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ON THE MOVE
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+ K( x5 D0 i: Q/ y1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.
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2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.$ J4 F: {, _+ W2 U6 b2 x" Q
, ]* x [& \0 C4. 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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a3 E/ r+ Y7 S1 k- j6 T5 j' s' ^5. 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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6. When lot of people want to go to the same place, they travel together on bus or coach. They can even travel by streetcar.! j& P) k0 W) { X/ z
# ^, |' d0 J5 o9 ^7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.
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. y% C8 j3 S( a$ m8. 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.
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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. ) D0 v5 Z5 P/ q" e9 `; [9 Z
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12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?) P2 f2 O' A1 i
Answer: wheelchairs. |
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