ES.13 DI PAG.116
Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (the first record player)
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
Agatha Christie wrote crime novels.
Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity.

ES.14 DI PAG.116
If Edison hadn't invented the phonograph the music industry would have develped in a very different way.
They wouldn't have made a lot of films like Murder on the Orient Express if Agatha Christie hadn't written novels.
If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous painter, Dan Brown wouldn't have written The da Vinci code.
Einstein wouldn't have win the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if he hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.

ES.15 DI PAG.117
Unhappy children-> 1
People who became successfull after they finished school-> 5

ES.16 DI PAG.117
What is dyslexia? -> 3
Typical problems for children with dyslexia at school-> 1
What some talented people had in common-> 2
Other famous people whoo had dyslexia-> 5
A person who had hidden talents-> 4

ES.17 DI PAG.117
The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.
Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.
People with dyslexia never knew about it.
Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show her sister that she could write.
The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.

ES.18 DI PAG.117
STRATEGY
WHAT DO YOU DO?
Skimming to understand the general idea of a text.
Look the title, the photos, the introduction and the final paragraph.
Finding the main idea of a paragraph.
Read the first sentence which often summarises the main point. Look for the key words.
Scanning to find specific information.
Underline the key words in the questions, find synonyms and similar expressions in the text, and read carefully around the key words.