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ON THE MOVE
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( C! U4 ?* s1 j: h8 X. V1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.7 ]+ D7 @0 Q$ ]3 R5 G1 _6 `! \" v
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2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads& V) _$ E- I4 n: s
! R0 K# U! O+ }- 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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2 |/ @2 v. Z3 ^) E- I3 e5. 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.! ~6 a- j1 F$ I' k
# Q0 U* ~0 {/ x. v6. 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 J8 n* z0 r$ l( S1 m& H$ e
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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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3 ]3 d7 a. r+ k, Q4 e' D4 w8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground./ p& z; J8 L0 w
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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. ! t1 e+ M' M" P" E
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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. ( M% J5 N3 {1 z, w
$ K; q p2 i0 v% E" N3 E3 S- l12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
& M' ]% B3 K4 V( ^Answer: wheelchairs. |
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