Question

___ Task 1 Reading. Read the text about transportation.

Transport played and plays a great role in people’s life. It helps move from one country to another for different needs.

In the past, people didn’t have cars, trains, and other transport, so they walked everywhere, carried goods and things on themselves. They were tired of heavy bags, but then they started using animals to carry objects. They used such animals as horses, donkeys, camels, and elephants. Then they invented wooden carts and used animals to carry them.

But there were not only land ways of travelling, but also water ones. Until the 19th century, the main way between Asia and the Western world was through oceans and seas. People build and developed ports and harbours. They used amazing ships to travel to different countries, to move from one fascinating country to another, and to exchange goods with other countries. But those ships hadn’t got engines, they used the power of the wind. Now we can read a lot of frightening stories about pirates and monsters from that time.

Nowadays we continue using ships for the same purposes, but now they are safer and much more developed. Modern ships have engines and comfortable conditions. We use the old-fashioned ships as museums or sights.

Of course, we like our means of transportation as they are comfortable and save our time. But transport system in the past was eco-friendlier than in the present.

Answer the questions/ответьте на вопросы или вставьте пропущенное слово, найдя его в тексте:

1) The main route between Asia and the Western world was [1]

2) When the princess saw a ship, she was . [1]

3) The stories about adventures are always . [1]

4) In the past, people didn’t have . [1]

5) There are a lot of in the supermarket. [1]

6) We use or carrying something big and heavy. [1]

7) is a parking zone for ships and boats. [1]

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