Read and fill in. George and Robert
The Rocket
Stephenson built the
1829 first steam train, 'The
Rocket', in 1829. The
first trains had a lot of
problems and they
were very slow! in
1830 there was
famous race between a train and a horse - the
horse was 1) faster (fast) and won! By 1870,
trains became 2)
(popular)
and 3)
(easy) to run
By 1895, people started using electric trains.
Electric trains were 4)
(clean)
and 5) (quiet) than steam trains.
By 1920, most countries in Europe had railways.
Today, there are railways all over the world. The
6)
(fast) trains in the world are in
France! The 7) (long) railway in the
world is in Russia! Some of the 8)
(good) and 9)
(comfortable)
trains are in Japan and Europe. On these trains
you can find beds, restaurants, gift shops and even
hairdressers'!
These days, travelling by train is definitely
10)
(fast) than riding a horse
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