Inside the training of the UK's military Air Traffic Controllers – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.44 now west 125 land
2.Our job is to protect the people flying
3.It's a lot of responsibility
4.We kind of got people's lives in your hands
5.You're sort of the final point of failure to ensure safety in the air
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
awareness
B2The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
Example:
"awareness not just for what's going on"
helicopters
B1An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
Example:
"busiest towers with up to 20 helicopters"
conducting
A2To lead, or guide; to escort.
Example:
"conducting up to three sorties each per"
birmingham's
B1A B1-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Birmingham's 250 civilian flights, as"
operating
A2To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
Example:
"well as smaller airports operating"
perspective
B2A view, vista or outlook.
Example:
"perspective and if this is to go wrong"
seriousness
B2The state or quality of being serious.
Example:
"seriousness nature of the job"
fortunately
B1In a fortunate manner.
Example:
"fortunately never never a crash um yeah"
hopefully
A2In a hopeful manner.
Example:
"hopefully hope never will but we've"
validations
B1The act of validating something.
Example:
"part of our sort of annual validations"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| awareness | B2 | The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. |
| helicopters | B1 | An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft. |
| conducting | A2 | To lead, or guide; to escort. |
| birmingham's | B1 | A B1-level word commonly used in this context. |
| operating | A2 | To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. |
| perspective | B2 | A view, vista or outlook. |
| seriousness | B2 | The state or quality of being serious. |
| fortunately | B1 | In a fortunate manner. |
| hopefully | A2 | In a hopeful manner. |
| validations | B1 | The act of validating something. |
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