Hi there!

In case you want it, I have some free materials for you to practise listening to different international accents.

– Aviation English: Here you can listen to candidates answering questions in the TEA test. Click here  (password = bluesky883).
– General English: This is a much larger selection of international speakers of English (18 languages). There are more than 500 recordings (with transcripts) for you to listen to. Click here (password = saywhat).

All credit goes to Mayflower College and SayWhat.

Over and out.

Hi there!

Have you ever thought “how easy it would be if I just were a native-English speaker…”? Well, I have! But sometimes, even if it seems hard to believe, being a native-English speaker has disadvantages. When it comes to English for Aviation, native speakers might feel too self-confident on their own skills, and as we already know, an excess of confidence can be very harmful when it comes to flying.

If you have some spare time, please take a look at this great article called “The Safety Risk of Native-English Speakers” in which some of the problems that native speakers might face are mentioned, as well as the importance of using standard phraseology to avoid potential problems.

Over and out.