Religions and Cultural Sensitivity

Religions and Cultural Sensitivity

A separate and explicit training of different religions and cultures is an essential part of the overall training for all airport officials and crew members and the reason for this is quite apparent. Airline staff and crew come across people from various nationalities and cultures and each of these have their own unique practices and requirements.  While the Jews may need kosher meals, some Hindus may want completely vegetarian fare. And food is not the only sensitivity that we are talking about.

Educating the airline crews about different religions and cultures is imperative for them to have a better understanding of how specific religions and cultures function. The need for the same is evident from an incident with a US Airways flight in Minneapolis where six Muslim Imams were ejected by authorities because passengers and crew found their prayer rituals unnerving.

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Jet lag – Cause and Management

[audio:https://aviationenglishblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/05jetlag.mp3|titles=Jet lag – Causes and Management]Jet lag – Cause and Management

Also called desynchronosis, jet lag is a medical condition that occurs as a result of air travel across countries in different time zones in a short period of time. This is different from air sickness which is nausea experienced by some people every time they travel by air.

Some of the common symptoms of jet lag include headache, fatigue, insomnia, disrupted sleep pattern, irritability and digestive trouble.

The body can tell the time of the day with the help of specific signals that are received by the senses. For example, the optic nerve in the eyes receives information about the amount of light or darkness outside and transmits this to the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls various bodily functions like temperature, hunger, thirst and sleep as well.

The Romance of Aviation

The romance of aviation

This is an originally produced article and audio by Global Aviation English

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Discuss the idea of the romance of aviation and practice listening skills
• Have fun!

Once, flying was about brave feats and privilege, and it carried an air of glamour and mystique. In the early days of both airplanes and cinema, wealthy aviators dated Hollywood starlets, and Hollywood continues to romanticise flying with films that glamorise the life of pilots, crew and even military aviators. But is the aviator/flight attendant lifestyle as romantic as it looks?

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The story of a flight attendant

The story of a flight attendant

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Test your reading skills (level: easy)
• Have fun!

There’s a certain mystique about flight attendants, isn’t there? Watch heads turn as cabin crew walk by. They’re elegantly uniformed, immaculately turned out, on their way to somewhere far away and seemingly having the time of their lives. You can almost hear everyone wondering, ‘What’s it like for them?’

The average person is usually quite curious about what life is really like for flight attendants, what it feels like to wear that uniform, what really goes on among cabin crew, how many languages the flight attendant can converse in and how glamorous the lifestyle really is.

Click here to receive the REAL definition of a flight attendant!

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Stress Management for Flight Attendants

Stress management for flight attendants

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Improve vocabulary while learning stress management tips (difficult)
• Have fun!

By now everyone has heard or read about the flight attendant who made his own emergency exit upon landing, when a bad day at work became too much.

Link to article Raging flight attendant makes his own emergency exit

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Parts inside the Aircraft

Flight Attendant Interviews

Flight Attendant Interviews

Aim

• Practice English skills in an aviation context
• Learn some interview skills and gain confidence
• Have fun!

Do you know anyone who breezes through interviews without a hint of nervousness?  Wouldn’t that be great?  Unfortunately, it’s rare!  Most of us get nervous just thinking about it, and need all the help we can get.  For anyone planning to attend cabin crew interviews, some tailored advice follows.

4 tips to a successful cabin crew interview

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Aviation Grammar

Aviation Grammar

Many Aviators would like to communicate in English accurately. We have a grammar program designed specifically for Aviators. Explanations are clear and in an Aviation context.

See our YouTube Channel to watch our Grammar Video series.

Lesson 1: Verb to be

Lesson 2: Present Simple

Lesson 3: Present Continuous

Lesson 4: Present Simple x Present Continuous

Lesson 5: Past Simple

Lesson 6: Past Continuous

Lesson 7: Past Simple x Past Continuous

Lesson 8: Future Simple x Future Continuous

Lesson 9: Articles

Lesson 10: There / Is / Are

Lesson 11: Countables / Uncountables

Lesson 12: Frequency

Lesson 13: In /On / At Place

Lesson 14:  In / On / At Time

Lesson 15: For / To

Lesson 16: Phrasal Verbs

Lesson 17: Comparisons

Lesson 18: Modals

Lesson 19: Conditionals

Lesson 20: Prefect Tense

Lesson 21: Perfect Continuous

Lesson 22: Passive Voice

Lesson 23: Yet / Still / Already

Lesson 24:  Direct and Indirect Speech

English for Flight Attendants

Flight Attendants can use this site to study, improve and maintain their  level of Aviation English.

With this site you can read about the vocabulary that is specific to your area, listen to the pronunciation, and practice what you have learnt with a mini quiz at the end of the lesson.

Contact us to know more about practicing Aviation English for Flight Attendants for specific situations.

Topics for English for Flight Attendants

– The Romance of Aviation

– Parts Inside the Aircraft

– The Story of a Flight Attendant

– Parts of the Aircraft

– Stress Management

– Air Rage – Causes and Prevention

– Jet Lag

– Countries and Cultures

– Flight Attendant Interviews

– Packing

– Cabin Crew Procedures

– Religion and Cultural Sensitivities

– Health Problems on Board

Flight Attendant On Board Situations – 1

Please watch this interesting video about situations on board and tips on how to solve them using English for Aviation.