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1 w) I! W# E! r) S3 P1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place.
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( K9 N6 e; h+ H7 z+ ^- H" b2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.
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3 q# g3 B s: f5 Q" o4. 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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* d( |" n6 H7 k; |. `- O6 J7 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.
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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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; p2 t: h( [& b& ?& v# u8. Trains run on specially built railway tracks. Some train below ground.* a" d8 A7 A/ M2 X! M) l
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9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people. 1 b5 s* e$ u2 M H5 v- z( a
. ^1 n- a# h! G; D3 \3 A) c# {& f10. 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. 3 Y5 f' ]" x$ O7 a' z9 t; j
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12. Some people find it difficult to walk. What machine can help them?
9 h6 C/ L W* f5 Y; }2 VAnswer: wheelchairs. |
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