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ON THE MOVE
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9 ? J. T; }! q1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.
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$ z9 C. a$ i) O- G2 o1 e7 x2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads1 y" H1 X6 \7 [6 I, E4 u7 k
. r* R5 F8 G" i J" y E2 [3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.
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+ V- l: p: |% N$ a2 h5 a4. 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.
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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.5 Z0 ?, m& _5 C
8 Y, y$ o1 c( ~5 q/ D( w7. Cars, buses and coaches, vans and trucks all use roads. They give off fumes that pollute the air we breathe.: B* T" x6 i6 t' @3 P3 i: u, F
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8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.! S Q9 S2 e- I( ^( V+ w0 Y
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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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( Y' k H; I0 z- m7 R10. 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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/ I* x1 T9 |8 a6 x. ^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?
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