One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier came to the conclusion that smoke had the power to lift things up and carry them through the air.
Joseph loved science and wanted to become an inventor. Along with his brother, Jacques, he began performing experiments on something that later became the first hot-air balloon.
The Montgolfier brothers quickly realised that it was heat and hot smoke that had the power to lift things. On 19th September 1783, they presented their first hot-air balloon, which was made from paper and cloth. The first passengers were a sheep, a chicken and a duck. King Louis XVI and the French Royal Family gathered to watch the first flight of the balloon. The king agreed to send human passengers up in the balloon.
One day in 1777, Joseph Montgolfier came to the conclusion that smoke had the power to lift things up and carry them through the air.
Joseph loved science and wanted to become an inventor. Along with his brother, Jacques, he began performing experiments on something that later became the first hot-air balloon.
The Montgolfier brothers quickly realised that it was heat and hot smoke that had the power to lift things. On 19th September 1783, they presented their first hot-air balloon, which was made from paper and cloth. The first passengers were a sheep, a chicken and a duck. King Louis XVI and the French Royal Family gathered to watch the first flight of the balloon. The king agreed to send human passengers up in the balloon.
A Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. He can't talk to you right now. He IS HAVING a bath. - Present Continious
2. I usually HAVE lunch at about 2 o'clock. - Present Simple
3. Tom HAVE ALREADY LEARNT the poem. - Present Perfect
4. Jane IS COOKING when her mother CAME. - Present Continious, Past Simple
5. They ARE CLEANING the house the whole afternoon. - Present Continious
6. I SAW the dentist on Monday at 3p.m. - Past Simple
7. It's hot here. I OPENED the window. - Past Simple