Question

G. Read the biography of Thomas Alva Edison. Then answer the questions.

Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Ohio in the United States. He started school at the age of eight but he hated it because on his first day the teacher called him stupid. After that, he stayed at home a lot of the time and had Lessons from his mother. He also read a lot of science books at home. He went back to school sometimes but he never liked it very much. He left school forever at the age of twelve and got a job with a newsagent. He began inventing things at the age of nineteen
In 1877 he invented the phonograph, a sort of very early CD player! Two years later, he made the world's first electric Light bulb and New York became the first city to have electric lights.

1. When was Thomas Edison born?
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2. Where was Thomas Edison born?
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3. When did he begin inventing things?
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4. What kind of books did he read?
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5. What did he invent in 1879?
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Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. He was born in 1847

2. He was born in Ohio, in the United States

3. At the age of nineteen

4. Science books

5. He made the first electric light bulb

Answer 2

Respuesta:

1 Thomas Edison was born in 1847

2 Thomas Edison was born at Ohio in the United States

3 At the age of 19

4 Science books

5 He made the world's first electric Light bulb and thanks for that New York become the first city to have elctric lights