Travel and Amelia Earhart

Travel (Aeroplanes)

 

  • The way people travel has changed over the years due to advances in technology: cars, roads, buses, aeroplanes.
  • Aeroplanes were invented in 1902 by the Wright brothers (Wilbur and Orville).
  • More people now go abroad for their holidays because of advances in travel.

 

Aeroplanes & Travel: Amelia Earhart

  • Amelia Earhart broke many flying records: She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by herself; she broke the women’s altitude record.
  • Amelia Earhart explored different parts of the world in an aeroplane: Europe, Asia, America.
  • The aeroplane had not long been invented when Amelia Earhart broke her first flying record in 1932.
  • In the past, boats and trains were more common uses of transport.