Amazing Aviators

A2-B1

F. H. Cornish, Fiona MacKenzie

• Publisher: Collins
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9780007556915
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: English Language
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.

GLOSSARY

altitude NOUN

a measurement of height above the level of the sea

ascend VERB

to move upwards

brand NOUN

the name of a product that a particular company makes

business NOUN

an organization that produces and sells goods or that provides a service

businessman (businessmen) NOUN

a man who works in business

businesswoman (businesswomen) NOUN

a woman who works in business

cloth UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

material that is used for making clothing

cockpit NOUN

the part of an aeroplane where the pilot sits

compartment NOUN

one of the separate sections of something

competitive ADJECTIVE

competing with other people or groups

co-pilot NOUN

a pilot who helps the main pilot in an aeroplane

course NOUN

the direction in which someone or something is going

criminal NOUN

a person who does something illegal

cubic metre NOUN

a unit of volume that is one metre long on each side

demonstrate VERB

to show people how something works or how to do something

demonstration NOUN

a talk by someone who shows you how to do something or how something works

display NOUN

an event in which something is presented to the public in order to entertain or impress them

dream NOUN

something that you often think about because you would like it to happen VERB to see events in your mind while you are asleep

dreamer NOUN

someone who looks forward to pleasant things that may never happen, rather than being realistic and practical

economics UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the study of the way in which money and industry are organized in a society

engineer NOUN

a person who designs, builds and repairs machines, or structures such as roads and bridges

engineering UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the work of designing and building machines or structures such as roads and bridges

establish VERB

to create something new, for example an organization

experiment NOUN

a scientific test that you do in order to discover what happens to something

fixed-wing ADJECTIVE

having wings that stay in a fixed position rather that ones that move

fog UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

thick cloud that is close to the ground

headlamp NOUN

one of the two large powerful lights at the front of a vehicle

heavier-than-air ADJECTIVE

used for describing flying machines, as opposed to balloons

hobby NOUN

an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time

honour NOUN

something special that someone is allowed to do

horsepower UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

a unit of power used for measuring how powerful an engine is

iceberg NOUN

a very large piece of ice that floats in the sea

infect VERB

to affect a person or part of their body so that they become ill

invade VERB

to attack and enter a country

invent VERB

to be the first person to think of something or to make it

invention NOUN

something that has been invented by someone

inventor NOUN

someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things

invest VERB

to put money into a business or a bank, in order to try to make a profit from it

kidnap VERB

to take someone away by force and keep them as a prisoner, often until their friends or family pay a large amount of money

land VERB

to bring a plane or spacecraft to the ground at the end of a journey

manager NOUN

a person who controls all or part of a business or organization

map VERB

to make a map of an area or route

mapping UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the activity of making a map of an area or route

medal NOUN

a small metal disc that you receive as a prize for doing something very good

monoplane NOUN

an aeroplane with one set of wings, rather than two or three sets

movement NOUN

when something changes position, or goes from one place to another

navigation UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

the job or activity of working out the direction in which an aircraft should be travelling

navigator NOUN

the person on an aircraft whose job is to work out the direction in which it should be travelling

parachute NOUN

a large piece of thin material that a person attaches to their body when they jump from an aircraft to help them float safely to the ground

passenger NOUN

someone who is travel...

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Introduction
• The Grading Scheme
• Joseph-Michel Montgolfier
• Louis Blériot
• Charles Lindbergh
• Amelia Earhart
• Amy Johnson
• Glossary
• Keep Reading
• Copyright
• About the Publisher