Read the following passage carefully and and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) then write (T) or (F) next to each statement
- Read the following passage carefully and and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) then write (T) or (F) next to each statement.
Ever since the horse and the buggy, people have been inventing new ways of travelling – some more effective than others. Here are two of them…
The Segway
Its inventor, Dean Kamen, confidently predicted that the Segway “will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy”. Despite sales predictions of 40,000 a year when it appeared in 2001, sales have been disappointingly low. But the Segway might not be a total failure.
The police in some European countries use them (though probably not in high-speed car chases), and they are popular in theme parks, warehouses and some airports. You aren’t allowed to use them on public roads in many European countries, though that might change and sales could the increase dramatically.
The Uno
Canadian teenager Ben Gulak has recently won an award for the best new invention of the future – the Uno. He has already appeared on American television to demonstrate his unique electric vehicle. It looks exactly like a motor scooter except the wheels are beside each other. A computerized system keeps the vehicle carefully balanced. You can easily ride it – it has absolutely no controls. There is only an on-off switch. To move it, you move your body. To go forward, you simply lean forward. To stop it, you lean back. You lean left or right to go round a corner. ‘People really seem to like it’, says Gulak. With the right business help, the Uno might become a common sight on our roads in the future.
1. Dean Kamen predicted that Segways would be more popular than cars. ________
2. They’ve sold more Segways than they expected. ________
3. The police in some European countries use Segways. ________
4. Ben Gulak has placed advertisements for the Uno on US TV. ________
5. The driver doesn’t have to operate any controls on the Uno. ________