VOCABULARY

mind-boggling – overwhelming; startling categories – groups facility – a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose recycle – convert (waste) into reusable material incinerator – an apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash onerous – troublesome daredevil – a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things hoverboard – a means of transport resembling a skateboard that travels above the surface of the ground, ridden in a standing position quest – search for something escort – accompany (someone or something) somewhere as an escort picturesque – beautiful passionate – intense, fervent

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“I was almost at my limits – there was still enough fuel in my pack for another 10 kilometres or so. Maybe I could have done five or six,” Zapata told journalists later back in Sangatte.

“People are passionate about this, everyone dreams about flying,” he said, recalling his fascination with the hoverboard in the 1985 hit movie “Back to the Future,” set in 2015.

“And then 2015 came around, and there were still no hoverboards, so we said ‘OK, we’re going to do it’.”

Q: Is it easy to make?

A: Nope. I’m not really skillful and patient, so handcrafts seem super hard for me.

Q: What is special about it?

A: The material itself is what makes it special. It’s eco-friendly as well.

Q: Does it remind you of something?

A: Yup. It reminds me of the peaceful and quiet atmosphere of the countryside where I visited.

Q: A:

Are you a tech and gadget lover?

Yes, I am. I love shopping for new gadgets.