III. Read the text. Put the verbs in brackets into their Past form. Guess, who is
the text about?
Most people know that he (create)1 the first working light
bulb, but they don't know anything else about him. He (invent) 2___ over
1000 different things. Among his inventions are: the phonograph (record player),
the movie camera and the movie projector. He (make)3 his
electric light bulb in 1879, but there was still much work to do. No one(know)4 how to use electricity outside of laboratory . He and his
workers created a safe electric system. First they (build)5 a factory.
Then they( have)6 to build the dynamos to make the electricity.
Next they had to build electric lines. To show people that he (be)7
serious, he (begin)8 his project in New York City. By 1887, most part
of New York City was electrified.
He (live)9 until 1931. He (continue)10 to invent
all his life. He was a true genius.
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(Thomas Alva Edison)
1) I am originally
3) a country girl
2) (I come from a small English village),
4) but I am fond of
5) the city experience
2.
5) – My laptop is so slow.
2) – Buy a new one.
4) – I would if I had money.
3) – You can take it to computer repair then.
1) – That’s actually a good idea.
3.
3) Dr Jonathan Casey has
1) a very busy lifestyle. He is a teacher, a tour guide and an author,
4) all at the same time. Jonathan is from England, but he lives in the US,
2) and works at the Dolphin Centre in Florida. He spends
5) all his time with his favourite animals, dolphins.
Although people generally think of and use .??? B4
the tomato as a vegetable, in fact it one. It’s a fruit. IS NOT BE .B5
People in Central America tomatoes for many thousands of years. HAVE BEEN EATING .B6
However, it was not until the Spanish in Mexico in the early 1500s that tomatoes came to Europe. ARRIVED .B7
Before that, no one in Europe a tomato! HAD EVER SEEN .B8
When tomatoes appeared in Italy and Britain, many people were scared. ONE .B9
Tomatoes by many people to be poisonous. ARE THOUGHT .B10
They refused to eat and grew tomatoes only as plants for decoration. THEM .B11