Getting in your car and flying to your holiday destination could be a reality within years. A flying car in Slovakia has recently been given a flying certificate, moving one step closer to reaching the public market. The certificate was delivered by the Slovak Transport Authority.
The AirCar first appeared in the news in July 2021 after successfully completing its first test flight between two cities in Slovakia. Since then, it has had more than 70 hours of test flights and 200 take offs and landings. Anton Zajac, who owns the company that makes the flying car, says he and his partner hope the AirCar will help the pilot stay away from traffic jams and busy airports.
“I’m flying across Europe often and I wish I had the flying car because I could land and not wait for a taxi, or go through busy terminals,” he said. “Cars used to be a symbol of freedom. And if you have a driver’s licence, you certainly know you lost that freedom because you are often in traffic”.
Comprehension
1) What is the AirCar and why is it in the news?
2) What is the flying certificate and who issued it?
3) What are the benefits of the AirCar according to Anton Zajac?
Vocabulary
Match the words to the definition:
1) recently
2) successfully
3) take off
4) landing
5) own
6) traffic jam
a) when a plane goes up into the sky
b) to complete your objective
c) your possession
d) lots of cars together that are not moving
e) a short time ago in the past
f) when a plane comes down to the ground
Grammar Highlights
Use “-ing” form for verbs at the beginning of sentence
“Getting in your car and flying to your holiday destination could be a reality within years.”
*This article was adapted from another article to make it more suitable for English learners. You can read the original article here.