Задание 2 Закрепление материала 3 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 5 класс

Listening and speaking 2

What else did we learn about bikes from the text? Answer the questions.

1. Where was the first bike with pedals invented?
2. What is a penny? What is a farthing? Which is larger?
3. Why was the bike with one very large and one small wheel called ‘the penny farthing’?
4. Why is riding a bike healthier than riding in a car?
5. Is it healthier only for the biker or for the people around as well?

1. The first bike with pedals was invented in Scotland.
2. A penny is a small coin. A farthing is an even smaller coin. The penny is larger.
3. It was called the “penny farthing” because one wheel was as big as a penny and the other was as small as a farthing.
4. Riding a bike is healthier than riding in a car because it gives you exercise.
5. It is healthier for the biker and for the people around as well, because bikes do not produce exhaust fumes.