Spotlight 8. Animals in the Air. Worksheet.
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Spotlight 8. Worksheet.

Animals in the Air       Full name, class_______________________________________

1. Find in the text the following word combinations:

отдыхал перед камином ______________________________________________

рубашка начала парить_______________________________________________

бросил кусочки бумаги в камин_________________________________________

хотел стать изобретателем____________________________________________

поднимать людей с земли_____________________________________________

первый воздушный шар_______________________________________________

сила поднимать предметы_____________________________________________

был сделан из бумаги и ткани__________________________________________

имело большой успех________________________________________________

проплыл над крышами Парижа_________________________________________

2. Write the synonyms from the text:

• decide _____________________________________________________
• catch ______________________________________________________
• tests_______________________________________________________
• raise ______________________________________________________
• not in danger _______________________________________________
• showed____________________________________________________

 III.       Give titles to the passages.

1___________________________________________________________________

2___________________________________________________________________

3___________________________________________________________________

   IV.       Number the events in the correct order.

They put a sheep, a duck and a chicken in the basket.

Joseph Montgolfier threw some pieces of paper into the fireplace.

The new invention was a great success.

The heat helped the balloon to float.

The Montgolfier brothers began performing experiments.

  V.         What happened on these dates?

One day in 1777 _________________________________________________________

On 19th September 1783__________________________________________________

21st November 1783_____________________________________________________

  VI.        Answer the questions. Use short answers.

What conclusion did Joseph Montgolfier come to when he saw flying paper?

________________________________________________________________________

What did Joseph want to become?__________________________________________

What was the first hot-air balloon made from?_________________________________

Why didn’t the brothers go up in the balloon themselves?

       ________________________________________________________________________

What permission did the brothers ask the king for? ________________________________________________________________________