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Pre-Reading Questions:
- What are the means of transportation you take when you travel?
- Do you like riding an airplane?
Vocabulary:
- glide /glahyd/
[verb] to fly by floating on air currents instead of using power from wings or an engine
The airplanes glide effortlessly in a thick foggy sky.
- flight /flahyt/
[noun] a journey in an aircraft
Mr. Henry was riding a flight going to Europe.
- cost /kawst/
[noun] the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something
The administration requested a low-cost budget for next year’s projects.
- apt /apt/
[adjective] suitable or right for a particular situation
The banquet is apt for the company event tonight.
- traffic /TRAF-ik/
[noun] the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along a route
We must follow the road signs to lessen the heavy traffic in the city.
A German-company proposed a flying taxi called Lilium that can glide over 300 km per hour. The CEO of Lilium, Daniel Wiegand stated, “Today we are taking another huge step towards making urban air mobility a reality. We dream of a world where anyone can fly wherever they want, whenever they want.”
The company plans to offer a flight booking through the Uber app with similar transport costs with UberX’s through their smartphone. The flying taxi lands to a landing pad called Skyport.
The first two cities that had Lilium’s flight trials are Dallas and Los Angeles. For its third trial, the company selected Melbourne Australia because of its apt demographics, culture, and technology.
Uber (UBER), Boeing (BA), and Rolls Royce (RYCEF) are the big names in the industry working on flying vehicles. Also, Uber is cooperating with NASA regarding air traffic flow before its first major commercial service in 2025.
True or False:
- An American company introduced the flying taxi.
- Lilium has a speed of 300kph and has a jet-powered engine.
- Travelers can book a taxi flight through the Uber app.
- Uber had chosen Dallas and Los Angeles for the third trial of the flying taxi.
- Known companies like Uber, Boeing and Rolls Royce are working together for the flying taxi.
Vocabulary Check:
[verb] to fly by floating on air currents instead of using power from wings or an engine
The airplanes glide effortlessly in a thick foggy sky.
[noun] a journey in an aircraft
Mr. Henry was riding a flight going to Europe.
[noun] the amount of money needed to buy, do, or make something
The administration requested a low-cost budget for next year’s projects.
[adjective] suitable or right for a particular situation
The banquet is apt for the company event tonight.
[noun] the number of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains, or ships moving along a route
We must follow the road signs to lessen the heavy traffic in the city.
The company plans to offer a flight booking through the Uber app with similar transport costs with UberX’s through their smartphone. The flying taxi lands to a landing pad called Skyport.
The first two cities that had Lilium’s flight trials are Dallas and Los Angeles. For its third trial, the company selected Melbourne Australia because of its apt demographics, culture, and technology.
Uber (UBER), Boeing (BA), and Rolls Royce (RYCEF) are the big names in the industry working on flying vehicles. Also, Uber is cooperating with NASA regarding air traffic flow before its first major commercial service in 2025.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| glide | cost | flight | traffic | apt |
- Road accident is the main cause of heavy ________ in our place.
- The project proposal is _______ for the activities needed for the new department.
- The migrating birds _______ over the lake.
- Ana book a _______ for tomorrow to attend her sister’s wedding.
- The _______ of rice in the market has gone up dramatically.