The First TET aN SAJONINOG JaqeI¢ ¥INg -The First Flying ManOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, 0x2 6pP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press isa department of the University of Oxford. Iefurthers the University sobjective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford isa registered trade ‘mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries ‘The First Flying Man ‘This eBook edition © Oxford University Press 2015 ‘The moral rights of the author have been asserted First published 2015, ISBN: 9780 19 462872 3 (ode) & 978 019 462873 0(imapp) Print edition 1sn: 978 0 19 424943 0 Print edition first published in Dominoes 2012 No copying or file sharing. ‘This digital publication is protected by international copyright laws. 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She later trained to teach English and moved to Istanbul. She loves books, theatre, art, history, and travel, and she reads a lot in her free time, She can see the Bosphorus and the Galata Tower from her living room window and often wonders about Hezarfen's flight. There is a short account of the flight in a book of travels by the 17th-century Turkish writer Evliya Celebi. OXFORD ‘UNIVERSITY PRESSContents Before Reading ............... (eG |) A young man’s dream Activities aia Drawings from Italy. Activities Chapter 3 exer Fic) Activities (EGE A brother's help Activities (G5) 5, What does the Sultan say? ieaueaneas Activities Gs) Ge5) Hezarfen’s reward Activities Project A Project B Word Work . viBEFORE READING 1 This story happens in Istanbul in the 1630s. Which things do you read about in it? What do you think? Tick the boxes. a one of the earliest rockets [] f the airport in Istanbul C) a Galatasaray footballer (] 2. Which things happen in the story? What do you think? Tick the boxes. ]Hezarfen gets a broken leg when he is learning to fly. C)Hezarfen meets and talks with Leonardo da Vinci a b c Hezarfen flies across the Bosphorus. dC The Sultan is happy and gives money to Hezarfen e f [1 The Sultan is afraid and wants to kill Hezarfen. (Co Hezarfen must leave Istanbul in the end.Chapter 1 — A young man’s dream My story begins in the 1630s. It is the time of the Ottoman Empire. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi is a clever young man of those days. He lives in the district of Uskiidar, in Istanbul. Every morning, Hezarfen sits near the Bosphorus strait. He looks at the tall tower in the district of Galata across the water. The Galata Tower is taller than all the buildings near it. empire 2 number of countries that one country controls Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi hezarfen Ahmet ,tfelebi/ clever quick thinking dist big strait long thin line of sea water between two pieces of land part of a Wwn or city tower avery tall thin buildingtasty good io eat ting something round with nothing in the middle dream to think about something that you want to happen; when you think about something that you want to happen fly to move through the air bird an animal that can fly through the sky ‘Simit! Would you like a simit?’ a man near Hezarfen calls. He has some tasty Turkish bread rings on his head. But Hezarfen doesn’t answer. Every morning the man cries, ‘Would you like a simit?’ But Hezarfen never answers. He doesn’t hear or see the man. He is dreaming. In his dream, he is flying over the Bosphorus with the sea birds. ‘One day I want to look down from the sky on Istanbul,’ he thinks. ‘I want to fly across the strait with you birds. But how?”READING CHECK These sentences are all false. Correct them. The story happens in the 18205- Itis the time of the British Empire. o Hezarfen is a clever old man. a a The Galata Tower is across the road from his house. Every morning, Hezarfen watches the sun in the sky. ~ Every night, the simit man comes with some simits. Hezarfen always speaks to the man. > Hezarfen wants to fly over the Galata Tower. GUESS WHAT What does Hezarfen do in the next chapter? Tick two boxes. b He looks at some pictures of birds by Leonardo. (] ¢ He meets his brother, Lagari Hasan. [_] d_ He meets his friends, Mehmet and Ali.wing 3 bird fies with two of these workshop 3 room where you do work with your hands design this shows the shape of something in a picture before you make it drawing 2 picture Chapter 2 — Drawings from Italy Weeks later, Hezarfen is near the Bosphorus again. Again he is looking carefully up at the sea birds in the sky. These days he is making some big wings in his workshop. He needs some help with the design. ‘Hezarfen!’ someone calls. Hezarfen sees his friend, Mehmet, with a second man. He goes over and says hello to the two of them. ‘Hezarfen, this is my brother Ali,’ Mehmet says. ‘He's got some drawings for you from Italy.’ ‘They're old drawings of birds’ wings by Leonardo da Vinci,’ Ali says. ‘Ah, yes. I know Leonardo's work,’ Hezarfen says. ‘Let’s see them, then.’ Ali gives the drawings to Hezarfen. He looks at them for a minute. ‘Interesting,’ Hezarfen says. Then he gives them back. ‘Thank you, Ali!’Days later, in Hezarfen’s workshop ... ‘My wings are ready,’ Hezarfen tells his friends. ‘Let’s see you fly, then,’ Mehmet cries. ‘Your brother Lagari wants to fly too, I hear,’ Ali says. ‘Everyone in Istanbul knows that.’ ‘Yes. Everybody's talking about him these days, I hear. But he isn’t interested in wings. He wants to make a rocket,’ Hezarfen answers. ‘So where do you want to practise?’ Mehmet asks. ‘There’s a hill not far from here,’ Hezarfen says. ‘Lcan practise there.’ rocket 3 long thin air ship that can fly quickly up into the sky practise todo something many times so that you can do it welldangerous that can kill you Hezarfen and Mehmet go up to the top of the hill. Ali waits at the foot of it. Mehmet helps Hezarfen with his wings. Then he looks down. ‘Hey! Don't jump from here,’ he says. ‘It's dangerous.’ ‘But I must,’ Hezarfen says. ‘My brother's beginning work his rocket now. But I want to fly first!’ Then he runs and jumps. Mehmet closes his eyREADING CHECK Choose the correct words to complete these sentences. Hezarfen is making little (Bigywings in his workshop. Mehmet is Hezarfen’s brother / friend. Aliis Mehmet’s father / brother. Aligives pictures by Michelangelo / Leonardo to Hezarfen. Hezarfen’s brother wants to make a rocket / plane. Hezarfen and his friends go and practise on a hill/ tree, Itis easy / dangerous to jump frorn there, Mehmet thinks, ere ancD GUESS WHAT What happens in the next chapter? Tick the boxes. Yes No a Hezarfen flies from the hill. oO b He doesn't go very far. ¢ He and his friends take the wings to his workshop. d_ Hezarfen must make better wings. O O e He flies up to the sun with his new wings. oO O f He falls down into the Bosphorus and nearly dies there. g He and his friends go across the Bosphorus to Galatafall t0. go down quickly crash a big noise that you make when you hit something and stop suddenly broken in pieces or not working Hezarfen doesn't fly. He falls. Mehmet hears a big crash and a cry from the foot of the hill. He goes quickly down the hill to his friend. Hezarfen is lying under his wings. Ali is next to him. ‘His leg’s broken,’ Ali says. ‘No, it isn’t,’ Hezarfen answers. ‘My wings are broken. But I’m OK!’ ‘This time,’ Mehmet cries. ‘But what about next time? Be careful, my friend. You don’t want to die.’They take the broken wings back to Hezarfen's workshop. ‘Now what?’ Ali asks. ‘T understand more. The design of my wings needs to be different — bigger and better. But that can wait,’ Hezarfen says. ‘Right now I must go and see the District Chief of Galata.’ ‘Galata!’ Mehmet cries. ‘Why?’ ‘I want to fly from the Galata Tower. So I need his permission for that.’ ‘Forget it! The district chief never asks people into his office!’ Ali says. ‘Let's see,’ Hezarfen cries. ‘Come on!’ And he and his friends take a boat across the Bosphorus. chief the most important man in a place permission when you say that somebody can do something boat you go across water in thisguard someone who stops people from going into a building The three friends walk from the Bosphorus up to the Galata Tower. Two tall guards stop them when they arrive. ‘What do you want?’ one of them asks. ‘We want to see the District Chief of Galata,’ Hezarfen answers. Ali and Mehmet are afraid. ‘What's your name?’ the guard asks. ‘Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.’ ‘Ah, the brother of the rocket maker, Lagari Hasan Celebi. All Istanbul is talking of him!’ the guard says. ‘Yes,’ Hezarfen answers tiredly. ‘So can I see the district chief?’ he asks the man. ‘Wait!’ the guard says. And he goes in to the district chief's office.READING CHECK Correct nine more mistakes in the story. falis Hezarfen flies down from the hill. Mehmet hears a noise and a cry from the foot of the tree. He runs down to his friend, now with Ali. Hezarfen’s legs are broken, but he is OK. Hezarfen takes the wings to his workshop without his: friends. He must make better wings. Hezarfen wants to fly from the Eiffel Tower. So he and his friends go across the Bosphorus to Uskiidar. Hezarfen wants to speak to the district chief there. Three guards stop them in the street. Aliand Mehmet aren't afraid. Hezarfen gives his name to the guards. One of them knows about Hezarfen’s father, Lagari Hasan. Lagari is a bread maker. The guard goes and speaks to the district chief. Leap a once dela es ntn aes GUESS WHAT hat happens in the next chapter ick three sentences. Hezarfen goes to the district chief's office. CIAli and Mehmet go with him c¢ [JHezarfen tells the district chief his story. Li The district chief doesn't listen to Hezarfen. Li The district chief wants to meet Hezarfen’s brother. []Hezarfen has a visit from his brother.Chapter 4 — A brother's help Some time later, the guard takes Hezarfen to the strict chief's office. Mehmet and Ali wait at the door. The district chief listens to Hezarfen’s story. . well,’ he smiles, “You can fly from the tower. But be careful. Don’t fall and die.’ ‘No, District Chief,’ Hezarfen answers. ‘And I'd like to see your brother. Tell him.’ “Yes, District Chief,’ Hezarfen says. ‘T've got permission,’ Hezarfen laughs when he comes out into the street. ‘Goo li cries happily. at now?’ Mehmet asks. ‘Lmust visit Lagari,’ Hezarfen says.So Hezarfen visits his older brother. Lagariis working on his rocket when Hezarfen arrives. ‘Nice design,’ Hezarfen says. ‘Yes,’ Lagari answers. ‘Perhaps early next year I can fly up into the sky in it. What about you?" ‘Me, brother? I want to fly across the sky with my wings later this year.’ ‘So it’s a race,’ Lagari laughs. ‘Yes,’ Hezarfen smiles. ‘But listen. The District Chief of Galata wants to see you.’ ‘Right. Well, thank you for your visit. Good luck with your wings, Hezarfen!’ ‘Good luck with your rocket, Lagari!’ And Hezarfen leaves. race 2 competition to see who is the fastestsultan 2 ler in some Muslim counties meeting when people come together to talk about something Two weeks later, Hezarfen’s new wings are ready. ‘Now I can fly from Galata to Uskiidar!’ he cries. ‘Wait! You must ask the Sultan's permission for that, I think,” Mehmet says. ‘And the Sultan says “no” to most people when they ask for things.’ ‘So what can I do?’ Hezarfen cries. ‘Listen. These days the District Chief of Galata talks about your brother a lot. Now the Sultan's interested in him, too. Perhaps Lagari can ask the Sultan for a meeting,’ Ali says. So Hezarfen goes and speaks to his brother again. “Yes. [can ask the Sultan,’ Lagari smiles. ‘But he can always say “no” to a meeting.’READING CHECK Put the sentences in order. Number them 1-10, a [_JHezarfen finishes his new wings. b The district chief listens to Hezarfens story. c Hezarfen tells Mehmet and Ali, ‘'ve got permission!” d Lagari Hasan says, 'l can ask the Sultan for a meeting! a Hezarfen tells Lagari Hasan of the district chief's interest in him. f (|The guard takes Hezarfen to the district chief's office. g L_JHezarfen says, ‘Now I can fly from Galata to Uskiidar! h Mehmet says, ‘You must ask the Sultan's permission! i Hezarfen speaks to his brother about the Sultan, j The district chief tells Hezarfen, ‘Id like to see your brother’ GUESS WHAT What happens in the next chapter? Tick one box to each sentence. a Hezarfen is b c 1 Cinervous before he meets the Sultan. 2 Llafraid when he speaks to the Sultan. 3 L)happy after he leaves the Sultan. The Sultan ... 1 Dhkills Hezarfen at once. 2 Lasks Hezarfen for his wings. 3 Ligives his permission to Hezarfen. One of the Sultan's viziers 1 LJwants to help Hezarfen. 2 LJdoesn't want to give permission to Hezarfen. 3 Clwants to kill Hezarfen.16 palace a big house where a sultan lives nervous @ little afraid mosque Muslims go here to pray bow to put your head down when you meet somebody important Your Highness you say this when you talk to a sultan wind air that moves vizier an important man in the Muslim world he helps a sultan Chapter 5 — What does the Sultan say? So Lagari speaks to the Sultan, and the Sultan says ‘yes’ to a meeting. Seven days later, Hezarfen goes to the palace. He walks past the Haghia Sophia. He is nervous. ‘Please give me permission,’ he thinks. Near the Blue Mosque, he is more nervous. ‘Please say “yes”,’ he thinks. Hezarfen stops near the palace. ‘The Sultan can of course say, “no”. Or, worse — he can say, “Kill that man!” he thinks. ‘I'm Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi. The Sultan wants to see me,’ he tells the palace guard. The man goes in. Hezarfen waits. He is very nervous now. After an hour, the guard comes back. ‘Come with me,’ he says to Hezarfen. Hezarfen bows very nervously when he meets the Sultan. ‘Your Highness, I want to fly across the Bosphorus,’ he says. The Sultan smiles. ‘Ah, yes. You're Lagari Hasan’s brother,’ he says. “Yes, Your Highness,’ Hezarfen answers. Then he asks for the Sultan’s permission. “You have it,’ the Sultan says. ‘You must fly across the Bosphorus tomorrow.’ “With a good wind,’ Hezarfen says. ‘But without it — what then, Your Highness?” “You must ask God for a wind,’ the Sultan smiles. “Your Highness,’ a vizier says quietly. ‘People can walk with their legs. But we don’t have wings. Is a flying man good in God's eyes?’‘Listen,’ the Sultan answers. ‘We can think of new things with our brains. And our brains come from God. The first flying man must be an Ottoman, I say.’ “Yes, Your Highness,’ r But he looks angrily at Hezarfen. That evening, Hezarfen is not happy. ‘There's no wind!’ he tells Mehmet and Ali.READING CHECK Are these sentences true or false? The Sultan says'yes’ to a meeting with Hezarfen. Before his meeting with the Sultan, Hezarfen is nervous. Hezarfen tells the Sultan, ‘I want to fly over the Haghia Sophia’ He asks for the Sultan’s permission. The Sultan gives his permission to Hezarfen. The Sultan tells Hezarfen,’You must fly next week! One of the Sultan's viziers is not happy about this. ‘Isa flying boat good in God's eyes?’ he asks. i ‘The first flying man must be an Englishman, says the Sultan. zyereoan oD j.Hezarfen is very happy that night because there is no wind GUESS WHAT True False uw O O UO OO Oo UO O O What happens in the next chapter? Circle the words to complete the sentences. a There is no / lots of wind the next day. b Hezarfen falls / jumps from the Galata Tower. ¢ He flies across the Bosphorus / dies in a Galata street. d_ The Sultan gives money /a palace to Hezarfen. e Hezarfen stays in Istanbul / leaves for Algeria in the end.The next morning, there is lots of wind. Hezarfen stands happily with his wings at the top of the Galata ‘Tower. Suddenly, he jumps. ‘He’s falling!’ people cry. But he is not falling. He is flying with his big white wings over the houses of Galata. Hezarfen’s friends Mehmet and Ali run with the people down the streets to the Bosphorus. Hezarfen flies out over the water. land to come y 4 , down to the I’m flying,’ he cries. ‘People can fly!’ He lands ground, or into ihe sea across the strait in Uskiidar, a happy man.The next day, the Sultan has a meeting with his viziers at the palace. ‘People can fly,’ he cries excitedly. ‘And the first flying man is an Ottoman. That’s good for our Empire. Hezarfen needs a reward.” ‘But, Your Highness,’ the vizier nearest to him says. ‘Flying men can land in our palaces and kill us. They're dangerous.’ The Sultan thinks about this. ‘Hmmm. Yes, I see. Perhaps you're right. So what must we do with Hezarfen then?’ he asks. ‘kill him,’ the vizier answers. reward a thing that people give or do to somebody after they do something goodexile to make somebody leave their home country or town after they do something that you don't like gold expensive yellow metal coin metal money ‘Ican’t do that,’ the Sultan cries. ‘Then exile him,’ the vizier says. So the Sultan calls Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi to the palace. He gives a reward of a thousand gold coins to him. Then he exiles him to Algeria. Hezarfen says goodbye to his brother and his friends. He leaves Istanbul that evening. After that, he can fly over the Bosphorus with the birds in his dreams. But he can never go back to Istanbul again. ‘And what about Lagari and his rocket?’ you ask. Well, perhaps one day I can tell you that story, too.READING CHECK Choose the correct pictures. a Which building does Hezarfen jump from? — b Where do Mehmet and Ali run? j SS i | the Haghia Sophia the Galata Tower tothe Bosphorus _to the Blue Mosque ¢ Which Istanbul district does Hezarfen d_ What does the Sultan want to do land in? to Hezarfen? " Galata Uskiidar give money tohim kill him e What does Hezarfen do in the end? — ( stays in Istanbul leaves Istanbul GUESS WHAT What happens to Lagari Hasan? Tick the boxes and add your own ideas. a (JHe never finishes his rocket. b LHe finishes his rocket. ¢ C)He flies up into the sky when the Sultan has his first daughter. d [He falls from his rocket and dies. e LJHe lands in the sea and is OK. f 9g h i [The Sultan gives money to him. []He goes and lives in Galata in the end. Lie Oo 23Famous flyers of the past 1 Read the text about the Wright brothers and complete the table. The Wright brothers Wilbur (1867- a orville 4871-1948) — are famuous