Activity 1: Airbus Report
Airbus is one of the two most important aerospace companies in the world, together with Boeing.
Airbus factories are spread among different parts of Europe. In Spain there are three Airbus factories, and one of those is in Illescas, Toledo.
Illescas factory uses some of the most innovative technologies in the world. Illescas factory is in charge of producing carbon fibre reinforced plastic components for all families of Airbus aircraft, including the horizontal tail plane. The site is equipped with the most advanced systems and processes for the design, manufacturing, inspection and repair of all types of composite material structures.
Moreover, parts of the double-decker Airbus A380, world’s largest passenger aircraft are also manufactured at Airbus Production Site Illescas, which are later transported to Toulouse for final assembly.
In summary, Illescas factory is a very important place for Airbus network as it is in charge of the materials which are used to build the largest, longest-range aircraft in the world.
However, all these activities may create some environmental problems. The production of carbon fiber aviation components may result in factory waste and acoustic pollution. The effect of acoustic pollution might be reduced by isolating the factory. Factory waste is recycled through recycling processes.
Activity 2
PRODUCT
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NEEDS
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KNOWLEDGE
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SKILL
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RISK
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Tin
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Food
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Chemist
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Packaging
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Pollution
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PC
|
Information
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Technology
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Surfing the web and more…
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Factory waste
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Car
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Movement
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Mechanic
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Driving
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Accidents
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Flute
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Music
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Intellectual
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Playing
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Noise
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Invention
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Date
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Inventor
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Wheel
|
5500 BC
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Mesopotamians
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Plough
|
3500 BC
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Mesopotamians
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Gunpowder
|
IX century AD
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Chinese
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Printing Press
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1440 AD
|
Johannes Guttenberg
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Steam Machine
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1698
|
Thomas Savery
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Automobile
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1769
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Nicolas Cugnot
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Light Bulb
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1880
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Jet Aircraft
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1958
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Boeing Inc.
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Internet
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1969
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UCLA and Harvard
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PC
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1971
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Kenback Systems USA
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Activity 3
3.1.
Find out the opposites of these words:
a)
Pull out: arrive, come
b)
Put on: remove, take off
c) Put together: separate, destroy
d)
Put in: gather, harvest
3.2.
Match the tools you need with the actions:
a)
To cut a plywood board: a wood saw
b)
To glue two pieces of wood: hot glue gun and hand clamp
c)
To measure a board: a ruler or a measuring tape
d)
To sand a corner of a pieces of planks: a lime
e) To
make a hole: a drill
f)
To insert a nail: a hammer
3.3.
Write down in your blog why this actions are dangerous in a workshop:
A)
Running: I think running is dangerous because you might fall.
B)
Jumping: There are dangerous tools in workshops, so any kind of violent
movements can hurt you.
C)
Having loose hair: Your hair might get caught while you use some tools.
D)
Push: It is dangerous because you might fall or you could be harmed by working
tools.
3.4.
Copy and complete these sentences about health and safety:
a)
You mustn’t wear rings or have loose hair because: rings or loose hair may
difficult your work, and loose hair may get trapped while using some tools.
b)
You mustn’t make too much noise because: it may disturb those who are around
you and your ear will suffer.
c)
You must keep your workstation clean and tidy because: it will be safer and
more comfortable for you to work there.
3.5.
Match the tools you need with the actions.Use your dictionary. Copy them into
your notebook and draw a picture of the tool next to the word.
1)
Glue and clamps à b)
To glue two pieces of wood
2)
Saw à a) To cut a plywood
board
3)
Ruler or set square à e)
To measure a board
4)
File or sandpaper à c)
To sand the corner of a piece of planks
5)
Punch or make a hole à d)
To insert an eye bolt in a piece of wood
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