Phase 11
Up, up and away!
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ventures
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Ben, Lebo and Hanna
Contents
Phase 11 Up, up and away!................................................................. 7 Oil spill! ............................................................................. 19 The best kite in the whole world......................................... 29 What’s out there?............................................................... 43 Being a good friend............................................................ 55
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Up, up and away!
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“Passengers on ¶ight 458 to London, may now
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board through Gate 9”. “Who said that?”
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asks Carin. “The ¶ight announcer,” says Dad.
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The airport is noisy and busy and there are people
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everywhere. Ben and Carin are very excited.
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They are going on holiday – on an aeroplane!
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They have never ¶own on a plane before.
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They are ¶ying to New York to visit their aunt.
“ The family walks over to a counter. “Why do we
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have to wait here?” asks Ben. “We have to check
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in our luggage,” says Dad. “The plane can only
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carry a certain amount of weight, otherwise, it
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can’t take off. ” Ben is a little worried. He packed
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two extra comic books, a box of his favourite
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cookies, and his rubber snake. He really hopes the plane doesn’t get stuck on the runway. 8
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The attendant at the counter gives Dad a boarding pass for each of them. On the boarding pass is a seat number so each passenger knows which seat is theirs. “Come along,” says Dad. “We have to move closer to the boarding gates.” “Will we have to wait long?” asks Carin. “Only a short while,” says Dad. “Why don’t you and Ben go over to those big windows and watch the planes take off ? We’ll fetch you when our ¶ight is called.” “Okay,” says Ben and takes Carin’s hand. Mom and Dad sit down at a coffee shop where they can keep an eye on the children.
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