———————–
Japan Airlines thinks we will want to fly faster in the future, so it is putting its money on a supersonic airplane. That’s an airplane that flies faster than the speed of sound. There used to be supersonic airplanes. France and Britain produced the Concorde, a beautifully designed airplane with a nose that pointed down. It was fast but very expensive. It could fly over the ocean, but the noise over land was too loud. The Concorde stopped flying in 2003. Now JAL is investing in a company called Boom which will build new planes. People will again be able to fly long distances in half the time. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
———————

——————–
I haven’t really gotten out of Nagoya to see the autumn leaves this year. Luckily, there is a university campus near my apartment with lots of trees. On Sunday, the weather was warm and sunny, so I decided to take a walk around the campus. As I was walking, I thought about the dog I used to have. I used to take Momo there almost every morning, and we would meet other dog owners. No one was walking a dog there last Sunday because it was the early afternoon. The ginkgo trees were shining in the sunlight. The leaves have started to fall, and the ground was covered in a bright yellow carpet. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
——————–