Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
Athletes race by using flying boats that functioned by pedaling was held. Two French professors made a flying boat called JetCycle in 2020. A foil is put in front and back of the boat. It makes boat fly and can move at 9 kilometers per hour. Professor, Nicolas Picard, wanted people to enjoy this boat. It has a combination of sailing and cycling. Price of one boat is 12,000 euros. 100 such boats were sold in last two years. Flying the boat felt like boat cycling.
athlete(運動選手), foil (フォイル：水中翼。ボードの下に取り付けられたフィン状のアタッチメントが海中を進むことで揚力を生み、まるで飛行するかのようにボートが浮く仕組み。)
Questions:
- Can the boat fly?
- What was the boat’s name?
- How many boats were sold in two years?
- What combination did the boat have?
- What did flying the boat feel like?
- What did Nicolas Picard want from the boat when they flew it?
- What is your opinion?