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ON THE MOVE
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1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place., a9 y( y! R( I8 g
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2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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0 ~7 }1 z' N$ Q3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.
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4. You do not need to pedal a motorcycle. It was an engine that makes wheel go around. Why it this person wearing a helmet?- z' Q3 K- M; p: {+ {
* e& D" l- b. v, Z5. Cars have four wheels, and the passengers sit inside. Car can travel very fast. But when road are busy, a car trip can seem slow and boring.6 U) U7 g3 p: c t. t9 J# }7 v
$ p$ l' M4 `+ `/ r4 V6. When lot of people want to go to the same place, they travel together on bus or coach. They can even travel by streetcar.+ n2 B* i3 y2 N5 O* R6 R$ g
" c6 \( n& T! ]8 d7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.* X" T4 k5 [2 t7 w L
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8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.1 k5 U" n [$ W# ^2 C( ]9 A
' g }- ^7 [5 X6 _$ B9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people. ' [' g5 @. b) w5 K
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10. Airplanes are machines that fly. A jumbo jet can carry more than 300 passengers a helicopter is also a flying machine.
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11. The rocket and the space shuttle are also machines. The space shuttle carries astronauts into space and brings them safely back to earth.
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12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?' c! o1 l" H# }; A' ?/ _6 _
Answer: wheelchairs. |
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