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| At age 23, Barrington Irving became the youngest person to fly alone around the world—in a small plane he built himself. Since then, he started a company called Experience Aviation. It helps students learn about flying and other subjects, like science and math. Students can study in the “Flying Classroom” or learn how to build cars. |
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| Here, Barrington Irving talks about his love of flying and his flight around the world. |
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| Why do you fly? |
| I love being in the air between the sky and the Earth. It’s exciting, but I also feel very calm. |
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| Are you ever afraid? |
| Yes, I was very afraid one time. It was during my flight around the world. I had to fly from Japan to a small |
| island called Shemya, near Alaska. The flight was challenging. It was very windy, and then there was a bad storm. At one point, the radio pilots on the ground sent me a message. They said, “You have to go back to Japan.” And I said, “I don’t have enough fuel to go back.” It was risky to continue, but I took a chance and kept going. The radio pilots asked for my parents’ phone number. It was the end for me, they thought, but I didn’t give up. When I got to Shemya Island, I had 12 minutes of fuel left. |
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| What a frightening experience! |
| Yes, it was, but I got to Shemya safely. I made it. And I learned a lot about flying."" |
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| 1-responde estas preguntas y escoge a o b, cual es la correcta: |
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| Irving flies because __________. |
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| a-it's a good job |
| b-he likes the feeling of flying |
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| Irving didn't go back to Japan because __________. |
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| a-his plane stopped |
| b-he didn't have enough gas |
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| The radio pilots asked for Irving’s parents' phone number because they __________. |
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| a-wanted to help Irving |
| b-thought Irving might die |
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| Irving says the difficult flying experience __________. |
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| a-was exciting |
| b-taught him a lot |
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| Which sentence would Irving agree with? |
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| a-When things are hard, keep trying. You can succeed. |
| b-It's always better to play it safe. You don't always have to succeed. |
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| 2-tanbien ordena estas palabras : but I had to take a chance and keep going. |
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| but I got to Shayma safely. |
| and then there was a bad storm. |
| It's exciting, |
| It was very windy, |
| It was risky to continue, |
| It was the end for me, they thought, |
| Yes it was, |
| but I didn't give up. |
| but I also feel very calm. |
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| 3- Infer meaning. Complete the sentences with the best answers, escoge a ,b o c. |
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| In paragraph 4, sentence 4, challenging means __________. |
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| a-exciting |
| b-long |
| c-hard |
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| In paragraph 4, sentence 11, give up means __________. |
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| a-talk |
| b-continue |
| c-quit |
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| In line paragraph 5, sentence 2, Irving says I made it. This means "I did something __________ ." |
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| a-successfully |
| b-slowly |
| c-poorly |
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