Pilot Writes Words in the Sky

飛行員在空中寫字


Introduction

A flight teacher used a small plane to write a message in the sky over England.

一名飛行教練使用一架小型飛機在英國上空寫了一則訊息。

Main Body

The pilot flew from Liverpool on Saturday. He flew over Wales and the water. He spent twenty minutes writing the words "I'm bored" in the air.

飛行員於週六從利物浦起飛。他飛過威爾斯及海域。他花了二十分鐘在空中寫下「我很無聊」這幾個字。

The plane needed a test. A worker fixed a part of the engine. The pilot flew the plane to check the engine.

該飛機需要進行測試。一名員工修理了引擎的一個零件。飛行員隨後駕駛飛機以檢查引擎。

The pilot did not have permission to write in the sky. But the manager, Wayne Barrett, says the pilot is very good at flying. The company will not punish the pilot.

該飛行員並沒有在空中寫字的許可。但經理 Wayne Barrett 表示該飛行員的飛行技術非常好。公司將不會懲罰該飛行員。

Conclusion

The plane is now in the garage. The pilot is not working today.

飛機現在在機庫中。飛行員今天沒有工作。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Yesterday' Rule

Look at these words from the story:

  • flew
  • spent
  • fixed

These are Past Action words. We use them for things that are finished.

How to change them: Most words just need an -ed at the end: Fix \rightarrow Fixed

But some are 'rebel' words and change completely: Fly \rightarrow Flew Spend \rightarrow Spent

Quick Example: Today: I fly a plane. Saturday: I flew a plane.


🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past

When we want to say something did NOT happen, we use this magic formula: Did not + Basic Word

Wrong: He did not flew. ×\times Right: He did not fly. \checkmark

Notice how the word 'flew' goes back to its normal form 'fly' when we use did not.

Vocabulary Learning

pilot (n.)
A person who flies a plane
Example:The pilot landed the plane safely.
bored (adj.)
Feeling tired because something is not interesting
Example:I am bored because I have nothing to do.
engine (n.)
The machine that makes a car or plane move
Example:The car engine is very loud.
permission (n.)
Allowing someone to do something
Example:I asked my teacher for permission to leave the room.
punish (v.)
To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
Example:The teacher will punish the students if they are late.
Practice A2 words in a crossword