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Listen and read along with the passage about Amelia Earhart.

A photo of Amelia Earhart sitting in a plane

Amelia Earhart was born in 1897. Back then, airplanes were new. Flying was not as safe as it is today. Planes were not built very well. Sometimes planes would break and crash. And it was easy to get lost. Every flight was dangerous!

Even though flying could be scary, it was also exciting! When Amelia Earhart was 23 years old, she rode in a plane for the first time. She loved it! Amelia Earhart decided to become a pilot right away. A pilot is a person who flies airplanes.

Back then, most pilots were men. Many people did not think women could be pilots. But Amelia Earhart knew they were wrong. She wanted to show that women could be great pilots, too!

Amelia Earhart decided to fly across the Atlantic Ocean by herself. She flew for 15 hours. At the end of the flight, her plane leaked gas, and a fire started! She had to quickly land to put out the fire. But she had made it! Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean alone.

What was flying a plane like during Amelia Earhart's life?

dangerous

boring

safe

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