Пояснения к тексту.

deaf people - глухие

to contribute - жертвовать (деньги)

a shop - мастерская

a receiver - приемник

II Определите тему текста и закончите предложение.

This text is about…

a) the benefits(польза) of the telephone;

b) the invention of the telephone;

c)the improvement of the telephone.

III Закончите предложение в соответствии с содержанием текста.

At the age of sixteen Bell…

a) became a teacher of deaf people;

b) taught boys at a school in Scotland;.

c)started to work in an electric shop.

IV Выберите правильный ответ на вопрос.

Who contribute money for Bell’s experiments?

a) Bell’s parents;

b) His pupils’ parents;

c)His assistant Tom Watson

V Расположите предложения в последовательности, соответствующей содержанию текста.

a) Bell was working at his invention with an assistant.

b) The voice coming through a wire was a great surprise.

c)At school Bell studied many subjects, including dead languages.

VI Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы.

a) What language did scientists use in their books?

b) How old was Bell when he began working at his invention?

c) How long were Tom and Bell working to build a machine for talking over long distances?

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