3. Airbus A340
4. Airbus A310

What do you think aviation will look like in 20 years?