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Can you believe that the history of the hot-air balloon began with a sheep, a duck and a chicken?
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One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier was relaxing in front of the fire with his laundry drying nearby. After a while, he noticed that one of his shirts had started to float upwards. The young man was curious about what was happening, so he threw some small pieces of paper into the fireplace to see if the same thing happened to them. When he saw them coming out of the chimney, he came to the conclusion that smoke had the power to lift things up and carry them through the air. Joseph loved science and wanted to become an inventor, so he started trying to think of a craft that would be able to capture smoke and heat and lift people off the ground. Along with his brother, Jacques, he began performing experiments on something that later became the first hot-air balloon.
The Montgolfier brothers quickly realised that it was heat and not smoke that had the power to lift things. On 19th September 1783, they presented their first hot-air balloon which was made from paper and cloth. They burned some straw underneath, and the heat caused the balloon to float. As this was its first trip, the Montgolfier brothers were too nervous to go up in the balloon themselves. So, instead they put a sheep, a duck and a chicken in the basket that hung below the balloon for the two-mile journey.
The new invention was a great success and the animals landed safe and sound. A huge crowd, including some members of the French Royal Family gathered to watch the balloon floating high in the sky. Shortly afterwards, the brothers asked the king for permission to send men up in the balloon. The king agreed, and the first flight with human passengers took place in Paris on 21st November 1783, with great success. The balloon reached a height of around 150 metres as it floated over the Paris rooftops, starting a long tradition of hot-air ballooning.
Speaking 6 a Describe the picture on p. 42. 6 b THINK! Imagine you are Joseph Montgolfier. Talk about your invention. How did you feel?
В задании 6 два пункта: 6a — описать картинку, 6b — рассказать от лица Джозефа Монгольфье. Вот готовые варианты и разбор, как построить такой ответ самому.
6a. Describe the picture on p. 42. The picture shows the first hot-air balloon. It is flying in the sky. In the basket there are a sheep, a duck and a chicken. On the balloon there is a picture of a rooster. The animals look calm.
6b. Imagine you are Joseph Montgolfier. Talk about your invention. How did you feel? I am Joseph Montgolfier. In 1777 I was relaxing in front of the fire when I noticed that my shirt was floating upwards. I was curious, so I threw some pieces of paper into the fireplace. When they came out of the chimney, I came to the conclusion that smoke could lift things. Later my brother Jacques and I realised that it was heat, not smoke. We did many experiments. On 19th September 1783 we presented our first hot-air balloon. We burned straw underneath, and the balloon floated. We were too nervous to fly ourselves, so we sent a sheep, a duck and a chicken. I felt excited and a little worried, but the animals landed safe and sound. When the king allowed people to fly, I was proud. Our balloon reached about 150 metres over Paris. It was an amazing feeling!
Как построить похожий ответ (6b):
- Начни с представления: I am Joseph Montgolfier.
- Опиши, как пришла идея. Для фона используй Past Continuous, для события — Past Simple: I was relaxing ... when I noticed ...
- Скажи, к какому выводу ты пришёл: I came to the conclusion that ...
- Расскажи о брате и экспериментах: My brother Jacques and I ... We did many experiments.
- Назови дату и первый шар: On 19th September 1783 we presented ...
- Объясни, почему вы не полетели сами: We were too nervous to ... so we sent ...
- Ответь на вопрос о чувствах: I felt excited / nervous / proud / amazed.
- Заверши результатом: The animals landed safe and sound. It was a great success.
Проверь себя:
- Все факты взяты из текста: 1777 год, 19 сентября 1783, брат Жак, овца, утка и курица, 150 метров.
- Есть ответ на вопрос How did you feel? — например, excited, nervous, proud.
- Использованы слова из текста: curious, came to the conclusion, experiments, nervous, safe and sound, success.
- Времена согласованы: Past Simple для действий, Past Continuous для фона.