Chinese Firm Reveals Powerful New Maxi-Scooter
A Chinese company called QJMotor has a new scooter.
The scooter is named the X-Adventure SRT 900 SX.
It is a maxi-scooter. This means it is big and strong.
QJMotor says the scooter has 95 horsepower.
Horsepower shows how strong an engine is.
Many motorbikes do not have this much power.
So this scooter is very special.
People call it a hyperscooter because it is so powerful.
The company says the power is almost 100 horsepower.
Some people are surprised by this number.
A normal scooter has much less power.
This new scooter can maybe go very fast.
We do not know the price yet.
We do not know when people can buy it.
This news comes from a French motorcycle website.
Vocabulary6 words
- scooter
- a small motorbike with a flat place for your feet
- maxi-scooter
- a big, strong kind of scooter
- horsepower
- a way to measure how strong an engine is
- motorbikes
- vehicles with two wheels and an engine
- hyperscooter
- a scooter with a very, very strong engine
- motorcycle website
- an internet page about motorbikes and news
Quiz
Answer key
1. X-Adventure SRT 900 SX 2. 95 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A Chinese company called QJMotor has a new _____.
The scooter is named the X-Adventure SRT 900 _____.
It is a _____. This means it is big and strong.
QJMotor says the scooter has 95 _____.
Horsepower shows how strong an _____ is.
Many _____ do not have this much power.
People call it a _____ because it is so powerful.
The company says the power is almost 100 _____.
A normal scooter has much less _____.
This news comes from a French _____.