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READING Read. Check T for True or F for False.

1 Listen and read. TR: 3.10 n s 1. There is an International Balloon Fiesta every year. T F
Hot Air Ballo o 2. Hot air usually goes down. T F

It’s always exciting to see a colorful hot air balloon 3. Balloons are always round. T F
in the sky—but here there are hundreds! In October
of every year, balloonists gather at the International 4. The pilot stands in the basket. T F
Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, USA. About 600

balloons are up in the sky at the same time! 5. The chase team uses a radio to talk to the pilot. T F

How does a hot air balloon fly? When the balloon
is on the ground, people light gas to make a small 3 Read. Write the sentences in order.
fire. The fire heats the air in the balloon. Because hot

air always rises, the balloon begins to go up into the The wind blows the
air. The pilot of the balloon stands in the basket and 2 balloon along.
lights the gas to go higher. The wind then blows the

balloon along. People light a fire to heat
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Usually there’s a group of people on the ground the air in the balloon.
called the “chase team.” They follow the balloon in a www.english0905.com
truck. The chase team uses a radio to talk to the pilot. The pilot lands the

The pilot looks for a safe place to land the balloon and balloon safely.
tells the chase team where to go. Then the chase team
takes the balloon and the pilot back home! The balloon goes up
into the air.

The pilot talks to the
chase team.

4 Talk. Look at the photographs from the balloon fiesta.

Describe a hot air balloon.

What does a hot air balloon look like?

Hot air balloons are big and colorful!
The first passengers in a
hot air balloon were a chicken,
a duck, and a sheep!
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