VIII. Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers: true (T), or false (F). ‘Sky Whale’ is a plane with four engines that can carries over 700 people. The airplane will exist for short distances between cities. The technology will use eco-engines with energy recovery systems which are able to feed back to the planes themselves. With a capacity to transport a large number of passengers, like a train of high speed, ‘Sky Whale’ will be a safer type of planes for the future. We will also have supersonic planes which are transcontinental or transoceanic. They can fly at very high altitudes more than 30,000 metres and at record speeds. The engines which can change according to the situations are called intelligent engines. True False 66. ‘Sky Whale’ can carry a large number of passengers. o o 67. The airplane will be used for long distances between cities because it has four engines. o o 68. ‘Sky Whale’ can travel at a high speed. o o 69. Transcontinental planes can fly at the maximum altitude of 3,000 metres and at record speeds. 70. Intelligent engines are the ones that can change according to the situations. o o IX. Read the text and answer the following questions. AeroMobil is a beautiful flying car. It can be changed very quickly from a car to a plane only about minutes, and it can give you freedom to move. AeroMobil is a flying car that can use roads for cars and runways for planes. As a car, it can fit in any standard parking space, use regular gasoline, and can be used in road traffic just like any other car. As a plane, it can use airport in the world, but can also take off and land using any grass trip or paved surface just a new hundred meters long. 71. What is AeroMobil? ___________________________________________ 72. What can it give you? ___________________________________________ 73. How long does it take AeroMobil to change from a car to a plane? ___________________________________________ 74. What characteristics does AeroMobil have as a car? ___________________________________________ 75. When can AeroMobil take off or land besides an airport? ___________________________________________ X. Write a short paragraph about a future means of transport, using the cues given. Driverless cabs 76. Computer-controlled pods/ take/ you/ wherever/ you/ want along a fixed route/ whenever/ want/ go. ___________________________________________ 77. People/ ride/ speed of 25mph. ___________________________________________ 78. There/ be little wait/ for use/ the cabs/ will leave from stations/ and/ be accessed/ by pre­paid smartcards. ___________________________________________ 79. The cabs/ which/ travel/ a 1.5m-wide track/ use 75% less energy per passenger/ a car/ and/ 50% less/ a bus. ___________________________________________ 80. They/ already test/ 160 driverless cabs/ since 2006/ and/ many investors/ politicians/ support/ the idea. ___________________________________________