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ON THE MOVE
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9 i. u" D/ U$ @! ]" [1. 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 loads8 K! [! }) p9 ~- ^- p
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3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.; _5 c+ o7 E3 d9 z
( d, h& F3 y8 n4. You do not need to pedal a motorcycle. It was an engine that makes wheel go around. Why it this person wearing a helmet?, R( r/ T) b; x; [9 ~1 R, U
7 K* v3 ?7 R. Q4 K- y5. 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.. Y2 r0 \# v$ B
$ a; o% v+ [7 w/ e# J, h6. 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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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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8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.; z2 S7 K) \3 Q
- F% B1 Q8 {( d3 r. Q0 ^ c F9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people.
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' U9 N1 {* s O5 R7 T7 j! ]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. ! s/ X" F) r- K2 ^8 L* S$ P) C! y
6 B" c$ J8 @8 r12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
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