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8. Complete the text wit h the past simple affirmative, negative or question
forms of the verbs in brackets.
LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895)
As a young man, Pasteur a studied
at the Ecole Normale in Paris. Then at the age of
just 32, he b (become)______________ a professor at the University of Lille. In
1856, Pasteur c (receive)______________ a visit from a man called Bigo who d
(own)_____________ a factory that e (make) __________alcohol from sugar beet.
He f (have)_____________ a question for Pasteur: why g (the alcohol / turn / to
acid?) ___________________? When this h (happen)__________________ , they i
(not can) ____________ use it and j (throw )_________________ it away. Bigo k
(ask) _________________ Pasteur to find out the reason for this.
At first, Pasteur I (not know) ___________, but when he m (examine)__________
the alcohol under a microscope, he n (find)___________________thousands of tiny
micro-organisms. He o (believe)______________that they p (cause)________ the
problem. q (milk, wine and vinegar / behave /in the same way?) __________?
Other scientists r (disagree) ______________ with him, and newspapers s (make)
__________________ fun of him. However, Pasteur t (continue)______________
with his work, he u (invent)_________________ methods of testing his theory and v
(prove)________________ that he was right. Later he w (work)______________
together with two doctors and x (develop) ______________ vaccines for diseases
such as anthrax and rabies.
EXTENTION ACTIVITY
1. Write five sentences about a famous historical figure from your country.
2. Speak about your childhood.
3. Speak about your university.
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