A Voyage In The Clouds
A ride in a hot air balloon sounds amazing. What could be better than riding a hot air balloon with an amazing view? I hope to ride a hot air balloon soon. I have been looking at hot air balloon places, and New Jersey is one of the states that dHot air balloons were invented in France in the 1700's. The first passengers in a hot air balloon were a duck, a sheep, and a chicken. They were able to survive the ride that lasted eight minutes. The longest hot air balloon flight to be recorded flew from Japan to northern Canada. The hot air balloon flew at 245 miles per hour. The worlds largest hot air balloon festival is hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There is also a festival that happens in Turkey. It happens annually. Many people get together for nine days and 750 hot air balloons are featured. During rain, individuals are not able to ride a hot air balloon because the heat in the hot air balloon could bring rain to boiling temperatures that could cause the hot air balloon to get destroyed. Hot air balloons have a chase crew. A chase crew is a crew that follows the flight in a chase vehicle. The chase vehicle must be big enough to take on the balloon, the basket, as well as the passengers at the end of the flight.
Vocabulary:
Invented: Create or design something that has not existed before
Passengers: travelers in a public or private transportation
Survive: being able to live after a dangerous or hard situation
Hosted: having people as a form of entertainment
Annually: something that happens every year
Featured: a special attraction
Boiling: brining a liquid to a temperature where bubbles are created and vapor happens
Vocabulary Exercise:
Finish each sentence
1. Every time I get on the train there are many passengers because...
2. My mom boils water to...
3. We hosted a party to celebrate...
4. The theater featured...
5. We invented a....
6. They had to survive the...
7. The carnival happens annually in...
Grammar Point:
Proper Noun: A proper noun determines a specific place, person or thing. Some examples include Mrs. Arriaza (person), London (place), Oreos (thing).
Grammar Activity:
Find the proper noun/s in each sentence.
1. We traveled to Dominican Republic last year.
2. My sister loved to eat Chips Ahoy with milk every night.
3. Daniel was able to finish his homework on time.
4. Gabriela, Joshua, and Evangelina went to Dave and Busters to celebrate their cousin's birthday.
5. The students like to eat Filet O'Fish from McDonalds.
6. The adventure to Splish Splash was amazing because I got to ride every ride with my friend.
Sonia,
ReplyDeleteI was so excited when I saw this blog entry! It has also been a dream of mine to ride in a hot air balloon and go to the hot air balloon festival in New Mexico! You can see that I mentioned it in my first blog "Heart's Desires". You did a really great job incorporating research into your blog. It was very informative. I even learned a little! I also really liked the idea to have finish the sentence as a vocab practice, I wish I would have thought of that. We should totally get tea sometime and talk over our dreams and goals. It would be fun, and maybe we could give each other some advice or ideas.
As a history teacher I like the facts that you included the part about a duck, a sheep, and a chicken were the first passengers aboard a hot air balloon. Random facts like these help increase student motivation. I also like the activity you created to go along with your vocabulary exercise.
ReplyDeleteFascinating entry on hot air balloons! I was amazed by the speed they can go.
ReplyDeleteThe grammar point and vocabulary parts were excellent.
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