Where are you going for your holidays , Charles ?   To Australia . I'm going to visit my uncle in Brisbane for three weeks .   Good gracious ! You certainly are lucky . How are you going there ?   By air , of course . It takes over two weeks to go by sea .   I once went to Singapore by air . It was very exciting-but never again .   Why ? Did you feel frightened ?   For a short time . One of the engines caught fire .   What did the pilot do ? 