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, F4 \* a( A* k1. People can travel on foot. But it takes a long time to get form place to place., a0 e a3 K' B# J
# m; f6 ]& _ J2 @2. Machines help people travel more quickly and carry heavy loads
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8 l+ \9 G6 }, k1 u" o8 x% ?7 c3. A bicycle is machine. The faster you pedal, the faster you move.1 s) h2 d6 d& S, ^
4 X$ p: |+ X! \) ^0 o$ k {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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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.
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' t6 z, `# s- v; b- y6 F' @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.2 Q/ U- A* v9 G5 `( |% G6 w
- n2 z1 z1 U' [; K4 {4 Y# Q9. Sometimes we need to travel across water. Ferry boats have space for trucks, coaches, cars, and people. * w+ l$ [( J! z# C/ b/ V) U* r
" e8 j. ^) A- h1 l10. 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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9 Y( U' V5 }% W, G* n* d# m11. 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?
* @4 e5 l8 a4 t* sAnswer: wheelchairs. |
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