Online Class Notes (Tibo)

Today we focused on:


https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/first-sustainable-fuel-flight-level-2/

Speaking exercise

for passengers maybe they will not care about the fuel used for the plane but I think it is the responsibility of the airlines. / Passengers are not responsible for how much a plane pollutes / for plane emissions  , it is the airlines that should take responsibility.

The responsibility is for companies to protect the environment , I think companies can do more contributions -> companies can contribute more

I think regular people will choose the cheaper one/option.

The gap between the 2 kinds of fuel is too big / wide. / the problem right now is that SAF is much more expensive than regular fuel

Maybe people can consider that but if is much higher I think maybe it is difficult to promote. / People would consider SAF if the price difference was much smaller.

We have sustainable fuel planes.
I am not sure because for the planes it was managed by the global team which is in Germany. / I just heard about but I don’t know that much because my German colleagues lead this initiative.

I saw it in our corporate news.

People realize it is important to protect the environment. The weather is very hot every year it is not regular. / the weather is becoming warmer and warmer
I heard our colleagues said the temperature in Australia will be 40 tomorrow.

For cities which are in the center of China they will have higher temperatures than SZ. / Cities located in central China …

It is a little cold in the morning and at night.

Vocabulary

electricity (n)
We use electricity more and more

contribution (n)
The contribution of our company to improve the situation with global warming are very numerous

contribute (v)
Our company contributes to the reduction of global warming

global warming (n) the weather getting hotter everywhere on earth
regular cars contribute to global warming

fuel (n) something you use to produce energy 燃料
Most planes use regular fuel

to fuel (v) to power
Most cars are still fueled with gas

to run out of fuel (expression) run out of power / energy
I want my kid to study hard but I don’t want him to skip bed time, I would be afraid he may run out of fuel during the exam.

aviation (n) related to planes
He works in the aviation industry

regular (adj) normal / usual kind
I didn’t select the express delivery because I was not in a hurry I chose the regular one
Regular people go to work every day

 large – scale / small – scale (adj) : making a big /large amount / limited amount
We launched the clothing brand 6 months ago and we found a new factory for large scale production for next year

to scale (v) to increase quantity / volume / become bigger
internet businesses scale very easily

Pronunciation

quiz