Airplane

Helicopter

Jet

Seaplane

Glider

Blimp

Autogyro

Zeppelin

Concorde

Hot Air Balloon

Ultralight Aircraft

Canard

Paraglider

Triplane

Tanker Plane

Cargo Plane

Propeller Plane

Biplane

Drone

Monoplane

Air Transportation

Airplane - Transportation

40 chapters

beginner

Explore our easy readings on air transportation to improve your English and learn about airplanes, helicopters, and how we travel through the skies.

Vocabulary

airplane

[n]

/ˈɛrˌpleɪn/

invention

[n]

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

fly

[v]

/flaɪ/

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

flight

[n]

/flaɪt/

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

World War I

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ/

fighting

[n]

/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

10.

enemy

[n]

/ˈɛnəmi/

11.

movement

[n]

/ˈmuvmənt/

12.

drop

[v]

/drɑp/

13.

bomb

[n]

/bɑːm/

14.

business

[n]

/ˈbɪznɪs/

15.

vacation

[n]

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

16.

alone

[adv]

/əˈloʊn/

17.

New York

[n]

/nuː jɔːɹk/

18.

paris

[n]

/ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/

19.

take

[v]

/teɪk/

20.

air travel

[n]

/ˈɛɹ tɹˈævəl/

21.

World War II

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ tˈuː/

22.

move

[v]

/muv/

23.

soldier

[n]

/ˈsoʊɫdʒɝ/

24.

supply

[n]

/səˈplaɪ/

25.

comfortable

[adj]

/ˈkʌmfɚtəbl/

26.

advanced

[adj]

/ədˈvænst/

27.

carry

[v]

/ˈkæri/

28.

passenger

[n]

/ˈpæsənʤɚ/

29.

explore

[v]

/ɪkˈsplɔr/

30.

Singapore

[n]

/ˈsɪŋəˌpɔɹ/

31.

cover

[v]

/ˈkʌvɚ/

32.

nearly

[adv]

/ˈnɪrli/

Practice

airplane

[n]

/ˈɛrˌpleɪn/

invention

[n]

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

fly

[v]

/flaɪ/

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

flight

[n]

/flaɪt/

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

World War I

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ/

fighting

[n]

/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

10.

enemy

[n]

/ˈɛnəmi/

11.

movement

[n]

/ˈmuvmənt/

12.

drop

[v]

/drɑp/

13.

bomb

[n]

/bɑːm/

14.

business

[n]

/ˈbɪznɪs/

15.

vacation

[n]

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

16.

alone

[adv]

/əˈloʊn/

17.

New York

[n]

/nuː jɔːɹk/

18.

paris

[n]

/ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/

19.

take

[v]

/teɪk/

20.

air travel

[n]

/ˈɛɹ tɹˈævəl/

21.

World War II

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ tˈuː/

22.

move

[v]

/muv/

23.

soldier

[n]

/ˈsoʊɫdʒɝ/

24.

supply

[n]

/səˈplaɪ/

25.

comfortable

[adj]

/ˈkʌmfɚtəbl/

26.

advanced

[adj]

/ədˈvænst/

27.

carry

[v]

/ˈkæri/

28.

passenger

[n]

/ˈpæsənʤɚ/

29.

explore

[v]

/ɪkˈsplɔr/

30.

Singapore

[n]

/ˈsɪŋəˌpɔɹ/

31.

cover

[v]

/ˈkʌvɚ/

32.

nearly

[adv]

/ˈnɪrli/

airplane

[n]

/ˈɛrˌpleɪn/

letadlo

invention

[n]

/ˌɪnˈvɛnʃən/

vynález

interesting

[adj]

/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

zajímavý

fly

[v]

/flaɪ/

létat

December

[n]

/dɪˈsɛmbɚ/

prosinec

flight

[n]

/flaɪt/

let

inventor

[n]

/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/

vynálezce

World War I

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ/

První světová válka

fighting

[n]

/ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

boj

10.

enemy

[n]

/ˈɛnəmi/

nepřítel

11.

movement

[n]

/ˈmuvmənt/

pohyb

12.

drop

[v]

/drɑp/

upustit

13.

bomb

[n]

/bɑːm/

bomba

14.

business

[n]

/ˈbɪznɪs/

podnikání

15.

vacation

[n]

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

dovolená

16.

alone

[adv]

/əˈloʊn/

sám

17.

New York

[n]

/nuː jɔːɹk/

New York

18.

paris

[n]

/ˈpæɹɪs/, /ˈpɛɹɪs/

Paříž

19.

take

[v]

/teɪk/

trvat

20.

air travel

[n]

/ˈɛɹ tɹˈævəl/

letecká doprava

21.

