"I am teaching English to men working on the repair of aircraft interiors, walls, toilets,etc and I need vocabulary/books"

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I am an English teacher in Thailand and my students work as interior maintenance engineers/fitters, they need a good level of English to communicate with airline reps. They are experienced in their work but lack the working vocabulary in English, and as I am an aviation moron I need books to help me teach them, they deal with all aspects of interior maintenance and repair.
Any and all help or suggestions will be much appreciated.

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"Try these books. They may be of use, but check the online resources bellow first."

by denzacar on May 22 2008 (20 months ago)

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These books may be of use, but check the online resources bellow first.

Cambridge Air and Space Dictionary (Cambridge reference) (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/Cambridge-Air-Space-Dictionary-reference/dp/0521394392/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211492371&sr=8-4

15 used & new available from $0.73
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Dictionary of Air Transport and Traffic Control (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Air-Transport-Traffic-Control/dp/0246123605/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211492371&sr=8-9

7 used & new available from $53.99
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The United States Air Force Dictionary (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/United-States-Air-Force-Dictionary/dp/0548443491/ref=sr_1_31?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211492424&sr=8-31

Price: $34.16
7 used & new available from $29.73
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US AIR FORCE A DICTIONARY (Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol 696) (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/DICTIONARY-Garland-Reference-Library-Science/dp/082405539X/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211492371&sr=8-8

1 used & new available from $29.95
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANICS (Hardcover)
http://www.amazon.com/QUESTIONS-ANSWERS-AIRPLANE-ENGINE-MECHANICS/dp/B0012MEP1K/ref=sr_1_48?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211492733&sr=8-48

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Online glossaries and indexes:

Aviation Glossary
http://www.jetsales.com/mesinger/glossary/glossary.html

Glossary of Airplane Terms
http://www.coastalplanes.com/articles/glossary.html

Glossary
http://g.oswego.edu/dl/acs/glossary/section3_1.html

Aircraft Glossary
http://www.aircraft.co.za/Glossary/A.php

AvSpeak
A Glossary of Aviation
Terms and Abbreviations
http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html

Glossary of Aircraft-Related Terms
http://www.fly-efi.com/glossary.html

Glossary of Terms
http://web.mit.edu/16.00/www/aec/glossary.html

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"Lots of Visual Dictionaries online...."

by OlyPolly on May 15 2008 (21 months ago)

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Try this one from About.com, it is all work related and geared to ESL: http://esl.about.com/od/engilshvocabulary/ig/Visual-Dictionary---Work/ Also see Merriam-Webster's online visual dictionary: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/about-visual_overview.php
Sources: Just a suggestion

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The Japanese students who roomed with me spent hours with my visual dictionary...best thing for ESL to come down the pike in awhile!

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

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Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary (Win/Mac)

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Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries)

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Ultimate Visual Dictionary

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Visual & Talking Dictionary

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Speak Like A Thai Volume 1 - Contemporary Thai Expressions (Speak Like a Thai)

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Ultimate Visual Dictionary of Science (Ultimate Visual Dictionary)

Amazon List Price: $30.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 5 reviews)

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This question confuses me a little. I think the question seeks a technical English-Thai/Thai-English dictionary that has aircraft maintenance terminology. Perhaps this would be available through Thai Airways?