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In the 17th century, it took 66 days to sail ro! "ngland to #orth $!erica. %oday, this&ourney can be co!'leted by air in &ust a e( hours. %ravel has obviously beco!e aster and!ore co!ortable as &ets re'laced 'ro'eller 'lanes, electric trains re'laced stea! engines,and cars and buses re'laced horses and carriages. )ut travel has changed in subtle (ays,too. %echnological changes can hel' business travellers, but they !ay !ake !odern travelless e*citing and ro!antic."ven beore leaving ho!e, +1stcentury travellers can 'lan every detail o their &ourneythrough the Internet. %hey can ind the e*act ti!etables o trains in distant locations,avoiding the need to interact (ith local 'eo'le on arrival in a oreign country. $l!ost everyvillage in the (orld has got an Internet ca-, enabling visitors to check details o the tri' andto re!ain in contact (ith those let behind through e!ail. %his !ay be useul, but it canalso detract ro! the e*'erience o getting a(ay ro! it all/. $nd increasingly, !any 'eo'lecarry !obile 'hones, allo(ing the! to call al!ost any(here in the (orld, and 'erha's !oreannoyingly, to be called at any ti!e.0odern travel !ay also be aected by the technology o iods and digital ca!eras. Insteado listening to local !usic, visitors can continue to listen to their o(n !usic (herever they!ay be. $nd (hereas +2 years ago, !ost travellers took their il! in to be develo'ed inlocal sho's, today that need has al!ost disa''eared.So, (hile you !ay be thrilled (ith the hightech o'tions that can save ti!e on your &ourney,you !ay (ant to think careully beore using the!. Is your goal to get so!e(here as astand as co!ortably as 'ossible, or is it to learn so!ething about ne( 'laces and 'eo'le3 I

it is the latter, you !ay decide to travel the oldashioned (ay.

"- In)icate 5hether the 6ollo5ing state7ents are tr+e or 6alse+ote the ei)ence 6ro7 the te8t 93 7ar:s;

1 %echnological advances haveincreased the lying ti!e ro! #orth $!erica to"ngland.

Evidence:

2 %he !ain disadvantage o !obile 'hones !ay be that they can interru't a &ourney

(ith inco!ing calls

Evidence:

3 hotogra'hers today have al!ost lost the need to have their il!s develo'ed inlocal sho's

Evidence:

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2 o( can iods li!it visitors5 'erce'tion o a ne( location3

3. 4hat can +1stcentury travellers do to increase their ability to learn about oreigncountries3

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