Up, up and away!

Martin Halstead is only 19, but he already owns an airline owns an airline company. Alpha One Airways will make its first flight on 14 December this year. The plane will fly from the Isle of Man (an island between England and Ireland) to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It won’t carry a lot of passengers because it is a small plane. The journey will take about 45 minutes. Tickets will be cheap and passengers won’t get any food or drink on the flight. Will the company make money? Nobody knows – but most people think that Martin Halstead will be successful one day.

1. When will Alpha One Airways make its first flight?

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2. Where will the plane fly from?

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3. Where will it fly to?

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4. Will it carry a lot of passengers? Why or why not?

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5. How long will the journey take?

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6. Will the passengers get any food or drink?

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Type the correct word into the gap
carried carry go had has haven't isn’t used weren’t would

1. If the weather is cold, I __________ inside.

2. If it rains, I __________ an umbrella.

3. The piano is loud, __________ it?

4. The dogs were funny? __________ they?

5. Have you ever relaxed at the beach? No, I __________ .

6. Has she ever been to a concert? Yes, she __________ .

7. If I went on a holiday, I __________ take photos.

8. If you __________ a lot of money, what would you do?

9. Paintbrushes are __________ to paint pictures.

10. The seeds are __________ by birds.

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow:

AMAZING NEW INVENTIONS

Every year, more and more amazing things are invented. Here are three of our favourites for this year.

A. Fukuda’s Automatic Door

Can you imagine a door that fits around your body as you walk through it? Fukuda’s Automatic Door was designed in Japan by an inventor named Rikiya Fukuda. It automatically indentifies movement and only opens just enough to match the shape of the person or object coming through. So, what are the advantages? It saves energy by helping to keep the same temperature in a room. It can also prevent dirt and other materials from being carried inside. As well as people, the Automatic Door works for small objects, like packages delivered to a post office, or for larger things, such as a car coming through a garage door.

B. The Hand Roll Piano

Traveling musicians will be happy with this invention. The Hand Roll Piano was invented by the Japanese company Yamano Music. What makes it different is that it can be rolled up like a blanket. This makes it easier to carry and easier to store. The keyboard is 100 cm long but weighs just 1 kg. It has 61 very thin keys and is made of rubber. It’s convenient to carry, but it’s also a great instrument. The piano can be played for up to 15 hours on standard batteries. It has more than 100 sounds and its own speaker.

C. The LifeStraw

Today, more than one billion people in the world do not have safe water. However, it’s been discovered that for the price of a cup of coffee, a life can be saved. The LifeStraw, which costs just $3, is a device for purifying water. It is able to turn dirty water into drinking water. The drinking straw was designed by the Swiss-based company Vestergaard Frandsen. It uses seven types of filter to make water clean enough to drink. It can prevent illnesses and it can also create safe drinking water for victims of hurricanes, earthquakes or other disasters.

Task 1. Choose the best description (from a - d) for each paragraph. There’s one extra description you do not need to use. Write your answers in the space provided.

a. It’s an invention that saves lives.

b. It helps you to do housework.

c. It’s a device that knows when you are coming.

d. It makes entertaining easier.

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow:

AMAZING NEW INVENTIONS

Every year, more and more amazing things are invented. Here are three of our favourites for this year.

A. Fukuda’s Automatic Door

Can you imagine a door that fits around your body as you walk through it? Fukuda’s Automatic Door was designed in Japan by an inventor named Rikiya Fukuda. It automatically indentifies movement and only opens just enough to match the shape of the person or object coming through. So, what are the advantages? It saves energy by helping to keep the same temperature in a room. It can also prevent dirt and other materials from being carried inside. As well as people, the Automatic Door works for small objects, like packages delivered to a post office, or for larger things, such as a car coming through a garage door.

B. The Hand Roll Piano

Traveling musicians will be happy with this invention. The Hand Roll Piano was invented by the Japanese company Yamano Music. What makes it different is that it can be rolled up like a blanket. This makes it easier to carry and easier to store. The keyboard is 100 cm long but weighs just 1 kg. It has 61 very thin keys and is made of rubber. It’s convenient to carry, but it’s also a great instrument. The piano can be played for up to 15 hours on standard batteries. It has more than 100 sounds and its own speaker.

C. The LifeStraw

Today, more than one billion people in the world do not have safe water. However, it’s been discovered that for the price of a cup of coffee, a life can be saved. The LifeStraw, which costs just $3, is a device for purifying water. It is able to turn dirty water into drinking water. The drinking straw was designed by the Swiss-based company Vestergaard Frandsen. It uses seven types of filter to make water clean enough to drink. It can prevent illnesses and it can also create safe drinking water for victims of hurricanes, earthquakes or other disasters.

Read the text again and say

Which section A-C mentions:

- an object that is surprisingly light. 44. _________

- something that was invented in Europe. 45. _________

- a very cheap invention. 46. _________

- a way of keeping a place cleaner. 47. _________

- an invention that recognizes size. 48.__________

- people who need to carry their equipment. 49.__________

- something that helps people live healthier 50. __________

Chia động từ trong ngoặc:

1. Who _____ (own) _____ this umbrella?

- I (not know)_______. Everybody (use) ________ it but nobody (know) ______who (own) ______ it.

2. I (think) ______ it is a pity you don't take more exercises. You (get) _____ fat.

3. This book is about a man who (desert) _____ his family and (go) _____ to live on a Pacific island.

4. You (hear) ____ the wind? It (blow) _____ very strong tonight.

5. You (like) _____ this necklace? I (give) ______ it to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow.

6. You (know) ____ why an apple (fall) _____ down and not up?