1. Randolph Kenny took up flying at age 70 after retiring and buying a ranch.
2. He found an old plane in a field and with help from a mechanic and pilot friend learned to fly.
3. Though he had a heart attack, after recovering he continued flying daily and proved to be a natural pilot.
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Phrasal Verbs Yosselys
1. They are verbs followed by a verb and a particle: preposition or adverb Sometimes the meaning is very similar to the base verb, and the particle just emphasises the meaning of it.
2. To get well again after illness Not have enough of a supply Occur suddenly Put something in an appropriate way Leave, abandon
4. Ill look after the dog while youre away Prices of houses and apartments do not often go down. I wish the neighborgs would turn their TV down. There are tools all over the floor. Put them away before you go to bed. They gave away their old car. We should take down that old bathroom mirror Ive turned the water off The candle went out.
5. Learn Multi word verbs by USING THEM Look for or create opportunities to practice so you think its important for you. That will make the vocabulary active.
6. in a field / across / an old plane/ came / he ______________________________________________ 2.- up / a mechanic / helped / him / it / fix ______________________________________________ 3.- was / adventurous / his father / and / he / after / him / took ______________________________________________
7. 4.- out / a pilot friend / the plane / tried ______________________________________________ 5.- Stands / the acronym / save our sould / for SOS ______________________________________________ Lets Check
8. DRIVEN BY CARS Its 2050 and one American passion has withstood the test of time: we like to drive. You decide to hit the road. First, you unplug your car from your house. Thats right your cars fuel cells (those hydrogen-powered devices) turn out enough electricity for your home and your car. You settle into the drivers seat and grasp the joystick (steering wheels and pedals are history). All movements of he car accelerating, turning, braking are conrolled by a joystick familiar to anyone brought up on computer games. You drive in traffic with absolute confidence. Your car is programmed with radar to sense a crash before it happens and activate the brackers. An alarm sounds. The sensor in the instrument panel checked the pupils of your eyes and decided you are getting sleepy. You pull over into sleep lane. You lay a course on your satellite-guided navigation system, switch the autopilot on and climb into the back seat for a sleep. The car, reading computer chips in the road, takes over the driving. This is not science fiction. Automakers are spending billions researching all this futuristic features. General Motors has tried out an intelligent highway in California that allows cars to drive on autopilot. Daimler Chrysler fits prototype cars with joysticks and many drivers operate them better than steering wheels. Every carmaker is rushing to replace the internal combustion engine with fuel cells. Satellite navigation systems are already on the road. Soon your car will be driving you.
9. IN THE FOLLOWING READING, REPLACE THE WORDS IN ITALICS BY THE APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB IN THE BOX. USE A DICTIONARY, BUT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY
10. Randolph Kenny (1) started flying at 70. After he retired, he bought a ranch and (2) found and old Cessna ina field. A mechanic helped him fit it up. Then a friend who had been a pilot in the U.S. Air Force came to stay and and (3) tested the plane. It was fine. Randolph went up with him and (4) took charge of the controls several times. In the following week he learned how to (5) leave the ground and land. He (6) proved to be a natural at flying. After his friend left, he (7) continued practicing daily. Then he had a mild heart attack and did no fly for a time. But once he had recovered from the problem, he was back in the air. One day he decided to fly to his pilot friends ranch 200 miles away. He (9) left early one morning, but he got lost in the clouds and his chest began to hurt. He (10) tolerated the pain, found his way out of the clouds and managed to (11) reach his own ranch again. He (12) stopped flying that day. Come across keep on get over get to Give up set out Take off take over take up turn out Try out put up with