1. Reading. Task 1. Text 1: Drone racing - Sport of future?

 

 

Drone racing is an exciting new sport that has become popular faster than any other sport before it. Pilots (0) steer small and lightweight, but high-powered drones along courses with obstacles. They (1) so that spectators can also view flightscompete for thousands of dollarssteer small and lightweightfly through gates and around flagsbecause of effectiveness both in time and costsso that pilots can control the battery levelso that more and more people can buy thembecause the battery time of drones is limited at speeds of over a hundred miles an hour. Every drone has a camera attached to it (2) because of effectiveness both in time and costssteer small and lightweightbecause the battery time of drones is limitedso that pilots can control the battery levelso that more and more people can buy themfly through gates and around flagsso that spectators can also view flightscompete for thousands of dollars either on a big screen or with a special helmet. The races take place either outdoors in big stadiums, or indoors in old warehouses and sports arenas. However, competitions remain short (3) because the battery time of drones is limitedcompete for thousands of dollarssteer small and lightweightbecause of effectiveness both in time and costsso that pilots can control the battery levelfly through gates and around flagsso that spectators can also view flightsso that more and more people can buy them.

Although drone racing started only a few years ago, there are already international competitions that take place all over the world. In professional leagues, drone pilots (4) because the battery time of drones is limitedbecause of effectiveness both in time and costsso that spectators can also view flightsso that pilots can control the battery levelso that more and more people can buy themsteer small and lightweightfly through gates and around flagscompete for thousands of dollars. For this reason television and other media have become aware of drone racing. The event itself is also recorded and uploaded to different video platforms where it can be viewed over and over again.

The first drones that hit the markets were heavy and expensive. Today they have become much cheaper (5) so that more and more people can buy themfly through gates and around flagsso that spectators can also view flightsso that pilots can control the battery levelbecause of effectiveness both in time and costscompete for thousands of dollarsbecause the battery time of drones is limitedsteer small and lightweight and take up their new hobby. Recently, Amazon has come up with a plan to use them for making deliveries (6) because the battery time of drones is limitedbecause of effectiveness both in time and costsso that more and more people can buy themfly through gates and around flagsso that pilots can control the battery levelso that spectators can also view flightssteer small and lightweightcompete for thousands of dollars.