King of the Sky. Before Reading. Practice. balloon. nod. pilot. jacket burner. boots. fan. A. Fill in the blanks using the word list.

Transcription

1 King of the Sky Before Reading Practice A. Fill in the blanks using the word list. pilot balloon boots nod jacket fan burner nod pilot balloon jacket burner boots fan King of the Sky 1

2 B. Guess the situation of each picture and match. a. b. c. d. During Reading Complete Take notes about where Dad and the boy were and what happened to them on Saturday. 1. One of the men had turned the basket over on its side. ( ) 2. He had talked to me on the telephone. ( ) 3. The burners sent fire and hot air up into the balloon. ( ) 4. I saw another truck, smaller than Dad s truck. ( ) b d a c surprise Saturday I m the King of the Road his birthday party school C. Match each word or phrase to its meaning below. D F E 1. bright 2. unload 3. turn off 4. cab 5. noise 6. come to life A. a driver s area of a large truck or machine C A B another truck a really big basket drifted up fun into B. to begin to be lively C. to take things out of a vehicle a balloon D. light and clear E. a loud or unpleasant sound pilot I m the F. to go in new direction King of the Sky 2 Fiction King of the Sky 3

3 After Reading Describe Check Write each step for setting up a balloon in order. Add details. A. Check True or False. True False 1. My dad hadn t come to my birthday party. 5 the basket stands up into the air, 2. My dad always talked much about his work. 3. The hot air made the balloon rise into the air. 4 fire and hot air up into the balloon 4. I saw a big plane that looked like a big, bright snake the burners on the fan B. Choose the best answer to complete each statement below. 1. I knew. a. Dad was in the kitchen on my birthday b. where Dad was taking me on Saturday c. Dad wouldn t tell me what the surprise was 2. Dad and the other man. a. carried the big, bright balloon to the basket b. were loading something into the truck c. got a big fan out of the back of the truck over on its side 3. Dad. a. was half-asleep and felt like he was the King of the Truck b. lifted me up and dropped me in the basket c. had talked to Mom on the telephone on my birthday 4 Fiction King of the Sky 5

4 The First Hot-Air Balloons B. Write the word matching to the definition. call tie hot Before Reading Practice A. Fill in the blanks using the word list tie hot call 1) to fasten something with a string or ribbon 2) a long thin piece of fabric worn around the neck 1) very warm 2) very spicy 1) to give something a name 2) to phone or visit someone paper bag basket buttons breathe smoke rising up bits paper bag C. Circle the correct word. ris up bits smoke basket 1. The two brothers wanted to make a balloon that would (flight, fly). 2. The brothers (burned, breathed) wool and wet straw. 3. The flight (rose, lasted) about 8 minutes. 4. All of the animals landed (safely, high up). breathe D. Change the words in the correct form. made 1. No one knows when the very first hot-air balloon was. (make) filled 2. They let a large smoke - balloon go up into the air. (fill) carried 3. A hot-air balloon had people more than 1 mile. (carry) buttons went 4. In October, a person up in the hot-air balloon. (go) 6 Nonfiction The First Hot-Air Balloons 7

5 During Reading ldentify A. Fill in the chart about the two brothers who wanted to make a hotair balloon 200 years ago. Names Joseph de Montgolfier Etienne de Montgolfier C. Fill out the table using the information from pages 14 to 15. No When did the balloon fly? How high did the balloon rise? Who went in the balloon? What was special about the flight? Country Job France Papermakers 1 April 2000m none It was the first hot-air balloon made of cloth and paper. First Idea Hot air made the bits of paper rise into the air. B. Fill in the diagram to show how the two brothers developed the hotair balloons. 2 September 500m a duck, a rooster, and a sheep Flight lasted for 8 minutes. They watched small bits of paper rise above a smoking fire. They learned hot air made the bits of paper rise. 3 October 90m a person The hot-air balloon was tied to the ground. They developed their hot air balloons. They tested the paper bag rose up into the air. 4 November 300m two people The balloon was not tied to the ground. The flight lasted about 25 minutes. It traveled over 12 km. Sentence and Phrase Box the paper bag rose up into the air. their hot-air balloons. hot air made the bits of paper rise. December 5 2km more people It carried passengers high up in the air. 8 Nonfiction The First Hot-Air Balloons 9

6 After Reading Report Complete the experiment sheet of the two brothers. Use the information from pages 6 to 7. Aim Materials Procedures 1. Burn the straw. 2. Make a lot of smoke. Hot air can make bits of paper rise. 3. Hold the open end of a paper bag over the smoking wool and straw. 4. Let go of the bag when it is full of smoke. Result Conclusion wool and wet straw a paper bag The paper bag rose up into the air. It was hot air that made the paper bag rise. Let go of the bag when it is full of smoke. Make a lot of smoke. wool and wet straw a paper bag Sentence and Phrase Box Hold the open end of a paper bag over the smoking wool and straw. The paper bag rose up into the air. It was hot air that made the paper bag rise. Burn the straw. Check A. Put the number of the supporting details after each topic. a. Early Hot-Air Balloons b. A Smoke-Filled Balloon c. Animals in the Air d. People in the Air 1. The brothers knew how to get a balloon up into the air. 2. In September, they put a duck, a rooster, and a sheep in the basket. 3. Some people say it was made in Peru more than 2000 years ago. 4. In October, a person went up in the hot-air balloon. B. Choose the correct answer to each question. 1. What gave the Montgolfier brothers their first idea about hot-air balloons? a. burning wool and wet papers b. a small paper bag filled with smoke c. small bits of paper rising above a smoking fire 2. What was one of the first animals to go up in a balloon? a. a cat b. a sheep c. a pig 3. What was the large smoked-filled balloon made of? a. cloth b. wood c. plastic bag 10 Nonfiction The First Hot-Air Balloons 11

7 Combined Writing Jean s First Flight Look at the picture on page 12. Draw an aerial view of what Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier could have seen in the hot-air balloon. Write about Jean s flight from his perspective. What did he see? What did he feel? 12 Nonfiction