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2. Scientists tied kites together in trains | to catch the current from lightning

flashes.
3. Benjamin Franklin sent a kite up into the sky | because aeroplanes can
do that work better.

4. Kites became popular | to take pictures of enemies.

5. Today kites are not used for spying | when the first kite couldn’t fly high
enough.

A3. Answer these ques ons.

1. When and where did kite-flying start?

2. Why did Benjamin Franklin conduct the kite experiment?

3. How can kite-flying on a roof terrace be dangerous?

4. Name a) the countries mentioned in the lesson.
b) the people mentioned in the lesson.

5. Describe an Indian kite.

6. Why do you think people fly kites on festivals?

B Vocabulary

B1. The words in the grid below have something to do with fl ying. Put the
words into the correct column in the table below the grid.

parachute Superman mosquito flying carpet

hang-glider Hanuman angels hot-air balloon

butterfly flying saucer clouds helicopter
Garuda broomstick rocket birds

kite aeroplane Pushpak Viman boomerang

man-made things things in nature from mythology/stories

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