Why Planes Ask for Airplane Mode
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Before a plane takes off, the crew asks everyone to turn on airplane mode. This setting stops your phone from sending and receiving calls and messages. You can still read, play games and listen to music.
1. What can you still do in airplane mode?
- AMake phone calls
- BSend text messages
- CListen to music
Ver la respuesta
C. Listen to music
You can still read, play games and listen to music.
La prueba en el texto: You can still read, play games and listen to music
A phone is always talking to cell towers. When it cannot find one, it tries harder and sends a stronger signal. High in the sky, the towers are far away, so phones keep searching.
2. Why do phones send strong signals on a plane?
- AThe towers are far away
- BThe plane gives them extra power
- CThe pilots ask them to
Ver la respuesta
A. The towers are far away
The towers are far away, so the phone keeps searching and tries harder.
La prueba en el texto: the towers are far away, so phones keep searching
Pilots use radios to talk to people on the ground. Sometimes a phone's signal makes a small buzzing sound in a pilot's headset. It is annoying, but experts say the real risk is very small.
3. True or false? Experts say phones are a big danger to planes.
- ATrue (Verdadero)
- BFalse (Falso)
Ver la respuesta
B. False (Falso)
The buzzing is annoying, but experts say the real risk is very small.
La prueba en el texto: experts say the real risk is very small
So why keep the rule? Flying is very safe because airlines are careful about even small risks. Turning on airplane mode is an easy way to be careful. Many flights also offer wifi you can turn on in airplane mode.
4. What is the main idea of this part?
- APhones are very dangerous on planes
- BThe rule is an easy way to be careful
- CWifi on planes is always free
Ver la respuesta
B. The rule is an easy way to be careful
Airlines are careful about small risks, and airplane mode is an easy way to be careful.
La prueba en el texto: Turning on airplane mode is an easy way to be careful
Vocabulario en español
| Inglés | Español | Significado en inglés |
|---|---|---|
| takes off | despega | leaves the ground and starts to fly |
| cell towers | antenas de celular | tall towers that send and receive phone signals |
| signal | señal | an invisible message sent through the air |
| headset | diadema con micrófono | headphones with a small microphone |
| annoying | molesto | making you a little angry or bothered |
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