Introduction

We are going to read a few a short texts about pioneers of flight. Do you think that the invention of the aeroplane was important? Have you ever travelled by plane or another type of aircraft? Did you like it?

Pre-reading

1. Take a quick look at the pictures; which of the projects shown do you think succeeded?

2. Scan the texts quickly and match them to the illustrations.

While-reading

3. Read the texts without taking the paper covering the part of the text. Try to guess what happened next and write (1-2 sent.) what do you think did happen. Remove the covers and check whether you were right.

Post-reading

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5. Take another look at the pictures. With the knowledge acquired from the texts, decide which aircrafts failed; compare your results with your results from ex. 1.

6. Imagine you are an entrepreneur in the second half of the 19th century. Which one of the above inventors would you give your money to help him improve his project (in exchange for the future share

in the event of the project's success)? Write down your answer with a short explanation.
There are no wrong answers.

Introduction

We are going to read a few a short texts about pioneers of flight. Do you think that the invention of the aeroplane was important? Have you ever travelled by plane or another type of aircraft? Did you like it?

1. Take a quick look at the pictures; which of the projects shown do you think succeeded?

2. Scan the texts quickly and match them to the illustrations.

3. Read the texts without taking the paper covering the part of the text. Try to guess what happened next and write (1-2 sent.) what do you think did happen. Remove the covers and check whether you were right.

4. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

5. Take another look at the pictures. With the knowledge acquired from the texts, decide which aircrafts failed; compare your results with your results from ex. 1.

6. Imagine you are an entrepreneur in the second half of the 19th century. Which one of the above inventors would you give your money to help him improve his project? Write down your answer with

a short explanation.
There are no wrong answers.

pi·on·eer / ,p(aI)E'nIE(r) / ( ) -

NOUN

1. pioneer (in / of sth) - a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop SYN  trailblazer

2. pioneer - one of the first people to go to a particular area in order to live and work there

VERB

1. when sb pioneers sth, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use sth new

entre·pre·neur / ,OntrEprE'n3:(r) / ( ) - a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks

adj. en·tre·pre·neur·ial; noun entre·pre·neur·ship

air·craft / 'eEkra:ft / ( ) - (pl. air·craft) any vehicle that can fly and carry goods or passengers

aero·plane / 'eErEpl(eI)n; / ( ) (BrE) (NAmE air·plane) (also plane BrE, NAmE)
1. a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines

rattan / rae'taen / ( ) - [U] a SE Asian climbing plant with long thin strong stems used especially for making furniture

A4 B3 C2 D1

01 C

02 D

03 A

04, 05 B, D

06 A

07 C

08 B

09 C

10, 11 A, C

12 D

13, 14 B, D

15 B

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