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“I’ll take the risk.” What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?

The narrator was flying his old Dakota aeroplane. But he suddenly found himself surrounded by huge dark and stormy clouds. The risk that confronted him was to fly the aeroplane straight through the storm. Although he did not have enough fuel, he still decided to face the situation because he was looking forward to a relaxing holiday with his family and a good breakfast with them in England.


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We have read about the first flight of a young seagull. Your teacher will now divide the class into groups. Each group will work on one of the following topics. Prepare a presentation with your group member’s and then present it to the entire class.

A) Progression of models of Airplane


B) Progression of models of Motor cars


C) Birds and their wing span


D) Migratory birds-tracing their flights

 1

Write a short composition on your initial attempt at learning a skill. You could describe the challenges of learning to ride a bicycle or learning to swim. Make it as humorous as possible.

 2

Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.

 3

Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the Old Dakota”?