Lesson 18 · Transportation and Communication

Transportation and Communication

EnglishSubject
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1What services did the Wright brothers offer from the cycle shop?
2How did their cycle business help them to build an aircraft?
3How did the brothers develop the idea of balance and control in the flight of an aircraft?
4What was their first aircraft like?
5What did they do to create the flight conditions?
6What is wing warping?
7When and where did the first Flyer take off?
8What progress had they made by 1904?
9What was the world's first practical airplane like?
10What improvements have been made to aircraft since the time of the Wright brothers to the modern day?
11Put these events in chronological order: the first Flyer took off with a pilot; the brothers opened a cycle shop; they developed a machine overcoming complex technical problems; Milton Wright brought home a toy helicopter; they built their first machine designed to carry a pilot; the children made copies of the toy helicopter; they began their aeronautical research; they started a printing business.
12How old is the rickshaw puller?
13What does 'he is made of leather' mean?
14What attracts the attention of the rider?
15Why does the rider want the rickshaw puller not to fall?
16Did the man enjoy the rickshaw ride? Give reasons.
17Find suitable adjectives to describe the rickshaw puller.
18The bar chart shows the world trend regarding the use of electric vehicles from 2015 to 2019. Write an interpretation of the bar chart making comparisons where necessary.
19What is the difference between rising and falling intonation? Give one example of each.
20What should you do before and while a listening audio plays?
21How do you compare two things, three or more things, and two equal things in English?