1. Listen to
. Pick out the words with long /i:/ sounds, the ones with short /ɪ/ sounds, and the syllables with the sound /aɪ/.
Below /bɪˈləʊ/ ≠ above /əˈbʌv/.
Greet /gri:t/: say hello.
Walking in the air
We're walking in the air
We're floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as we fly
I'm holding very tight
I'm riding in the midnight blue
I'm finding I can fly so high above with you
Far across the world
The villages go by like trees
The rivers and the hills
The forests and the streams
Children gaze open-mouthed
Taken by surprise
Nobody down below believes their eyes
We're surfing in the air
We're swimming in the frozen sky
We're drifting over icy mountains floating by
Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleep
We're walking in the air
We're floating in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly
Walking in the air, Peter Auty
2. Right or Wrong? Justify your answer using the lyrics.
a) They are flying during the day.
(Right / Wrong). Text clue(s):
b) The boy is holding the snowman.
(Right / Wrong). Text clue(s):
c) People are surprised to see them.
(Right / Wrong). Text clue(s):
d) The weather is warm.
(Right / Wrong). Text clue(s):
e) People don't react when they see them.
(Right / Wrong). Text clue(s):