Reading Quiz: Travelling
Read what the people say about travelling and answer the questions.
SteveI go everywhere by bicycle. I go to work on my bike, visit my friends on my bike and even do my shopping on my bike. I put all my groceries into my rucksack and carrythem on my back. I love riding, even in the city. I keeps me fit and I love feeling the wind in my hair.
Travelling by bike is very cheap, I don't need a license, insurance or any petrol. I can get through the traffic quicker than a car or even a motorbike. The only problem is the fumes from vehicle exhaust pipes, it can really irritate your lungs. So, when I'm cycling in the city I usually wear a face mask so I don't breathe in all the smoke. / Linda.
I love flying. The first time I went in a plane was when I was a young girl and the family went to Spain. It was amazing to be so high up looking down at the land below us.
When I was twenty -one is started having flying lessons at a small airfield near our house. I learned to fly a small two-seater plane and got my pilot's license when I was twenty-three.
Now I fly commercial airplanes all over the world. At the moment I'm a pilot for Virgin airlines and I'm flying from Heathrow in London to New York twice a week. I love it.
Ahmed.
My father taught me to drive a tractor when I was about ten. He showed me how to use the gears and the pedals. I came really naturally to me and I find it really easy to drive. I started driving a proper car when I was about fourteen and I used to drive around in my brother's truck.
When I came to the UK I got a provisional license and passed my theory test, it was quite difficult because my English wasn't really good at the time. Then I did my practical test, which was really easy. I like driving and I love cars. At the moment I'm driving a 2007Audi TT, it'sa beautiful car. / Layla
I've been riding horses since I was a little girl and I honestly can't remember when I learned. I think I've always known how to ride. When I was little, my family lived in America and we had a big farm called a ranch. My dad used to ride horses around and I used to follow him.
When I came to live in the UK I found that pretty much no one rides horses.You can't have a horse in the city.I got a job in an office and I didn't ride for a long time until someone asked me if I wanted to come on a riding holiday in Scotland. It was brilliant.
Now I have two horses. They live in stables a few miles from my house. I ride every chance I can, at the weekend or in the evening.
Write the name of person next to the statement.
1. Who really loves driving?
2. Who loves the feeling of the wind in his hair?
3. Who wears a mask on his face?
4. Who has got a pilot's license?
5. Who travels to America twice a week?
6. Who says they used to live on a farm?
7. Who goes everywhere by bicycle?
8. Whose father taught them to drive?
9. There are five spelling mistakes in the text. Please tick the words which are incorrect. Choose at least one answer.
a. prettyb. tractor
c. traveling
d. shoping
e. moment
f. dificult
g. forteen
h. fling
i. remember