1 Positive

Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in the boxes.

travel become tie reach plan land control take have fly

Across the Channel in a chair

There are many ways to cross from England to France - by boat, plane or Eurostar, for example. But one man chose another form of transport.

Jonathan Trappe tied 54 balloons to a chair and floated across the Channel. He became the first person to cross the Channel with balloons filled with helium. Mr Trappe set off from an airfield near Ashford at 5 am. He reached a height of 1,200 meters and travelled at a top speed of 40 km/h. The journey was 22 miles, and it took over four hours. He landed in a field in northern France. He had his landing by cutting away some of the balloons. He planned the trip carefully. He needed permission from aviation authorities, and he was equipped with sat-nav, a radio, and oxygen. Mr Trappe, 36, thinks it's a wonderful way to fly. "A gas balloon flies in complete silence, "he says. "I could hear the waves from a height of 300 metres. " "As a child, I always 10 had a dream of holding a bunch of balloons and floating away into space. Didn't everybody?" The first balloon crossing of the Channel was in 1785. A Frenchman, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, and an American doctor, John Jefferies, 11 controlled from Dover to Calais. It took two and a half hours.

2 Questions and negatives.

1.1 Write the questions about Jonathan Trappe.

I. "How did he cross the channe!" "He crossed the Channel in a chair tied to balloon.

2. "How many balloons did he have? "He had 54 balloons"

3. "What time did he set off. "He set off at 5 a. m.

4. "How fast did he travel? "He travelled at a top speed of 40 km/h."

5. "How long did the journey take? "The journey took over four hours. "

6. "Where did he land? "He landed in a field in northern France"

7. "What equipment did he have? "He had sat-nav, a radio, and oxygen!"

1.3 Answer the questions with short answers.

1. "Did he cross the Channel by boat?" "No he didn't'

2. "Did he sit in a chair?" Yes, he did.

3. "Did he land in the sea?" "No he didn't'

4. "Did he need permission to make the trip?" Yes, he did.

5. "Did John Jefferies cross the Channel in 1785?" Yes, he did.