Week 1: Introduction to drones and drone technology

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Week 1: Introduction to drones and drone technology

Lesson goals

• You will learn about the main components of the drone
• You will know the difference between commercial and enterprise drone use.
• You can analyze a text/video and summarize the topic correctly.
• Learn about the present simple rules and form.
• Learn about the text structures and reading strategies 

Fun fact: Which celebrity had a drone company?

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The answer

Working 10 hours a day for $20 a week in a World War II defense plant 70 years ago . The 18-year-old Norma Jeane Dougherty aka Marilyn Monroe

made small remote-controlled pilotless aircraft, intended to help United States Army and Navy with anti-aircraft gunners.

Her company was called Radioplane

What do you know about drones?

What is the maximum weight that commercial drones are allowed to carry?

1. 25 pounds
2. 40 pounds
3. 10 pounds
4. 55 pounds

Which company has the largest fleet of commercial delivery drones?

1. Amazon
2. DHL
3. UPS
4. FedEx

What is the maximum range of a typical enterprise drone?

1. 10 miles
2. 1 mile
3. 20 miles
4. 5 miles

Exercise 1 - Listening

After watching the video, complete the following

Go to Canvas and find exercise 1

1. What are some potential uses for drones?

1. Military operations
2. Delivering packages
3. Conducting inspections of infrastructure
4. All the above

2. What is the main advantage of using drones for inspections?

1. They can be operated remotely, reducing the need for human workers in dangerous environments
2. They are less expensive than traditional inspection methods
3. They are more accurate than traditional inspection methods
4. They can perform inspections faster than traditional inspection methods

3. What is the main disadvantage of using drones for deliveries?

1. They are too expensive to operate
2. They are not reliable enough to deliver packages on time
3. They require a lot of airspace to operate safely
4. They are limited in the size and weight of packages they can deliver

4. What is the main concern regarding the use of drones in military operations?

1. They are too expensive to operate
2. They are not reliable enough to be used in combat situations
3. They raise ethical concerns about the use of force and privacy violations
4. They are too difficult to control

5. What is the main challenge facing the development of drone technology?

1. Battery life and range limitations
2. Safety concerns and regulations
3. The cost of manufacturing
4. Difficulty in designing and building a reliable drone

Text structure and reading strategies

There are 5 types of (informational) text strucuture in the English language. This means that you've read every type of text so far in your life.

Reading strategies are the tools you use to better approach (read) a text in order to understand it better and extract key information from it. There are 9 types of reading strategies!

Text structure

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Exercise 2 &3 - Reading

Read the following texts:

1. What is a drone? 
2. Commercial drones vs. enterprise drones, what is the difference?

Exercise 2 - Answers

Exercise 3 - Answers

Grammar rules

To understand grammar you must understand 3 main things about grammar rules. 

1. Usage
2. Form
3. Signal words

Once you know the usage and form of a certain tense (tijd), you can master the grammar rules faster. 

Present simple usage

Present simple form

Present simple form