Английский для бакалавров. Валиулина Т.Н - 232 стр.

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scientific books. He was fond of Shakespear and Tom Pain. He had over 10000

volumes in his library.

Edison continued to work all through his long life. He attributed his success not

so much to genius as to hard work.

Edison's inventions include the phonograph, or gramophone, the megaphone,

the cinematograph, the improved lamp of incandescent light, many greatly improved

systems of telegraphic transmission and numerous other things.

Vocabulary

handkerchief носовой платок

incandescent lamp лампа накаливания

endless work бесконечная работа

invention изобретение

I. Read the text without a dictionary.

II. Answer the questions:

1. Who was Edison's real teacher?

2. When did he start to work?

3. What was his first invention?

4 What do Edison's inventions include?