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VIDEO TEACHING RESOURCES - TOP GUN

Top Gun - Episode 1

Vocabulary

navy/naval, pilot, fighter, aircraft carrier, established, enemy, intercept, unidentified,

to scare away, to panic, to fly, to take off/land, to help,

True or false?
  1. “Fighter Weapons School” is a school for the best American naval pilots.
  2. “Fighter Weapons School” is called “Top Gun” by the pilots.
  3. “Fighter Weapons School” was established in 1967.
  4. The film begins in the Pacific Ocean.
  5. An enemy plane approaches the aircraft carrier.
  6. Two American planes are sent to intercept it.
  7. There are three enemy planes, not one!
  8. Maverick and Goose scare away the enemy planes.
  9. Cougar panics and can’t fly his plane.
  10. Maverick lands on the aircraft carrier.
  11. Cougar helps Maverick return to the aircraft carrier.
  12. Cougar resigns his job as a pilot.
  13. Maverick’s boss is very happy with them.
  14. Maverick and Goose are sent to Top Gun.

Top Gun – Episode 2

True or False?
  1. The commanding officer’s name is Metcalfe.
  2. The 3 best pilots in the course can become an instructor at Top Gun.
  3. Maverick and Goose go to have dinner in a restaurant.
  4. Goose says Iceman is the best pilot.
  5. Iceman offers to help Maverick.
  6. Maverick and Goose sing a song “You’ve lost that loving feeling”.
  7. The woman is called Charlotte.
  8. The woman agrees to go out with Maverick.
Put these sentences in order:
  1. Iceman says, “I don’t like you because you’re dangerous”.
  2. Jester follows Maverick’s plane.
  3. The commanding officer knew Maverick’s father.
  4. Maverick corrects Charlotte about the Mig.
  5. The controller is very angry with the pilots.
  6. Maverick and Goose have their first training flight with Jester (an instructor).
  7. The commanding officer tells Maverick to obey the rules.
  8. The pilots meet the civilian instructor: Charlotte!
  9. Maverick locks his radar on Jester.
  10. Charlotte asks Maverick to tell her about the Mig.
  11. Maverick flys low over the control tower.

Top Gun – episode 3

Put these sentences in order:

  1. Charlotte invites Maverick to dinner.
  2. Maverick tells Goose, “You’re the only family I’ve got.”
  3. Maverick tells Slider, “You stink!”
  4. Goose says he can’t sleep because he’s worried about his family.
  5. Maverick asks Charlotte to trust him.
Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences:
They play disappeared in the Vietnam war.
Maverick rides his motorbike she’s hungry.
Charlotte says about the Mig.
Charlotte wants to know beach volleyball.
Maverick tells Charlotte to Charlotte’s house.
Maverick says his father his mother and father are dead.

Top Gun – Episode 4

Complete these sentences using one of the following simple past forms:

lost, criticised, landed, couldn’t, left x2, locked on, ejected, hit, was x2, chased, told x2, rescued, started

  1. Maverick _____ Charlotte a note.
  2. Maverick _____ Iceman to follow Viper.
  3. Jester _____ to Maverick.
  4. Jester _____ Maverick for leaving Iceman.
  5. Goose’s wife _____ Charlotte that Maverick _____ in love with her.
  6. Maverick and Iceman _____ 3 enemy planes.
  7. Iceman _____ lock on to the enemy plane.
  8. Maverick _____ control of his plane.
  9. Maverick’s plane _____ to spin.
  10. Maverick and Goose _____ from their plane.
  11. Goose _____ the canopy while ejecting from the plane.
  12. Goose and Maverick _____ in the sea.
  13. A helicopter _____ them.
  14. The commanding officer _____ Maverick that Goose _____ dead.

Top Gun – Episode 5

Who says....?
  1. I’ll be here if you need me. - Charlotte
  2. He’d have flown anyway without you.
  3. Lieutenant Pete Mitchell was not a fault in the incident.
  4. Get him up flying. Soon!
  5. Hey, where the hell are you going?
  6. I’m sorry about Goose. Everybody liked him.
  7. I heard you got that job in Washington. Congratulations.
  8. So long, Pete Mitchell.
  9. I flew with your old man.
  10. You think I should quit?
  11. We got a crisis situation.
  12. Gentlemen, this is the real thing.
  13. We’re hit in the right engine.
  14. I’m going to hit the brakes. He’ll fly right by.
  15. You are still dangerous, but you can be my wingman anytime.
  16. They gave you the choice of duty, son – anything, anywhere.
  17. I thought of being an instructor.
  18. This could be complicated.

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