Part 1: Picture description
Part 1: Picture description
Describe these pictures in as much detail as you can
Words which may help you:
- Fuselage – twin engine – tail fin
- Mountain – grass – taxiway
You might also find the links to aircraft diagrams in section 4 useful for this exercise.
Questions to think about:
- What does the aeroplane look like?
- What type of aircraft is it?
- What is the weather like?
- Where do you think the picture was taken? What makes you think this?
- What can you see in the foreground?
- What can you see in the background?
- What can you see in the middle distance?
Words which may help you:
- Single engine – propeller – fixed gear – high wing – low wing
- Building – control tower – floodlight
- Palm tree – hangar – building
Questions to think about:
- Describe the aircraft you can see
- What is the vehicle on the left of the photo? Describe it
- What can you see in the background?
- What is the weather like?
- Where do you think the picture was taken? What makes you think this?
- Where in the airfield was the photograph taken?
- What can you see on the right of the photo, behind the light aircraft?
Words which may help you:
- Biplane – airborne / in the air – vintage – cockpit
Questions to think about:
- Describe the aircraft
- Is this a military aircraft? How do you know?
- What can you see in the bottom left hand corner of the photograph?
- What do you think is happening in this photo?
- Where do you think it was taken? Why?
- At what time of the year do you think it was taken? Why do you think that?
Words which may help you:
- Interior – carpet – light – porthole
- Table – seat – seatbelt – screen
- Plate – glass – napkin – vase
- Wood – wooden – leather
- Comfortable – luxury – luxurious
Questions to think about:
- What type of aircraft do you think this is?
- Have you ever flown on an aircraft like this? If so, where were you flying? When was this? Was it for work? Or pleasure?
- Would you like to fly in an aeroplane such as this? Why (not)?
- What can you see in the middle of the photograph, in the background?
- What can you see in the foreground, on the righthand side?
- Describe the table and what is on it
- Do the plates and glasses seem appropriate for an aeroplane? Why (not)?
- Would you like to work in business aviation? Why (not)?