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: p0 F P/ \0 x4 M2 a2 \% q+ j1. 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 loads5 C+ D# ^/ Z" H$ U
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3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.
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, h& J! K! O2 J+ h) T/ r/ p4. You do not need to pedal a motorcycle. It was an engine that makes wheel go around. Why it this person wearing a helmet?$ J% ?& R0 B9 x
v/ ~- O: C0 Y0 z( H5. 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.* j+ G2 k( _( B3 p) R1 X$ W( f" f
) z; _) I- E: z4 F4 L 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.2 w4 u3 E/ b8 t! S0 j* X( |
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7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe./ ?9 p3 [1 E' }) \( L. i
1 e) N+ \- \/ o8 B8. 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. 5 x$ }# v- I9 ]) M# \& j' K# G
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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. 1 A0 @5 O9 b( t
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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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+ U7 J- W4 s6 u: M& q3 D12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?2 Q+ r4 S9 B" n* p& p
Answer: wheelchairs. |
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