偶爾練練英語發音,順便給ICAO英語課製作點音頻素材,讓學生練習故事複述。如果對英語發音要求不高的話,可以湊合著用!
本故事素材出自一本很老的管制員ICAO英語考試輔導書籍,文字上可能略有改動。One day in 2000, Flight 154 reported bird strike three minutes after takeoff, and requested returning to the airport. But the controller told the crew that the RVR of the airport was below landing minimum. So the captain made a decision to make an emergency landing at Airport A. Air traffic controllers immediately contacted Airport A and gained permission for a landing on Runway 15. However, the aircraft could not reach Airport A due to a lack of altitude. The crew decided to make a ditching on a river and they reported it to the controllers. Finally, the crew made a ditching without power at about 150 miles per hour on the river.
讀這個故事的時候,故意把was讀成了is。看學生聽到時態錯誤時,會不會感到彆扭,複述時是否也犯這個錯。
說英語時,控制好時態,是一項基本能力。按照評分標準,控制不好時態,叫全局錯誤(global error),不過國內判得沒這麼嚴!