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    Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart were two famous early aviators. [1] Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. [2] He flew from New York to Paris in 33 hours at just 25 years old, making him an American hero. [3] Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and also disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.

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    Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart were two famous early aviators. [1] Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. [2] He flew from New York to Paris in 33 hours at just 25 years old, making him an American hero. [3] Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and also disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.

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    Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart were two famous early aviators. [1] Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. [2] He flew from New York to Paris in 33 hours at just 25 years old, making him an American hero. [3] Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and also disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.

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    Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart

    Read the following textbook article. Pay special attention to the past-tense forms
    of be.Then, do the activities.

    At the beginning of the twentieth century,


    flight was new. It was not for everyone. It was only
    for the brave and adventurous. Two adventurers
    were Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart.
    Charles Lindbergh loved to fly. He was born
    in 1902, one year before the Wright brothers’
    historic flight. In 1927, a man offered a $25,000
    reward for the first person to fly from New York
    to Paris nonstop. Lindbergh was a pilot for the
    Charles Lindbergh, United States Mail Service at that time. He
    1902–1974 wanted to win the prize.
    He became famous because he was the first person
    to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. His plane
    was in the air for 33 hours. The distance of the
    flight was 3,600 miles. There were thousands of
    people in New York to welcome him home. He
    was an American hero. He was only 25 years old.
    Another famous American aviator5 was Amelia
    Earhart. She was the first woman to fly across
    the Atlantic Ocean alone. She was 34 years old.
    Amelia Earhart,
    Americans were in love with Earhart. In 1937, 1897–1937
    however, she was on a flight around the world
    when her plane disappeared somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
    No one really knows what happened to Earhart.

    EXERCISE 1
    TRUE OR FALSE- Read the teaxt and say if these sentenses are true or false.

    1) At the beginning of the 20th century everybody wanted to travel by plane. _____
    2) Charles was born in the 19th century. ____
    3) In 1927, Charles was already and aviator. _____
    4)Amelia and Charles were famous because they built the first plane. _____
    5) Charles flew from New York to Paris for 33 hours nonstop. _____
    6) Amelia was 25 years old when she flew across the atlantic ocean. _____
    7) Earheart dissapeared in 1937.____

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    EXERCISE 2 6 Read each statement. Then write a negative statement with the
    words in parentheses ( ).
    EXAMPLE The Wright brothers were inventors. (Earhart and Lindbergh)
    Earhart and Lindbergh weren’t inventors.

    1. The train was common transportation in the early 1900s. (the airplane)

    2. Earhart was from Kansas. (Lindbergh)

    3. Lindbergh’s last flight was successful. (Earhart’s last flight)

    4. Lindbergh’s plane was in the air for many hours. (the Wright brothers’
    first plane)

    EXERCISE 3 Read each statement. Then write a yes/no question with the words
    in parentheses ( ). Give a short answer.
    EXAMPLE The Wright brothers were inventors. (Lindbergh)
    Was Lindbergh an inventor? No, he wasn’t.

    1. The airplane was an important invention. (the telephone)

    2. Thomas Edison was an inventor. (the Wright brothers)

    3. Amelia Earhart was American. (Lindbergh)

    4. Travel by plane is common now. (100 years ago)

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    EXERCISE 4 Read each statement. Then write a wh- question with the words in
    parentheses ( ). Answer the question.
    EXAMPLE Lindbergh was very famous. (why)
    A: Why was Lindbergh famous?
    B: He was one of the first aviators.

    1. Lindbergh was a hero. (why)


    A:
    B:
    2. Lindbergh was American. (what nationality/Earhart)
    A:
    B:
    3. Earhart was 34 years old when she crossed the ocean. (how old/Lindbergh)
    A:
    B:
    4. Lindbergh was a famous aviator. (who/the Wright brothers)
    A:
    B:

    EXERCISE 5 Fill in the blanks with the past tense of one of the words from the
    box below.

    fly think drive be fall


    write put become see

    EXAMPLE Goddard became interested in rockets when he was a child.

    1. He a professor of physics.
    2. People that space travel was impossible.
    3. Goddard his first rocket in a car and to his
    aunt’s farm.
    4. The rocket for 2½ seconds and then it to
    the ground.
    5. Goddard never the first moon landing.
    6. The New York Times about their mistake 49 years later.

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