The Concorde plane was an enormous, graceful bird in flight. Its landing wheels were about four feet in diameter. Remarkably, it reached a top speed of about 690m.p.h. It passed the test to fly passengers in 1947 and its first supersonic passenger plane flew 19 years later in 1976. The regular Concorde destinations were: London, Paris, New York and Barbados. The Concorde first came to Barbados in 1977 to take Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth back to England. Since Barbados was one of the four regular destinations to which the Concorde traveled, it was for this reason after the Concorde fleet was retired in 2003, British Airways loaned Concorde G-BOAE to the people of Barbados in recognition of the role that the island played in Concorde’s success.
This tremendously imposing state of the art machinery is located in very close proximity to the Grantley Adams International Airport. The aircraft is resting at The Concorde Museum which was designed under the sponsorship of the Barbados Hotel Association, Goddards Shipping and Tours and the Barbados Museum. The Concorde experience, as it is called, is a thrill to behold. When patrons visit the Museum they get an opportunity to fly the Concorde in a simulation exercise. It is said that although this is not a real experience it sends sensations throughout the whole body as one guides the plane along the runway on a screen in the forefront. This is indeed a most interactive experience which should be enjoyed by everyone.
The following questions are about the passage you have just read. In the space provided, use complete sentences to the questions. Use correct spelling and grammar.
1. According to the passage what does the Concorde resemble when it is in flight?
2. For how many years did the Concorde fly?
3. How many destination points did the Concorde have?
4. In which year did the Concorde first land in Barbados?
5. What was the purpose of that inaugural flight to Barbados?
6. What part of speech is the word ‘tremendously’ in line 9?
7. Which does a ‘simulation exercise’ in paragraph four mean?
8. What is the Concorde experience?
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Profit and Loss- Calculating the Selling Price
The cost price is the original price of an item.
The selling price is the new price which an item will be sold for. It may be more or less than the cost price.
If the selling price is more than the cost price, a profit has been made.
If the selling price is less than the cost price, a loss has been made.
(e.g) Mia bought a phone for $600. She sells it to make a profit of $200. Calculate the selling price.
Selling Price= Cost Price + Profit
$600 + $200
= $800
(e.g) The cost price of this tablet is $500. It is sold and makes a loss of $100. Calculate the selling price of the tablet.
Selling Price= Cost Price - Loss
$500 - $100
= $400
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