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ON THE MOVE
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6 z9 {* q% C* f. z. R# }- g1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.& d$ R$ u; _! U' s
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2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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3 _" s0 ^* t, m/ |3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.
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2 R) p7 i5 d1 Y4. You do not need to pedal a motorcycle. It was an engine that makes wheel go around. Why it this person wearing a helmet?! \- g! q: s0 o# `8 y
9 K2 Y: G, h# U* I L5. 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.* F% s% x( q* C% i
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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.& F% F& }3 `( N3 b8 k0 g! [
0 J4 S. X0 L1 Q7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.
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& i) L9 F4 E L0 o% ?- Q3 L& u8. 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. ' ?$ S3 f) b& [7 H$ S$ \4 I# q! e
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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.
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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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& c [7 C+ Y2 p8 i12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
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