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Look around your classroom and discuss the questions
with a partner.
• What inventions do you see around your classroom?
• How helpful/usefuI are they? |
fur earmuffs
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Read the text and answer the question. Choose a, b, c or d.
What is the text mainly about?
a) Two different alphabets
b) Two different inventions c) Two elderly inventors d) Two unhappy inventors |
blind people - people who
cannot see
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a patent - a document which
proves that an invention is yours
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Louis Braille was three years old when something bad happened to his eyes. He could not see after that. Everything was as black as a dark night for him. Louis became very sad and as quiet as a mouse. He was not as happy as other children at his age. His parents didn't know how to help him. Doctors and scientists couldn't find a solution to help blind people. He was a smart child and wanted to study. Louis tried hard. He did his best and one day invented a special system. Every letter had its own codes. He could touch the dots, understand the letters and read the words. Louis became an inventor of Braille code for blind people at the age of 15. He first presented his work in 1924. Today, people all around the world use the Braille alphabet to read and write. |
It was 1873 and Chester Greenwood was only 15 years old. He was a curious
child and wanted to try everything. He was not as quiet as his brothers and
sisters. He asked a lot of questions to learn. One day, he went ice skating. It was very cold and his ears were as cold as ice. They were numb. He used his scarf, but it didn't help much. So, he decided to find a better solution. Chester made a special thing to put on his ears and asked his grandmother for help. He needed something as soft as fur. His grandmother suggested putting bear fur on it. Chester liked this suggestion. He used his new invention on cold winter days and his ears were as warm as a cup of hot tea. He made the first pair of earmuffs and proved that children could also find solutions to problems. He got a patent for this invention at the age of 19. |