Balloon Flight: Video
In 1982 Larry Walters made his
famous 'lawn chair
flight'. He
proved that a garden chair powered by helium
balloons could make a successful flight. 25 years
later a man fromOregon tried to do it again.
Watch this film and answer the questions
below.
Are these statements true or false?
1.
Kent Couch is 38.
2. He is now a celebrity.
3. He owns a petrol/gas station.
4. He is from Oregon, near the USA.
5. He flew for more than nine hours.
6. He took off in the early evening.
7. There were more than 150 small balloons on board.
8. He used a gun to shoot the balloons.
9. He landed in the American countryside.
10. People were less friendly to him on this flight.
11. They asked him to leave their property.
12. This was Kent's thirteenth balloon flight.
13. He shot too many balloons on his previous flight.
14. He will do another balloon flight
soon.
Larry's Flying
Lawn Chair
Activities
Reading & listening materials for young English language learners