A Machine That Flies

• English and media
• Secondary Education

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A Machine That Flies

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners will be able to -

- analyze the video and answer content related questions.

-read and comprehend the given newspaper article.

-describe the machine using facts stated in the story.

-Find the contextual meanings of the given words.

-identify the central idea and hidden meanings.

-Make inferences from the phrases used in the newspaper article.

-look at the illustration given to compare it with the description of the flying machine.

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Q-Imagine yourself as an innovative scientist/inventor and list the object you would invent to aid humanity.

03:23

What was Wright Brothers' amazing invention and what change it brought to the world?

Mark the details which inform you that the following was a newspaper article.

Q- Mention the place where the successful trial of the flying machine took place.

1. Medford Gardens, Switzerland
2. Kitty Hawk , North Carolina
3. Maryland Heights, Netherlands
4. Lancaster Gates, Australia

Q- How does the title “A machine that flies” describe the flying machine.

Q- Who won the toss and made the first flight?

1. Wilbur
2. Wilbur's friend
3. Orville
4. Orville's friend

Q- What was the relationship between Wilbur and Orville Wright?

1. They were best friends.
2. They were colleagues.
3. They were neighbours.
4. They were siblings.

Q- What technical detail does the writer use to describe the first take off?

What according to you was the most important part of the machine which made it fly?

Q- What happened when they got ready for another attempt after the fourth flight?

Q- Will this remarkable flying machine ever fly again?
What does it suggest about the Wright Brothers'?

1. They will give up and will not try further.
2. They will remain sorrowful & heartbroken .
3. They will reassemble the gadgets to try further.
4. They will handover their project to some other inventors.

CLOSURE

Drag the WORDS to their contextual MEANINGS.

Propellers

Airborne

Spruce

HEADWIND

HAUL

A. Transported by air

B. A mechanical device that rotates to push against water or air.

C. A widespread coniferous tree

D.  A pull or drag with effort or force

E. A wind blowing directly against the direction of a plane or ship.

Home Assignment

-Attempt the questions given on PG-15 &  16 of the SHORT READ ACTIVITY BOOK.

              Date                 Notebook work (Art integration)            S.no-1.21

Q-Reflecting upon the information given in the text make a realistic sketch of Wright Brothers’ flying machine. If you were an inventor, which part/feature of the machine would you like to replace or add a new one to make its flight easier and smoother. Mention the new addition by labelling its part and function.