A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell ______ in 1847 in Edinburgh Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to United States, setting in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. throughout his life, Bell had been interested ____ the education of deaf people. This interest led him to ______ the microphone and , in 1867, his "electrical speech machine" , which we now call a_______ . News of his invention quickly ________ throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long distance connections were _______ between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City.

Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like the model from____ 1920s, but would he ever have ________ telephone lines being used to transmit video images? Since his __________ in 1922 , the telecommunication industry has undergone an amazing revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Bell's "electrical speech machine" paved the way_____ the information superghighway.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in the nineteenth century, and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of science. His father helped him a lot by supervising his work with the deaf. When he worked with the deaf and investigated the science acoustics, his studies eventually led to invention of multiple telegraph and his greatest invention- the telephone. He dedicated the last quarter century of his life to advances in aviation.

      Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

      Choose the best options                                                               

 31.      What was Bell’s greatest invention?

A. multiple telegraph  B. telephone    C. aviation       D. acoustics

 32.      What of the following statements is NOT true?

A.        Bell wasn’t encouraged in the field of science.

B.        Bell was born in 19th century.

C.        Bell worked with the deaf.

D.        Bell invented a multiple telegraph.

III. Read the text. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then
to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon,
Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the
invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the
telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.
29. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
A. He was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
B. He was born in 1847 in Canada.
C. He was born in 1870 in Canada.
D. He was born in 1870 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
30. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
A. He worked with deaf-mutes in a hospital.
B. He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University.
C. He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston Hospital.
D. He worked with handicapped at Boston University.
31. Who was Thomas Watson?
A. Thomas Watson was Bell's teacher.
B. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant.
C. Thomas Watson was Bell's brother.
D. Thomas Watson was Bell's patient.
32. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?

A. Bell and Watson died in 1876
B. Bell and Watson moved to Canada in 1876.
C. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876.
D. Bell and Watson went travel in 1876.
33. Bell moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1970s
A. True
B. False
34. Bell died when he was 75 years old.
A. True
B. False

Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty-three he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.

TRUE/ FALSE

25. Alexander Graham Bell was a Scotsman.                                              ____________

            26. In Boston, he taught people who were not able to hear.                          ____________                       

27. He experimented with ways of transmitting sound by day.                    ____________

28. He moved with his parents to Canada in 1871.                               ____________                    

            29. When did he emigrate to the United States?

A. 1874                       B. 1867                       C. 1870                       D. 1871

30. Which of the followings is not used to describe Alexander Graham Bell?

A. dreamy                   B. practical                  C. active                      D. social

Read the following passage, and answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3^rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph(used to send multiple messages over a single wire) andphonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

When was Alexander Graham Bell born?

_________________________________________________________________

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.

In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. Then he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another place? Bell began to work on a new intention.

1, Where was Alexander Graham born?

2, When did his family govto live in America?

3, What did he do in Boston?

4,Why did he begin to work on a new invention?

Read the following passage, and decide if the statements are T or F.

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3^rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph(used to send multiple messages over a single wire) andphonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

Question: He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.

A. True

B. False

On March, 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was _____(23) in Edinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later _____ (24), first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.

In America, he worked with ____ (25) at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of _____ (26) speech over a long distance. This led to the _____ (27) of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many _____ (28) and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.

1.      A. given                B. sent           C. born                       D. seen

2.      A. went                      B. left              C. departed                D. emigrated

3.      A. deaf-mutes          B. deaf-limbs         C. mutes-limbs        D. limb-mutes

4.      A. translating          B. transforming C. transmitting   D. transferring

5.      A. work               B. making               C. invention              D. knowledge

6.      A. experiments         B. experiences          C. exports       D.  excitement