אנסין באנגלית כיתה ח׳ · טקסט מידע
From Running Machine to Racing Bike
טקסט מידע על ההיסטוריה של האופניים — ממכונת הריצה בלי דוושות ועד האופניים המודרניים — אנסין באנגלית לכיתה ח׳.
נגעו בכל מילה לתרגום ולהשמעה · מילים עם קו מקווקו — ברשימת המילים המוסברות
1Today, bicycles are everywhere, but the first ones looked very different. In 1817, a German named Karl Drais built a wooden "running machine". It had two wheels and a seat, but no . The rider sat on it and pushed the ground with his feet, a little like a child on a balance bike.
2About fifty years later, inventors added to the front wheel. Riding became faster, but it was also very . The wheels were made of wood or , and people called these bikes "boneshakers" because every stone on the road shook the rider's body.
3Next came the "penny-farthing", with a huge front wheel and a tiny back wheel. A bigger wheel meant more speed, but the rider sat very high, and falling off was dangerous.
4About 140 years ago, the "safety bicycle" solved many of these problems. Its two wheels were the same size, and a connected the to the back wheel. Soon after, air-filled rubber made the ride much . The basic design has hardly changed since then — the bicycle you ride today is a great-grandchild of the safety bicycle.
📘 Glossary — מילים מוסברות
- inventor — ממציא
- pedals — דוושות
- uncomfortable — לא נוח
- iron — ברזל
- chain — שרשרת
- tyres — צמיגים
- smoother — חלק יותר
Questions
איתור מידע
1. What was missing from Karl Drais's "running machine"?איתור מידע
2. How did a rider move the running machine?מטרה ומבנה
3. Why does the writer mention "a child on a balance bike"?הסקת מסקנות
4. Why were the early bikes called "boneshakers"?איתור מידע
5. What was the problem with the penny-farthing?איתור מידע
6. Write TWO features of the "safety bicycle".משמעות מילה
7. In paragraph 4, "hardly changed" means…הסקת מסקנות
8. What does the writer mean by "a great-grandchild of the safety bicycle"?רעיון מרכזי
9. What is the text mainly about?
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