LJ 2- Military language

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Military language

Get started with the interview

Go to your reader on p. 34 or 35 and choose between the two articles and use that to conduct your interview. You can start your own interview by making a separate meeting. Once you're done you can switch roles. Remember to take notes! 

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Lesson goals

At the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Use the Military Alphabet
• Use the correct order in English sentences
• Scan a text for information
• Write a Pitch Letter

Warm-up - NATO Alphabet

Let's see how well you know your NATO alphabet on Quizziz!!

Exercise 1- Military Alphabet

What do you know about the Nato Alphabet?

• Exercise 1: Write down the words for each letter of the alphabet
  

 

Exercise 1- Military Alphabet

How well did you know the Military Alphabet? 

Explain in your own words why the NATO phonetic alphabet has been introduced.

Spell your first and last name using the military alphabet.

Write a short sentence containing at least five words, writing every letter in full according to the military alphabet.
e.g.:
'' Meet me at the following location 3054 Alpha Zulu to rendezvous with team Delta Echo Charlie''

Exercise 3 - Military slang and acronyms

Slang - a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

Acronym - an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

Go to the following website: https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/military-terms-and-jargon.html

 On this website you will find A Glossary of Military Terms & Slang and a link to: A Glossary of Military Acronyms

Go to p. 41

Exercise 3- Answer

1 . Since the airplane was low on fuel, it had to return to the landing zone

2.  The maintenance crew chief (of an F-15) says there is too much non- functioning gear on that spare parts airplane.

3. That zoomie =Term used by non-flying service members for anyone who operates a flying vehicle is over the hill – Missing in action or someone who has officially gone missing from their post, because when he hit the silk – Ejecting from an aircraft and utilizing a parachute., there was a HANO-High Altitude, No Opening. Refers to a parachute jump where the parachute fails to deploy. This is usually a fatal situation.

4. It seemed the pilot would make a big mistake, but instead he turned it into an easy assignment/ a success, saving the helicopter and earning him a ‘great job!’ from the whole team.

5.  How many kilometers does a jet fighter make?

6. The Forward Air Navigator told the Naval Flight Office to continue mission.

Word order 

Open your reader and (p. 42)

Exercise 4: Determine the order

Name the different parts of the following sentence by underlining them and writing the name of the part below. You may do so in Dutch.

Choose from: Lijdend Voorwerp (direct object)– Tijdsbepaling (Time) – Plaatsbepaling (Place)- Onderwerp (subject) – Meewerkend Voorwerp (indirect object)– Gezegde/Werkwoorden (verb).

John will give Jane a ring in the airplane when they go to Rio de Janeiro.

Exercise 5 - Answer

John will give Jane a ring in the airplane when they go to Rio de Janeiro.

John = onderwerp

will give = gezegde

Jane = meewerkend voorwerp (aan/voor wie + onderwerp + gezegde + lijdend voorwerp?)

a ring = lijdend voorwerp (wie/wat + onderwerp + gezegde?)

in the airplane = plaatsbepaling

when they go to Rio de Janeiro = tijdsbepaling

Exercise 5: Fix the order of the sentences

Go to p. 42

Now that you know the set order in English sentences, fix the following sentences by underlining the words that are in the wrong place:

1. You need to go in two days to a hotel in Amsterdam.

2. A letter will I send to you in two days.

3. That guy wants to Amsterdam go on holiday next week.

4. Could you me advise about how to do this test?

5. My uncle every year give a present my aunt for their anniversary.

Exercise 5: Answers

1. You need to go to a hotel in Amsterdam in two days.

2. I will send you a letter in two days.

3. That guy wants to go on holiday to Amsterdam next week.

4. Could you advise me about how to do this test?

5. My uncle gives my aunt a present for her birthday every year.

Writing a Pitch Letter

Watch the video  and write down in keywords the most important advantages of the F35 as compared to other fighter planes.

Pitch letters are an important aspect of getting interviews and having news articles written about a product or company. Pitch letters are letters written to producers and editors, asking them to interview you or another individual for their show or news article. These letters are meant to pique their interest enough to ask for more information.

The BBC is looking for someone who can explain what the added value is of the F-35 to their viewers. As the Netherlands have decided to buy more F-35s, someone belongs to the Dutch Army or the world of Dutch Aviation should be able to explain this to the British public.

Watch the video and write down in keywords the most important advantages of the F35 as compared to other fighter planes.
Go to p. 45 and complete ex. 8

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