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Flying Your Own Plane

A woman tells how her husband learned to fly and how the family had lots of interesting trips in their own plane.
Recommended for advanced students.

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Length:	5:09
Speed:	medium
Accent:	General US

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More difficult words in the text:

engine plane	motorové letadlo
oxygen	kyslík
windsock	ukazatel směru větru
blow	vanout, foukat
waves	vlny
quaint	podivný, zvláštní
labelling	označení, etiketování
candied yam	ovocný džem
peel	loupat
parasailing	let s padákem za člunem
harrowing	trýznivý
trap	past; chytit do pasti, nalákat
track	sledovat, stopovat
landing gear	podvozek letadla
punctuate	přerušovat

Questions

1. Why did they get him lessons to learn how to fly?



2. Why did they stop on the journey across the United States.



3. What does she mean when she says that "Arkansas is interesting that way"?



4. What was she worried about in the snow storm near San Bernardino.



5. How did she feel about the danger?