Learn about Scotland and its famous inventors, practise if-clauses, and write a short biography.
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1. Edinburgh is the of Scotland.
2. Alexander Graham Bell was in Edinburgh in 1847.
3. He the in 1876.
4. Bell opened a school for people who were β they could not hear.
5. A person who creates or discovers something new is called an .
6. In Scotland, a is a lake. Loch Ness is one of the most lakes in the world.
Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms. Use the grammar box to help you.
Write a short biography (60β80 words) about Alexander Graham Bell. Use the fact file and sentence starters below.
π Born: 3 March 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland
π¨βπ©βπ¦ Family: His mother and wife were deaf
π« Work: Opened a school for deaf people in Boston, USA
π Invention: The telephone β invented in 1876
π Later life: Moved to the USA; continued scientific experiments
π Died: 2 August 1922 in Nova Scotia, Canada
Introduction: Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor who β¦
Early life: He was born in β¦ in β¦ Β· He grew up in β¦
Work: He opened a school β¦ Β· He worked with people who β¦
Invention: In 1876, he invented β¦ Β· The telephone is a device which β¦
Later life / ending: Later, he β¦ Β· He died in β¦ Β· Today, he is remembered as β¦
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