FLIGHT

1. FLIGHT Part Two LESSON 19

2. In this lesson you will learn about the Wright brothers and the early days of flying. listen to a song about the woman flyer, Amy Johnson. compare Amy Johnson with the flyer, Amelia Earhart. talk about the influence of planes and flying today. take a look at space travel .

3. You will also look at the difference between the Active and Passive forms of the verb. compare information given in table form. review the possessive form. enrich your vocabulary and learn some useful expressions.

4. December 17th, 1903 is a special date in the history of flying. • On that date, the Wright brothers’ plane made its first flight. It was the first plane to fly properly.

5. The two brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, were born in Ohio, USA. Wilbur was born in 1867. Orville was born in 1871.

6. “From the time we were little children, my brother Orville and myself lived together, played together, worked together and, in fact, thought together.”

7. In 1892, they opened a bike shop together. The shop helped pay their bills. But their dream was to build a plane that could fly. Wright Cycle Shop

8. Both brothers asked themselves: How could they get a man ·        into the air, ·        keep him there, ·        and bring him down safely ? They were sure it could be done.

9. For years, they worked hard to make their dream come true. On December 17th, 1903, the Wright brothers’ plane “Flyer” took off shakily, flew 120 ft. and landed safely. The flight lasted 12 seconds.

10. What was the Wright brothers’ dream? Choose the right answer. To pay all their bills To work together at all times To design a better bike To build a safe flying machine

11. Others developed what the Wright brothers began in 1903. • Take a look at this time line between 1903 and 1930.

12. 1903 1st powered flight by the Wright brothers The English Channel between England and France crossed for the first time by plane First Atlantic crossing by plane 1st airline First solo flight made by a woman from England to Australia (Amy Johnson) 1909 1919 1919 1930

13. Amy Johnson and her Gypsy Moth, which she flew to Australia

14. In 1930, Amy Johnson flew solo from England to Australia. She won the hearts of everyone.

15. Amy, Wonderful Amy, How can you blame me for loving you? If you won the praise of every nation, You have filled my heart with admiration. Amy, wonderful Amy, I’m proud of the way you flew. Believe me, Amy, you cannot blame me, Amy, For falling in love with you.

16. Amy Johnson and Amelia Earhart were both famous flyers. They showed the world that women could do as well as men. • Compare these two women. In which way were they similar? In which way were they different?

18. Events Amy Johnson Amelia Earhart Year of birth 1903 1897 Country of birth Britain U.S.A. 1928 Qualified as the world’s first woman ground engineer 1930 First woman to fly solo to Australia 1932 First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic 1930 – 1939 Made many record flights Made many record flights 1937 Set out to fly round the world at the Equator. 1939 Johnson’s plane crashed into the Thames estuary After 22,000 miles flying, Earhart’s plane disappeared in the Pacific Ocean.

19. When the Wright brothers first flew their plane, “Flyer”, they changed the world forever.

20. Planes have • opened up the world. • made it easier for people to go from one country to another.

21. With the development of planes • a tourist industry has been created and developed. • poor countries now have more money because of tourism. • more people can be helped in emergency situations, such as earthquakes or floods.

22. Flying has come a long way since Daedalos made wings with feathers and wax. Today, NASA uses the space shuttle to launch astronauts and satellites into space.

23. In 1961, the Russians put the first man in space. His name was Yuri Gagarin. In 1969, the Americans put the first men on the moon. The next stop is the planet, Mars.

24. Now spacecraft are being designed for space tourists. “Make your reservations now. For 20 million dollars you can have a one - week trip in space.”

25. American businessman, Dennis Tito, was the world’s first space tourist. He flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. The trip lasted one week.

26. Let’s go to the net and find out • how many space tourists there • have been so far. • how much each trip cost. • how long their trip lasted. • what space tourism companies • are planning for the future. http://www.howstuffworks.com/space-tourism.htm

27. One day, you may have a chance to travel through space.

28. In this lesson you learnt about the Wright brothers and the early days of flying. listened to a song about the woman flyer, Amy Johnson. compared Amy Johnson with the flyer, Amelia Earhart. talked about the influence of the plane and flying today. took a look at space travel .

29. You also looked at the difference between the Active and Passive forms of the verb. compared information given in table form. reviewed the possessive form. enriched your vocabulary and learnt some useful expressions.