Earhart

Amelia Earhart
In 1932, in a small field in northern Ireland, a man watched an airplane land. He walked to the airplane and the
pilot jumped out. The pilot was a young woman! With a big smile the woman asked, Where am I? In
Galleghers pasture, he said. Have you come far? From America, she said.
The pilot was Amelia Earhart. Amelia was a member of a famous group of women pilots called the NinetyNines. The Ninety-Nines began with 99 members in 1930. By 1935, there were over 600 women in the group.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly over the Atlantic by herself. She became a national heroine.
Next, she wanted a bigger challenge. She wanted to fly around the world.
On June 1, 1937, she started her journey around the world from Miami, Florida. She stopped in Puerto Rico,
Karachi, Calcutta, Bangkok, Singapore, and Bandoeng. The whole world watched as Amelia flew around the
globe. By June 29, she reached New Guinea. She had travelled 22,000 miles. There were only 7,000 miles to
go. Amelia left new Guinea on July 2nd, but she was never seen again. Her last radio contact was near
Howland Island in the South Pacific.
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READING COMPREHENSION
ESL Lesson Plans - Mini-Bios - Amelia Earhart
Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. When did a man watch an airplane land in a pasture?
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2. Was the pilot a young boy?
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3. What did the woman ask?
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4. Where did she come from?
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5. Who was the pilot?
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6. What group was Amelia Earhart a member of?
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7. How many members were there by 1935?
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8. Was Amelia Earhart the 2nd woman pilot to fly over the Atlantic?
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9. What was Amelias next challenge?
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10. When did she begin her journey around the world?
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11. Name two places she stopped?
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12. Where did she reach by June 29th?
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13. How many miles were there to go?
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14. When did she leave New Guinea?
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15. Where was her last radio contact?
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VOCABULARY REVIEW
Unscramble the words below from the story. Then write one original sentence for each word.
1. aaneirpl
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2. lopit
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5. oinereh
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6. ueyjorn
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7. nactcto
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8. gechllena
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ANSWER KEY - SCRAMBLE AND WORD SEARCH
1. airplane
2. pilot
3. woman
4. atlantic
5. heroine
6. journey
7. contact
8. challenge
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ESL Lesson Plans - Mini-Bios - Amelia Earhart

Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

ESL Lesson Plans - Mini-Bios - Amelia Earhart

ESL Lesson Plans - Mini-Bios - Amelia Earhart

ANSWER KEY - SCRAMBLE AND WORD SEARCH

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