Name
Class
Reading (Transport)
(A) Reed Boat
There is a very big lake in Peru. Its name
is Titicana. There are many floating
villages on the lake. Uro people live on
these islands. They make boats to travel
between the islands. Most of them are
made of reed. Reed is a kind of tall plant.
It grows in wet places. They look like
dragons.
(C) Zip Lines
There are a lot of mountains in the
nort-hern part of Turkey. The villages are
very far away from each other. They are
on different hills. They have zip lines
between the hills or from the top of the
hill to the foot. People use them to carry
tea leaves. Sometimes they ride them to
cross the rivers. Most of them are not
safe. They are very fast and scary.
A. Match the photos below with the texts. Write A-D in the boxes.
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(B) DUKW
DUKW is a kind of truck. It is
different because it can run on land
and water. People call it duck. Most
of them are yellow. Tourists use it in
London to see London by land and
river. 50 people can get on it. It is
very comfortable.
(D) Rickshaws
One popular way of transport in some
parts of Japan is rickshaw. It is a
vehicle with two wheels. One man
pulls the rickshaw. There are also cycle
rickshaws. They are called bike taxi.
Most of them are for one or two
passengers. The driver sits in front of
the passengers to pedal the rickshaw.
They are cheap but they are very slow.
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Class

B. Read Texts A-D again and circle (T) for true and (F) for false.

1. Titicana is the group of people living on the floating villages. T F

2. The shape of a reed boat is like a dragon. T F
3. Zip lines carry tea leaves and people. T F
4. Zip lines are very comfortable. T F
5. A rickshaw has one or two wheels. T F
6. You don’t need a lot of money to get on a rickshaw. T F

C. Answer the questions according to the texts.

1. What do people in Peru use to make their boats?

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2. Why do people need boats?

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3. Why is a DUKW different from other trucks?
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4. What colour is a DUKW?

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5. How many people can get on a DUKW?

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6. Where does the driver of the rickshaw sit?

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A.
1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

B.
1. F

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. T

C.
1. (They use) reed.

2. Because they live on floating villages / they travel between the islands.

3. It can run on water (and land).

4. (It is) yellow.

5. 50 (people get on a DUKW).

6. The driver sits in front of the passengers.