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    Speaking Set 6

    Lecture summary

    Prof: The modern bicycle was invented by many different people. The first type of
    bicycle was called a running machine. It was made of wood, and riders moved it by
    sitting on it and pushing with their feet along the ground. They couldn’t steer it. After
    the running machine came something called a hobby horse. Hobby horses were like
    running machines, but the front wheel could move, so the hobby horse could be steered.
    In the 1860s, two French men invented a kind of bike called a velocipede. The
    velocipede was the first bike with pedals. The velocipede was followed in the 1870s by a
    bike with pedals, a large front wheel and small back wheel. This was called a penny
    farthing. The penny farthing was the first machine to be called a bicycle, which means
    “two wheels.” In the middle of the 1880s, a British engineer named James Starley
    developed a bicycle that looked much like modern bikes today. It was called the Starley
    Rover. The Starley Rover had two equal-size wheels and a chain drive. The rider’s seat
    was between the wheels and above the pedals. Though the Rover looked modern, it was
    still uncomfortable to ride over the rough, bumpy roads of that time. In 1888, an Irish
    man named John Dunlop invented rubber tires that could be filled with air. These tires
    gave bicycle riders a smoother ride. Today, Dunlop Tires are a famous brand. The Rover,
    with its new rubber tires, made bicycles very popular. In the 1900s, bikes continued to
    improve. By the year 2000, we had mountain bikes. Mountain bikes can be ridden on
    dirt and grass, as well as roads.

    Question

    Summarize the lecture in your own words.

    Sample response: The speaker said that bikes were invented by different people. The
    first kind of bike was called a running machine. Then there was the hobby horse. Next
    came the velocipede. This was the first bike with pedals. After that, there was the penny
    farthing. It had a big front wheel and small back wheel. This was the first one that was
    called a bicycle. After that was the Starley Rover. It looked like a modern bike, and used
    rubber tires that could be filled with air. By 2000, there were mountain bikes, which can
    be used on dirt and grass.

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