EICMA 2026 Motorcycle Show Set to Break Records in Milan
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EICMA 2026 is a big motorcycle show in Milan, Italy. The show will have ten pavilions. A pavilion is a big building at a fair. This year, 2,120 brands will show their products there. A brand is a company name, like a motorcycle maker. Organisers say it is a record number. A record means the biggest number ever.
EICMA is a very big fair. A fair is a big event where companies show new things. People from many countries will visit. A person called Zoppas said the number of buyers has doubled. A buyer is a person who comes to buy things. He said the fair is very international. International means from many different countries.
Another person, Bozzetti, said Milan is the capital of two-wheeled vehicles. A capital is the most important place for something. A vehicle is a thing that moves people, like a car or motorcycle. He talked about the ten pavilions at the fair. There will be many new products too. This means new motorcycles and new things for riders.
Vocabulary15 words
- pavilion
- a big building at a fair
- brand
- a company name for products
- record
- the biggest or best number ever
- fair
- a big event where companies show things
- buyer
- a person who buys things
- international
- from many different countries
- capital
- the most important place for something
- vehicle
- a thing that moves people, like a car
- new products
- new things made to sell
- organiser
- a person who plans an event
- motorcycle
- a two-wheeled vehicle with an engine
- exhibition
- a show of things for people to see
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- double
- to become two times bigger
- event
- something that happens, like a fair or show
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EICMA 2026 is a big motorcycle show in _____, Italy.
The show will have ten _____.
This year, 2,120 _____ will show their products there.
Organisers say it is a _____ number.
EICMA is a very big _____.
A person called Zoppas said the number of _____ has doubled.
He said the fair is very _____.
Another person, Bozzetti, said Milan is the _____ of two-wheeled vehicles.
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