Laser Pointer Incidents on the Rise

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Laser pointers are typically used in business and school presentations. It is a pointing device that makes it easier for the audience to follow what the speaker is discussing.

Unfortunately, some people tend to use it for other purposes that could be fatal to a lot of people travelling by plane.

Let’s read the article and know more about the threats this kind of incidents pose to planes.

https://www.english-online.at/news-articles/technology/laser-pointer-incidents-on-the-rise.htm

Vocabulary Questions:

  1. What does the word “shine into” mean? “In February, a Virgin Atlantic flight to New York JFK had to return to London Heathrow because a laser light had been shone into the cockpit.” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.
  2. What does “to target a particular person or thing” mean? “Pope Franciscus’ flight from Cuba to Mexico was targeted by a laser beamer during landing.” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.
  3. What does the phrasal verb “carry something out” mean? “Most attacks are carried out by young men or boys, who are often not aware of the dangers of laser instruments.” Use it in a sentence and give two synonyms.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What is your reaction to this news?
  2. How does laser pointing affect aviation safety?
  3. Given the possible danger laser pointing pose to aircrafts, do you think the selling of this item should be strictly regulated?
  4. What might be airline measures for pilots to reduce the severity of this incident?
  5. How can these incidents be stopped?
  6. Have you heard of laser pointing incidents involving aircrafts in your country? How did it end?
  7. Share your thoughts on this: “According to psychologists, playing around with guns and other weapons is something that typically attracts males.“.
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One reply on “Laser Pointer Incidents on the Rise”

Discussion Questions:
1. What is your reaction to this news?
I knew about laser pointer attacks, most of them in the past in the football matches, etc.…. Always are silly people in the entire world… I didn’t know about flights attacks… and I am amaze there is nothing put in motion in planes ir order to avoid these kind of attacks for the safety of the flight.
2. How does laser pointing affect aviation safety?
In a dramatic way, because affects the pilot vision in the most dangerous manoeuvres: the take-off and the landing. Furthermore it can affect the pilot’s vision for ever, even became blind.
3. Given the possible danger laser pointing pose to aircrafts, do you think the selling of this item should be strictly regulated?
Absolutely, we are talking about attacks to flights that compromise the safety of the passengers, so it is a big deal and should be regulated.
4. What might be airline measures for pilots to reduce the severity of this incident?
The have to implements measures to tackle this problem, may be some kind of special glasses or goggles that avoid the laser beam?
5. How can these incidents be stopped?
Regulating the sell of these laser pointer, record them, adapt the law to this kind of criminal acts, imprison these people, etc…
6. Have you heard of laser pointing incidents involving aircrafts in your country? How did it end?
Not at all, as I said before, a knew some incidents in football matches, nothing compares to the flight’s incidents referred to in the article.
7. Share your thoughts on this: “According to psychologists, playing around with guns and other weapons is something that typically attracts males.
Basically, men are more aggressive than woman, we like violence… it’s sad to say that but is the way is it… we are animals and we have instincts.

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