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ON THE MOVE
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! a$ L8 X- Y8 s6 w+ s, z$ o1. 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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+ R* x% Z, y5 g3. 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?
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1 ~$ Y% X ^& `7 k* B* O7 m5. 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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g; D: O7 h" }* p+ G6. 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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) ?; K0 _5 M3 L* L/ {" t5 @) J7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.' A9 p( ?& w' c- m
6 o5 v" x; A: ~8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.
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+ k1 z0 U9 S+ a" i+ N9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people.
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7 o- v2 M7 F% y* [10. Airplanes are machines that fly. A jumbo jet can carry more than 300 passengers a helicopter is also a flying machine. / x' [$ h/ F3 u9 ^
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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. : X0 M7 M8 y; [
2 o+ z) w0 v' n3 D# ^ ]12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?! Y5 u( G+ a- f5 M; y, [' Y
Answer: wheelchairs. |
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