Workbook 2: Term 3 Grade 2 ~ Life Skills
Activity 62: Transport Rail transport Read the information about trains and ±ll in the words to complete the sentences.
faster steam trains
electricity railway tracks
pollution smoke
diesel goods
Trains run on _____________________ made of wood and steel. The ±rst trains were _________________________. They caused a lot of ________________________ due to all the smoke they made while travelling.
Electric train engines were later developed. They work with electricity and do not emit _____________ like the steam trains did. These trains are also much _____________ than steam trains. Trains are used to transport people and _____________ over long distances. Denis Kabanov / Shutterstock.com
Diesel trains work like a car and drive with a _____________-powered engine. Some trains use both diesel and ___________________.
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