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ON THE MOVE
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1 {" l3 l0 l& d2 F2 k4 z) ?1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.9 u! n& q8 r4 z; S0 O4 c2 g
6 @) j/ |2 l* T2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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6 \% a9 U9 n) E2 k3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.0 p# |6 C6 ]5 H# A2 r' V4 F
3 T S; S0 o: Q6 F( z4. You do not need to pedal a motorcycle. It was an engine that makes wheel go around. Why it this person wearing a helmet?
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1 k% d3 ^3 Z# U3 n( l" B5. 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.: T0 D/ a. o1 Y. [
3 ]1 G% S/ ^1 b$ {$ q6. When lot of people want to go to the same place, they travel together on bus or coach. They can even travel by streetcar.
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% J" F% E, F/ v: `5 j- k( [7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe./ T* ^4 u+ Z5 f$ m5 q
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8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground. v: Z4 {7 a$ K7 V: l3 h' V. N6 l
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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. 8 h9 I! ^; U; s7 d' f
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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?
) K( y/ o: p! L, F; oAnswer: wheelchairs. |
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