Jetstar Launches New Direct Flight to Sri Lanka
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Jetstar is an airline from Australia. It has a new direct flight to Sri Lanka. A direct flight goes to one place with no stops.
This is the first time Jetstar flies this route. A route is the path a plane takes. The new plane arrives tomorrow.
People say Sri Lanka is one of the coolest places in Asia now. Some people compare it to Bali in the 1980s. Bali is a famous island in Indonesia. In the 1980s, Bali was quiet and not busy with tourists.
This new flight makes it easier for Australians to visit Sri Lanka. Many people think Sri Lanka will become very popular soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- airline
- a company that flies planes for people
- direct flight
- a flight with no stops
- route
- the path a plane or car takes
- tourists
- people who travel to visit new places
- destination
- the place you travel to
- maiden flight
- the first flight on a new route
- history
- important things that happen for the first time
- island
- land with water all around it
- popular
- liked by many people
- Asia
- a big area of the world with many countries
- compare
- to say two things are similar
- quiet
- not busy or loud
- arrive
- to come to a place
- coolest
- most interesting or exciting
- Australian
- from Australia
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1. A direct flight to Sri Lanka 2. Bali in the 1980s 3. Tomorrow
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Jetstar is an _____ from Australia.
It has a new _____ to Sri Lanka.
A direct flight goes to one place with no _____.
This is the first time Jetstar flies this _____.
The new plane _____ tomorrow.
People say Sri Lanka is one of the _____ places in Asia now.
Some people _____ it to Bali in the 1980s.
Bali is a famous _____ in Indonesia.
In the 1980s, Bali was _____ and not busy with tourists.
Many people think Sri Lanka will become very _____ soon.
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