Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and do the tasks.
Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as the inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3rd, 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. He took great interest in transmitting the human voice. 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) and phonautograph (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 another room. The first transmitted words were, ʻMr Watson, come here. I want to see you.ʼ
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Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish.
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He spent all his life in Canada.
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He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.
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He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voices.
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He was able to succeed right from the first experiment without much effort.
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He worked on his inventions all by himself.
What is Bell's 'harmonic telegraph' used?
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What is Bell's 'phonautograph' used?
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What were the first words transmitted through the telephone?
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Read a text about the meanings of flower colours.
MESSAGES FROM FLOWERS
If you are sending flowers to someone, it's good to know flower colour language, so they communicate exactly what you intend. Here are some popular beliefs about flower colour meaning in the USA.
Red flower
Red flowers symbolise passion. Giving them expresses strong and powerful love.
Orange flower
Orange is the colour of the sun. Looking at orange flowers brings you feelings of happiness and joy.
Pink flower
Pink flowers represent innocence and sensitivity. They send the message, ʻYou are such a gentle, delicate person!ʼ
Yellow flower
Yellow flowers show friendship and respect. That's why yellow flowers are often given in the workplace.
Green flower
Green symbolises nature. Green flowers represent health, wellness, and good fortune.
White flower
Fresh white flowers are connected with purity, innocence, and elegance. They are the perfect bridal flower.
Complete the sentences about the meaning of each flower colour. Using the words in the given passage.
| Flower colour | Meaning |
| Red | passion, & powerful love |
| friendship, respect | |
| Orange | & joy |
| Green | health, wellness, & |
| innocence, sensitivity | |
| White | , purity, & innocence |