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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.; c% X/ H$ e1 i3 u e8 p! ^2 h& M0 k
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2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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3 z6 A# O3 n, W* j6 z+ n3. 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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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.. q1 {" U) k8 B/ z" D- j- Q
0 Q( x" p( T. i- @. o& Q" O0 m7 b6. 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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* d9 L2 p0 U# M* [! r! Q& x7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.$ u0 C$ s' g, D. I) p
8 K2 y/ K. ?# Y) h8. 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. + [/ q+ ]* h- G. [
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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?
2 k" L5 J- x" A6 E1 a3 g- P/ fAnswer: wheelchairs. |
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