World War II

[n]

/wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ tˈuː/

Druhá světová válka

22.

move

[v]

/muv/

pohnout

23.

soldier

[n]

/ˈsoʊɫdʒɝ/

voják

24.

supply

[n]

/səˈplaɪ/

zásoby

25.

comfortable

[adj]

/ˈkʌmfɚtəbl/

pohodlný

26.

advanced

[adj]

/ədˈvænst/

pokročilý

27.

carry

[v]

/ˈkæri/

nést

28.

passenger

[n]

/ˈpæsənʤɚ/

cestující

29.

explore

[v]

/ɪkˈsplɔr/

prozkoumat

30.

Singapore

[n]

/ˈsɪŋəˌpɔɹ/

Singapur

31.

cover

[v]

/ˈkʌvɚ/

překonat

32.

nearly

[adv]

/ˈnɪrli/

téměř

kapitola

Airplane

Read a short passage about a flying vehicle used to travel quickly through the sky over long distances.

1.1

The airplane is a very important invention. It changed how we travel and meet people. The history of the airplane is very interesting.

Letadlo je velmi důležitý vynález. Změnilo to, jak cestujeme a setkáváme se s lidmi. Historie letadla je velmi zajímavá.

1.2

The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, made the first real airplane. They flew it for the first time on December 17, 1903. This happened in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The flight was only 12 seconds long, but it showed people could fly.

Bratři Wrightové, Orville a Wilbur, vyrobili první skutečné letadlo. Poprvé s ním letěli 17. prosince 1903. Stalo se to v Kitty Hawk v Severní Karolíně. Let trval jen 12 sekund, ale ukázal, že lidé mohou létat.

1.3

After this, many inventors worked on airplanes. In World War I, airplanes were used in fighting for the first time. They watched enemy movements and dropped bombs. Airplanes became faster and better.

Poté mnoho vynálezců pracovalo na letadlech. V první světové válce byly letouny poprvé použity v boji. Sledovaly pohyby nepřítele a shazovaly bomby. Letadla se stala rychlejšími a lepšími.

1.4

In the 1920s and 1930s, people started flying for business and vacations. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew alone from New York to Paris without stopping. This took 33.5 hours. This made air travel more popular.

Ve 20. a 30. letech 20. století začali lidé létat za obchodem a na dovolenou. V roce 1927 letěl Charles Lindbergh sám z New Yorku do Paříže bez zastávky. Trvalo to 33,5 hodiny. To učinilo leteckou dopravu populárnější.

1.5

In World War II, airplanes were very important. They moved soldiers and supplies. After the war, air travel grew fast. New technology made airplanes safer and more comfortable.

Během druhé světové války byly letadla velmi důležitá. Přepravovala vojáky a zásoby. Po válce rychle rostla letecká doprava. Nová technologie učinila letadla bezpečnějšími a pohodlnějšími.

1.6

Today, airplanes are common for long trips. They fly high and fast. Modern airplanes are very advanced and can carry many passengers. Air travel connects the world.

Dnes jsou letadla běžná pro dlouhé cesty. Létají vysoko a rychle. Moderní letadla jsou velmi pokročilá a mohou přepravovat mnoho cestujících. Letecká doprava spojuje svět.

1.7

Airplanes have changed a lot since the Wright brothers' first flight. They help us explore the world and stay close to family and friends. Airplanes are very important in our lives and will be in the future too.

Letadla se od prvního letu bratří Wrightů hodně změnila. Pomáhají nám objevovat svět a zůstat blízko rodině a přátelům. Letadla jsou v našem životě velmi důležitá a budou důležitá i v budoucnu.

1.8

Fun fact: The longest flight is from Singapore to New York. It takes about 18 hours and covers nearly 16,700 kilometers.

Zajímavost: Nejdelší let je ze Singapuru do New Yorku. Trvá asi 18 hodin a pokrývá téměř 16 700 kilometrů.

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QuizSkip the quiz

Who made the first real airplane?

Charles Lindbergh

The Wright brothers

Christopher Columbus

Thomas Edison

What did Charles Lindbergh do in 1927?

Flew the first airplane

Built the fastest plane

Flew alone from New York to Paris

Invented airplane seats

Put these events in the correct order:

first flight by the wright brothers

charles lindbergh flies to paris

airplanes used in world war i

world war ii

Match each person or thing with what it is known for:

Wright brothers

Charles Lindbergh

Singapore to New York flight

First solo flight across the Atlantic

Longest flight today

Made the first real airplane

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence (three options are extra):

The Wright brothers made the first airplane in

During World War I, airplanes were used to

Modern airplanes are

1903

watch enemies and drop bombs

advanced and carry many passengers

only used in war

carry shopping

1910

Are these sentences True or False?

Sentence	True/False
The first flight was longer than one hour.
Airplanes helped during both world wars.
Charles Lindbergh flew with two other people.
Today, planes are used only for the military.
The longest flight today takes about 18 hours.

False

True