2. The aviator was not afraid to fly (among, countries, because he had performed daring feats 3. The aviator that won the race flew (like, as 4. (Without, unless) you fly, we cannot win. 5. (Between, among) the airplanes, we foun machines, which had to be repaired. 6. The airship flew (as if, as, like) a bird. 7. The airplane fell (among, between) two trees 8. (Without, unless) you have enough gasoline, 117. Study of an Interview. The news] were eager to get the story of the Cairo-to-Ca flight from the lips of the zoölogist who was the airplane as observer. Therefore they i Mitchell. The following selection is Dr. Mitchell's wrote it down before he left.Cairo: 1 "All is now ready. The last testing of the done. There is gasoline on board for 1000 m emergency rations for several days. When t morrow morning, we shall start. 2 "The flight seemed the duty of a great new gested it to the editor of the Times. I said th would try anything and that brave young news] go anywhere. What was required, however, w scription of the route and its possibilities by s wider range of knowledge and more wary rega comfort than would usually be found in young m was not aëronaut or traveler, but who had an in history and geology, and in the peoples and pla If flying to the Cape is to be more than a feat, th be such that statesmen and explorers, business m trators can undertake it in reasonable comfort. ar. ird. ged ters lane Dany Dr. they been e are es to sug pilots would us de ith a S own e who atural Africa. must minis already said, to report on it with the cold eye of mid Next, to traverse the huge continent, the story of which guiled me since childhood, and to see within a fortnigh of the places that have cost many months of arduous t the lives of brave men to reach. 'Although we have tried to say as little as possible the trip until it has actually been begun, some people know about it and many objections have been raised. be able to reply to them better when I am at Capetown first (my own) is simple airsickness. I am a bad sai expect to have a bad time. The second, more imp and urged by all but the experts, are the actual dangers. In my judgment these are very slight. Na I am a little frightened, but then I was frightened learned to ride a bicycle and so scared that my knees k Next come dangers from fevers, malaria, sleeping sickne all the plagues that have taken so sad a toll of explorers 5"And so to-morrow at sunrise we start to make the journey from Cairo to the Cape by air." The Public L Which paragraph is introductory? Which paragr the conclusion? What is given in each? What are discussed in the second, third, and fourth graphs? Discuss in class what you, as observer, will see in th you are planning. What cities will you pass? What features will you see? what animals? what kind of tion? what types of people? Write notes of ideas of airplane flight. What weather changes may you encounter? Are th dangers? 118. A Breathing Drill. Inhale quickly and moving the shoulders and chest. Hold the b teacher counts five. Exhale slowly as if whis this exercise five times. A Talk to the Class. For the airplane flight the following subjects among you, so that a pu full account of the one kind of thing seen in about all of them. Stand straight. Look the class in the eye. Speak loud enough to be heard in the back of Plan a good opening and a good closing sente 119. Writing a Letter. Write a letter to t telling what you expect to see on your trip. you had for the above talk. The best letter for each topic will be selected Log being prepared by the class. Conversation. The newspaper items on t appeared in the Philadelphia Public Ledger af Capetown flight had started. What informa give? Consult the map on page III. Imagine that something happens to interrupt flight. Discuss different things that might ha the one you wish to work up as a story. By use of your map, outline accurate detail accident occurred; its cause; the amount of and the escape of the crew. London Times Flyers Halted for Repairs; "Silve 1 London, Feb. 28. The captain and his mechanician the Times airplane, which was attempting the Cairo-to-C flight, but was wrecked yesterday in Tanganyika Territ were slightly injured, according to a dispatch received. 2 The plane crashed against a huge ant hill on landing, although the engines and propellers were not damaged, plane was so impaired that it could not be restored without b dismantled. 3 Members of the crew will make their way to a port in T ganyika Territory and return to Egypt by sea. 4 London, Feb. 28. The airplane Silver Queen, which re sents the South African Government in the Cairo-to-Ca 120. Writing News Items. Write a newspaper acc the end of your airplane flight, as you worked it out last lesson. Use three paragraphs, as in the above sel Use a headline as title. Correct your paragraphs and copy the revised comp (1) Are the details grouped according to the out that there is unity? (2) Is each sentence one complete thought? Enla periods. Do not run unrelated ideas together. (3) Scan spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Read the accounts aloud in class and select the interesting one for the Honor Log. Handwork. Make a cover for the log and decorate EXPLORERS' DAY 121. Finding Facts from Others. There ar facts that you cannot see for yourself: (1) th pened long ago, and (2) things that happened a distance. You must get information abou from books or from other people. Since reading for information is such an imp your training, you should learn to use ency tionaries, textbooks, books of travel or biograp zines quickly and profitably. 66 You will now do some reference reading on plorers whose names are printed on page Biographical Dictionary" at the end of We International Dictionary" you will find the pr a man's name, with nationality, dates of birt and career in which he won fame. In looking in a history textbook always consult the index a the book. In that way you can find out whet discussed in the book. Remember: If a book has an index, consult it Finding Information. The teacher will divi on page 121 among the class. You will find greatest achievement of each explorer and (2) th date when it occurred. If you cannot find th exploration, find the dates of the explorer's life. Consult an American history first, and if th is not given there, consult an encyclopedia or During the next few days read all you can fin explorer. Go to the library to find more int about him. |