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Unit
                    18                Transportation and
                     18

                                          Communication



            Getting started

            Look at the pairs of pictures, talk about them in groups  making comparisions.



























            Reading I

            Look at the pictures below and guess the answers.

            a.   Who are the people seen in the picture?

            b.   What are they doing?


                                      Wright Brothers


            Wilbur (1867-1912)  and Orville Wright (1871-
            1948) were brothers. They lived in Dayton, Ohio,
            USA. Their  father,  Milton, was a  bishop in the
            Church of the United Brethren  in  Christ. Their
            mother, Susan, made toys for her children and
            encouraged their curiosity. One day, Milton Wright
            brought home a small  toy "helicopter" made of

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