Read the paragraphs (A-G), find the key words that can help y Add the information you know. A. This is an instrument that converts voice and sound signals into elect cal impulses for transmission by wire to a different location, where another e receives the electrical impulses and turns them back into sounds. Alexander Graham Bell invented it in 1875. B. There are many major milestones in its history, starting in 1936, when Konrad Zuse built the first freely programmable machine. c. In 1884, Paul Nipkow sent images over wires using a rotating metal disk mechanical and electronic. American Charles Jenkins and Scotsman John Baird technology with 18 lines of resolution. This invention then evolved along two followed the mechanical model while Philo Farnsworth, working independently in San Francisco, and the Russian emigrant Vladimir Zworykin, working for Westing house and later RCA, advanced the electronic model. D. In 1769, the very first road vehicle was invented by the French mechanic, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. However, it was a steam-powered model. In 1885, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical model to be powered by an internal. combustion engine. DE. In 1814, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first photographic image with a camera obscura, however, the image required eight hours of light exposure and later faded. Louis-Jacques-Mand Daguerre is considered the inventor of the first practical process of photography in 1837. 8. OF. The first functional machine of this kind was invented by the French tailor, Barthelemy Thimonnier, in 1830. In 1834, Walter Hunt built America's first success- ful machine of this kind. A little later Isaac Singer invented the up-and-down motion mechanism. G. This medicine was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928. Andrew Moyer patented the first method of industrial production of it in 1948. Read and say if th

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Julie has been ill since Tuesday.

I haven't seen Josh since 1998.

The dog went to sleep an hour ago.

I‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis.

I waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk.

I’ve already seen 'Shrek'.

She has changed a lot since she left school.

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We went to the seaside last summer.

I‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now?

I was ill three months ago.

Have you been to the shop? I need some stamps.

My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught a lot of fish.

Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was in London yesterday.

I played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now.

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When I saw Nick, he was writing a letter.

At 2 o’clock my mother Fiona was cooking soup.

The father was not sleeping when little Freddie opened the door.

Last summer I was going to my granny in Russia.

Aunt Pam got a postcard from her cousin two days ago.

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At 10 o’clock, Samantha was doing homework.

When the old teacher came in, the children were talking.

When my mother was coming home, the telephone suddenly rang.

When I met my friend yesterday, he was very happy.

Why was Nickolas crying? —He’s lost the…

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1. His parents had already eaten when he came home.

2. Last year Susan passed all her tests and exams.

3. When Peter arrived to the airport he discovered he had forgotten his passport at home.

4. Our train had already left when we arrived at the station.

5. Peter and Mary got home to find that thieves had broken into their house.

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When Heather opened her windows, the sun had already sat.

I realized I hadn't bought any milk when I came home.

It was raining when I was out so the laundry was wet.

Grace felt bad last night because she had eaten too many sandwiches.

Amber met Gregory last October.

Julie has been ill since Tuesday.

I haven't seen Josh since 1998.

The dog went to sleep an hour ago.

I‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis.

I waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk.

I’ve already seen 'Shrek'.

She has changed a lot since she left school.

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We went to the seaside last summer.

I‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now?

I was ill three months ago.

Have you been to the shop? I need some stamps.

My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught a lot of fish.

Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was in London yesterday.

I played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now.