American er. MA pore ke Hr names today bce of har fs eas the town. of Kitty Hawk in a plaste a an engi ve December 17th 1903 ~ a first in.the history of FPG. These days you cane visit the Wright Brothers aire Memorial in North Carddina, USA and see m0 of their old planes. Names and dates of flyers Nationality Famous for which ‘flying first’ Place of this ‘flying first’ Date of this flying first’ Things to do these days connected with the brothers2 Read the notes in the table about the Montgolfier Brothers and complete the text about them. Names and dates of flyers Joseph Merigetiee Cit40-1g10) and Etienne Montgolfier 1745-1799) Nationality French Famous for which ‘flying first’ their Flight of a hot-air balloon in front of lots of people Place of this flying first’ in the town of Annonay Date of this ‘flying first’ 4 Sune 1763 Things to do these days See a model of one of the connected with the brothers Montgolfier brothers’ balloons at the Science Museum in London Pe a firs These days you can visit in... -...,of one of their. 3 Find out more about a famous flyer and write a short text about him or her. Ibn Firnas — SABIHAGOKGEN. — Amelia Earhart Amy Johnson Valentina Tereshkova Yuri Gagarin 2526 Writing about your dream 1 Read this dream text. Which character in The First Flying Man is it about? I make my money selling things in the street. Iwant to buy a bread shop with this money. I want to make the best bread in Istanbul. My dream is to be the Sultan’s favourite baker. My dream is to bake all the bread and cakes in his palace. 2 These two dream texts are mixed together. Letter each line G (Guard) or B (Boatman). eo -- Cworr at the Sultan's palace. ee... (take people across the Bosphorus. twant to sell my old boat and buy a big boat. (want to go away across the sea. (want to do more than stand at the door. ' want to stand always near the Sultan. My dream is to visit many far away countrt . My dream is to speak quietly iw his ear 4 My dream is to be one of the Sultan's viziers. a. My dream is to see ALL of the Ottoman Empire. The Guard The Boatman.3 Choose a new story character. Write a dream text about them. Your classmates must read it, and guess the character. 4 What important thing do you want to do in your life? Write a dream text for you. Read it aloud to your classmates. 2728 WORD WORK1 1 Find words in the feathers to match the pictures. a b c d e f g h i pad Complete the sentences with words from Chapters 1 and 2. Hike this... Gs Qv4iing ...by Leonardo. ItS a......2...4.+++-.fora bicycle. In the 1630s, the Ottoman... is very big. She can't read or write. She isn't very. oe Which of London do you live in? Some birds can run, but they Can't..........esese+ Do you often..................at night? When you. ...........++++++8 lot, you learn to do things better. Mmm This apple is very Do you want to walk to the..........e sees of the hill? Can you..................ffom this tree to that tree? Don't play in the street. Its...WORD WORK2 1 Find nine more words from Chapters 3 and 4 in the letter square. BS P °o ak a ezloln\|-jo xrjnye DI\VIA/|A|x|ul\alwjo|<|x\|n elmlai~«<|clelalr|ziaic|o rl\e|a A/Z\Slo|r-|a xX ao O}D|S\|r|2)x\|x\c}/xriwmiol|e miz|ala|m|o|r |r| |>\n\< ZIALO/D IAIN KH |vViaAlri2zie >| |zlo|—|ulju|—|z|/a|/m|~ c|>|n\o|m|—-|— we wulxl—|m|aloalx|alanl|ov~oja clulolala\|r |r| za imic A|a>l|miz2\n|m\— Tet VIA\A;\S | O|e|zrIO 2 Complete each sentence with one of the words from Activity 1. a b c d e fi 9g h i J ‘Where's the... QUard.....? ‘He's over there, near the door! | can't tell the time because my watch is...........seceeee Please don't get out of the tower window. You can Ask your mother for her. before you say'yes. ‘Whois the..................?’the visitor asks some villagers. When the car hits the tree, there's a big..... Which is the fastest bicycle? Let's have a. Murat IV is the... in the story. We can talk about this at the office... .. later. ‘How can we go across the Bosphorus?’ ‘Let's take a ...and see. and die easily30 WORD WORK 3 1 These words don’t match the pictures. Correct them. 2 Complete the sentences with words from Chapters 5 and 6 in the correct form. a Everyone D © w This book is supported by a MultiROM, containing a complete \*/ dramatized audio recording of the story plus interactive activities. Series Editors: Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter Word count 1,528 ravi CTL De} THE STRUCTURED ra ite) Toa ENGLISH Quick Starters are shorter than Starters ISBN 978-0-19-424043-0 ‘UNIVERSITY PRESS a ii | 9 "7801941249430 www.oup.com/elt