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1. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss and match the three famous women with their great achievements.
| Amelia Mary Earhart | The first US woman in space |
| Ann Davison | The first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean |
| Sally Ride | The first woman who sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean |
2. USE OF ENGLISH Read the text and circle the correct words. Then listen and check.
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Ann Davison
Margaret Ann Longstaffe was born 1in / on 5 June 1914 in Surrey, England. As a child, she really loved adventures. When she grew up, she travelled a lot. She liked riding horses, driving fast cars and flying aeroplanes. Ann became one of the very 2few / little women pilots in Britain in the 1930s.
In 1947 Ann and her husband, Frank Davison, also a pilot, bought an old boat "Reliance" and decided to 3go / set sail to travel the world. However, they were caught in 4rough / hard weather in the Irish Sea. The ship was wrecked and Frank was killed. Ann survived, washed 5offshore / ashore at the foot of a cliff.
3. Which of the following words can replace the ones in bold in the second part of the text?
left alone sad event courage very bad
| Later… After recovering from the tragedy, Ann worked as a successful writer and waited for a chance to sail again. She became more determined to complete the challenge of a lifetime. She bought a small boat "Felicity Ann" (FA) and spent two years preparing it and teaching herself to sail. On 18 May 1952, she departed from Plymouth. She was still relatively inexperienced, but she made up for lack of experience with bravery. With her strength of character, Ann and ‘FA’ got through days of severe storms and loneliness. Ann Davison finally reached land in Dominica on 23 January 1953, becoming the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic. |
4. Rearrange the following events of Ann Davison's life in the order they happened.
1. She started to write.
2. She bought "Reliance".
3. Her boat arrived in Dominica.
4. She learned how to fly a plane.
5. She luckily survived a shipwreck.
6. She bought "Felicity Ann".
7. She left Plymouth.
5. Read the whole text again. Are the sentences True or False? Write T or F.
1. Ann always loved adventures.
2. There were quite a few women pilots in Britain in the 1930s.
3. "Reliance" was caught in a tsunami and was wrecked.
4. It took Ann 2 years to prepare "Felicity Ann".
5. Ann was not experienced at sailing, but she was brave.
6. Ann hardly felt lonely when she was sailing across the Atlantic.
6. SPEAKING Work in groups. Talk about Sally Ride, using the following prompts.
Born / May 26, 1951
Graduate / Stanford University / 1973
Obtain / doctorate in Physics / 1978
One of six women / begin spaceflight training / 1978
Experience first flight into space / Challenger / 1983
Travel into space / 2nd time / Challenger / 1984
Die / 2012 / cancer
