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ON THE MOVE
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% {/ o/ P4 L, t# X! [+ s/ Z+ w; z1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place., q8 T3 U* r' g7 J8 h: c( \
2 g. _7 A3 D/ U2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads8 \9 V) ^7 B Z1 x: @3 `4 O
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3. 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?' R& Q$ p; x* v
* ~$ M$ ~ r4 k: Y" D% I3 N5. 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.
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$ q, ]+ o' |7 a* J5 F- ?# O, M6. When lot of people want to go to the same place, they travel together on bus or coach. They can even travel by streetcar.4 N$ Q& b8 ]' K6 R6 }( {4 m
( d) h4 J9 i5 n7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.& }; e) ^1 |1 N# Y0 }
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8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.
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9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people.
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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. ) M2 F" }. O: D& s8 q
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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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& `$ |5 X$ h" I4 n4 v. l12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
) c% \/ }" E3 b/ m/ {! K' }/ iAnswer: wheelchairs. |
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