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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.( G. M/ Y4 Y; p& r# t
, ?. G0 {8 B4 J, r8 \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.
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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?2 W/ M% q1 j' w- m& H4 L7 c/ q
/ K$ P. Q: H0 S# 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.1 p/ x {" N/ B" Q' j, Q
j7 f, \* }2 u: [7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.; q2 J: l' P+ A& s* t
- }% A! l& v* d4 u: F8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.
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2 Y; l5 j/ ^9 U1 x4 N' R. q9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people.
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# C& Q: k3 h8 Y8 p6 ^10. Airplanes are machines that fly. A jumbo jet can carry more than 300 passengers a helicopter is also a flying machine. 1 l* P: {* T2 @$ Q$ j0 n
, \* v' }6 L2 N. ^- f: ]11. The rocket and the space shuttle are also machines. The space shuttle carries astronauts into space and brings them safely back to earth. ; `6 _8 \0 A! d Q& G; d
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12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
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