1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsZara Rutherford Breaks World RecordZara Rutherford has flown around the globe and into the record books.The teenager finally touched down in Belgium yesterday to complete her epic journey.As she landed,Zara broke two world records.Shes the youngest-e
2、ver woman to fly around the world solo.Shes now also the first woman to circumnavigate the world in a microlight.Her enormous journey has taken her five months to complete.She flew over 28,000 miles and visited 30 countries across five continents!Zara set off from an airfield in Belgium on 18th Augu
3、st last year.She hoped to be back 11 weeks later.However,she had to overcome lots of obstacles on her way to becoming a world record holder.Zara had to fly following something called Visual Flight Rules.Unlike some planes,which can use technology to fly in or above clouds and bad weather,Zara had to
4、 be able to see well to fly safely.It meant that bad weather was a constant problem.Wildfires were raging in California,USA,as she flew over.The smoke caused her to have to climb up to 10,000 feet making it hard to see the ground.Problems with a visa and the weather kept her in Alaska,USA,for a mont
5、h and in Russia for a month too.If she had tried to hurry and fly through some of the icy clouds over Russia,the ice could have built up on the wings of her plane and caused her to lose control.In December,she had to speed up her flight plan to stay ahead of Supertyphoon Rai which hit the Philippine
6、s.Zara also nearly ran into trouble near North Korea.A storm looked like it might cut off her route and she couldnt go through North Korean airspace to avoid it.Thankfully,she squeezed through in time and landed safely in South Korea.Still only 19,Zara said she wants to go to university to study com
7、puter science and hopes one day to become an astronaut.Well the skys the limit!Daily News Inspirational World News 21st January 2022Glossarycircumnavigate Travel all the way around the world.microlightA small,light type of aircraft.visaOfficial permission that says youre allowed to enter a country.S
8、upertyphoonAn extremely powerful type of typhoon(hurricane).Whose record did Zara beat?Shaesta Waez was the previous record holder of youngest woman to fly around the world.In 2017,aged 30,she flew around the world in just under five months.The youngest person to have flown around the world solo is
9、Travis Ludlow.He completed a round-the-world flight aged 18 years and 150 days.It took him only 44 days.Illustration:Zara Rutherford.visit Questions1.From which country did Zara Rutherford begin and end her round-the-world journey?2.Tick to show whether the statement is true or false according to th
10、e article.TrueFalseAt first,Zara hoped the adventure would only take 11 weeks.Zara is the first woman to fly around the world solo.Zaras journey took her to all seven continents.Zara didnt have to follow Visual Flight Rules.3.What do you think the author meant when they said the skys the limit?(tick
11、 two)They meant theres nothing to stop Zara.They meant Zara has already met her limit-the sky.They meant its more than Zara can achieve.They meant theres no limit on what Zara can achieve.4.Find and copy one of the problems that Zara had to overcome according to the article.5.Zaras journey did not take her over the United States.Find one piece of evidence that does not support that statement.6.Write an alternate headline that could be used for this story using 8 words or fewer.Zara Rutherford Breaks World Recordvisit
