7 metodika indd

4 Read and say True or False. (7x2=14)
e.g. Cambodia has one of the best railways. False
1) Trains in Cambodia run between diff erent countries. False
2) Trains in Cambodia were very slow. True
3) The people of Cambodia made a new kind of train. False
4) Local people called it “Norris”, a new kind of transport. True
5) People can sleep on a bamboo train. True
6) Bamboo trains are only used by local people. False
7) Cambodia is not a rich country. True
Some years ago Cambodia had one of the world’s worst railways. Trains ran 
very slowly between the villages. And there were not many trains. So people in 
the north-west of the country decided to do something to travel faster. They have 
made their own transport. They took pieces of bamboo, train wheels and made a 
machine. The local people call it “Norris”, but visitors from other countries call 
them “bamboo trains”. To travel by this machine looks dangerous but the drivers 
say it is not a dangerous transport. “I use the bamboo trains to go to Battambang 
from my house so I can buy medicine”, said Sao Nao, “on a bamboo train I can 
sit down and go to sleep. I like it.”
Bamboo trains have become a part of the Cambodian transport system. They 
take people and their luggage from one village to another. They are also used by 
rich tourists who pay $2 for a ride. Cambodia is a very poor country and this is a 
lot of money for its people. A ride on the bamboo trains, perhaps with a chicken, 
some dogs, and people, is a great way to see the country. 
Total = 50 points

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