Creating a Web Quest Project: ex. 25
«How drones are advancing scientific research»
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Exercise 1. Warm-up. In pairs or small groups discuss the questions.
1. What is a drone?
2. What parts does it have and how does it work?
3. What does the word “unmanned” mean? And what does it imply?
4. How are drones operated?
5. How are drones used today?
6. Will drones be ever used in businesses, for any commercial purposes?
7. What are drones compatible with?
8. Should one be well qualified to fly a drone?
9. Are drones dangerous?
10. Have you ever flown a drone?
Exercise 2. Read and guess the meaning of these words which you will see in the text. If you have some difficulties use the dictionary or visit the Internet site:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Basic_English_international_wordlist
Aerial • volcano • constant • activity • elevation • collect • accurate • data • directly • emissions • automated • altitude • carbon dioxide • sulfur dioxide • hydrogen sulfide • volcanologist • thermal camera • visual camera • observe • serve • analysis • test • identify • hypothesis • context • essentially • remotely controlled • autonomously • software • sensor • associated • civilian • military • traffic • monitoring.
Exercise 3. Visit the website address given below. Watch the clip “How to fly a drone!” and write down the international words you have heard. Then read out the words from Exercise 2, which you have heard in the clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1xvATFvY5I
Exercise 4. Try to memorize the following words and word combinations. It will help you comprehend the text in detail, take part in the discussion, arrange role-plays, and present your projects.
1. unmanned – беспилотный
2. aerial – воздушный, надземный
3. vehicle – транспортное средство
4. aircraft – воздушное судно
5. remotely controlled – управляемый дистанционно
6. embedded – встроенный
7. in conjunction with – совместно, в соединении
8. GPS – Global Positioning System – спутниковая система навигации
9. initially – изначально
10. target – цель, мишень
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11. intelligence – разведка
12. to gather – собирать
13. weapons – оружие, вооружение
14. controversially – противоречиво
15. rescue – спасение
16. surveillance – наблюдение
17. firefighting – тушение пожаров
18. to arm – вооружать, оснащать
19. to erupt – извергаться
20. footage – отснятый материал, видеозапись
21. researcher – исследователь
22. customized – собранный на заказ
23. unmanned – беспилотный
24. to investigate – расследовать, изучать
25. summit vent – отверстие на вершине (зд.: кратор)
26. to access – иметь доступ, добраться
27. scientist – ученый
28. measurements – измерения
29. range – диапазон, ряд
30. ash – пепел
31. to alert – предупредить
32. impending – приближающийся
33. statement – заявление
34. so-called – так называемый
35. to gather data – собирать данные
36. sample – образец
37. to attach – прикреплять
38. proof-of-concept – проверка концепции
39. to provide smb. with smth. – обeспечивать кого-либо чем-либо
40. previously – ранее
41. to be in for smth. – предстоит что-либо
42. aerospace engineering – авиакосмическое машиностроение/техника
43. to test smth. out – проверить что-либо на практике
Exercise 5. Read the text carefully and try to focus on its essential facts. Make a plan, giving a title to every part of it. Compare your plan with those of your classmates. Whose plan is the most accurate?
A drone, in a technological context, is an unmanned aircraft. Drones are more formally known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UASes). Essentially, a drone is a flying robot. The aircrafts may be remotely controlled or can fly autonomously through software-controlled flight plans in their embedded systems working in conjunction with onboard sensors and GPS.
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In the recent past, UAVs were most often associated with the military, where they were used initially for anti-aircraft target practice, intelligence gathering and then, more controversially, as weapons platforms. Drones are now also used in a wide range of civilian roles ranging from search and rescue, surveillance, traffic monitoring, weather monitoring and firefighting to personal drones and businesses.
Drones armed with sensors
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