last summer my friend’s parents took me to the North with them. His father is a
scientist, and he had to do some work there. The place is on an island very far
from Moscow. They had to go by plane. I have flown in -/the planes many times
already, but my friend has never flown and he was a little afraid. He tried not
to show it but when they sat down in the plane he closed his eyes. His father
laughed at him and told him to look out of the window. “Look at all the
Interesting things under you”, he said. “See how bright the sun shines and how
small roads and bridges and trees look from here. The noise of the plane isn’t
too bad, we can even talk to each other.