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Page 1: Description
Page 2: Types
Page 3: History
Page 4: Uses
Page 5: How it works
Page 6: Statistics
Page 7: Facts
Page 8: Free topic

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Description

The ____ is a kind of ____.
Usually the ____ is made of _____.
The main parts of the ____ are the ___, the ___, .....and the ___.
The ___ is quite cheap/expensive.
One usually costs about ___.
Prices range from ___ to ____.

Different types

The ____ is a kind of ____.
The most common kind of ___ is the ____.
Some other kinds of ___ are the ___, the ___, .....and the ___.
One unusual type of ___ is the _____.
The ordinary type of___ is the _____.

History

The ___ was invented by ____ in 19__.
At that time there were very few _____s,
but the ___ became more and more popular, and now there
are ____ ____s in the world/in Japan.
Before the invention of the ___ people didn't couldn't ______.
After the invention of the ____,
people could (people began to) ______.
In 19__, a new kind of ___ was developed.
It was better because ____.
Then, in ___, ___ started making ___ which _____.

How it is used

The ___ is usually used for ____ing ___.
The ___ is usually used to ____ ___.
Most people have a ___ nowadays.
You can ___ ___ with a ___.
The ___ is usually used in/at _____.
People usually keep their ___ in/at ____.

How it works

When ____, _______
e.g. When you push on the pedal, the chain goes around the cog.
The ____ is powered by ____.
To make the ____ work, you have to _____.
The ____ is/was a simple machine.
People used to ____ it ___.
People used to push it and then jump on and coast.

Statistics

A ___ weighs about ____ grams, kilograms, tons, .....
A ___ measures about ____ cm by __ cm by ___ cm.
A ___ is a about ___ wide, ___ long, and ___ high.
A ___ is a about ___ wide, ___ long, and ___ thick.
The average family has x ____s.
The ___ is very common/rare.
There are x ____s in the world/in Japan today.

Facts, records

The biggest ___ was made in _____.
The fastest ___ is the ___, which can ___.
The largest/smallest/heaviest ____ is ____ in size/weighs ___
The world's ____est ___ is/can ______.
In 19___, ____ used a ____ to _____.
The world record for ___ was set in 19___ when ________.
___ made the ____ famous when he/she/they _____.

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