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It is a beautiful day at the football stadium. Fans fill the
12 seats and wait for the kickoff. Suddenly, a strange shadow
22 appears on the field. People sitting in the upper rows hear
33 a low whirring sound overhead. Floating in the sky is a
44 football-shaped balloon.
47 Most of us have seen them on television during sporting
57 events. They are like silent ships sailing on a sea of sky.
69 These strange-looking balloons are called blimps. They are
77 cousins to the hot-air balloon.
82 Blimps and hot-air balloons are part of a group of flying
93 machines known as lighter-than-air craft. They are filled
101 with gas that weighs less than air.
108 Blimps are also members of the airship family. Just like
118 boats, airships have motors and rudders. The motors give
127 airships speed. The rudders help steer. This makes airships
136 very different from hot-air balloons. Hot-air balloons have
144 little control over their speed or direction. Airships can even
154 fly against the wind. 158
Comprehension Check
Practice
Fluency
1. Compare and contrast blimps and hot-air balloons. Compare and Contrast
2. Where do people commonly see blimps? Main Idea and Details
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Up in the Air • Grade 5/Unit 6
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