Albert Einstein

ALBERT EINSTEIN

Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. He was not very happy at school. He was not very good at mathematics. But he was good at music, especially at playing the violin.

After he left school, he became interesting in mathematics. After some time he became a famous mathematician and physicist.

In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics. His ideas changed physics. His theory of relativity changed our ideas about time and space.

He went to live in the United States of America in 1933. He died there in 1955.

Braille's Code

LOUIS BRAILLE

Louis Braille was from Paris France. He was born on January 4 in 1809. Louis became blind by accident, when he was 3 years old.  He loved music and he was a good student too, but his life conditions were so hard.  When he was adult, he worked for a long time to develop a useful writing and reading system. Finally, he could get an interesting code to write and read, addressed to blind people in 1829. Louis Braille signs help blind people to communicate independently, without needing print.

He got tuberculosis and died when he was 43 years old.

Louis proved that if you have the motivation, you can do incredible things!

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Inventors and their inventions

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Unit 1

In this unit we’re going to learn about some inventors and their inventions.

At the end, you will be able to talk about talk about inventors and their inventions.

Some inventions:

Johanes Gutenberg invented the printing press in Germany in 1440.

Alexander Fleming discovered the penicillin in his laboratory in London-England.

Zuckerberg  created   Facebook to help people communicate. 

Practice this conversation:

A: Do you remember the last English class?

B: Oh, yes! I do. It was about inventors and inventions.

A: Do you remember any inventor?

B: Of course. Johanes Gutenberg.

A: Who was he?

B: He invented the printing press.

A: Oh, yeah! I just remembered it! ... And when did he make his invention?

B: In 1440

A: I see. You remember every thing the teacher told us.

B: Almost. What about you? Do you remember where Johanes Gutenberg discovered the printing press?

A: I'm not sure. But I think it was in Germany.

B: You're right.  Now let's try with another inventor....

NOTE: You have to prepare this dialogue as an oral lesson.