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BPortelli - Remedial work and reinforcement - Hidden Talents
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1 Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (first record played). - B
2 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. - A
3 Agatha Chtistie wrote crime novels. - C
4 Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity. - D
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1 If Edison hadn't invented the phonograph, the music industry would have developed in a very different way.
2 They wouldn't have made a lot of films like Murder on the Orient Express if Agatha Christie hadn't worte novels.
3 If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous writer, Dan brown wouldn't have written The da Vinci Code.
4 Einstein wouldn't have won the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if the hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.
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The text is about people peple who had problems at school.
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a What is dyslexia? - 3
b Typical problems for children with dyslexia at school - 1
c What some talented people had in common - 2
d Other famous people who had dyslexia - 5
e A person who had hidden talents - 4
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1 The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.
2 Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.
3 People with dyslexia were probably born with the disability.
4 Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show hr sister that she could write.
5 The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.
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Strategy What do you do?
Skimming to Look at the title, the photos,
understand the the introduction and the
general ideas of the text. final paragraph.
Finding the main idea Read first sentence
of a paragraph. which ofte summarises
the main point. Look for
the key words.
Scanning to find Underline the key words
specific information. in the questions, find
synonyms and similar
expressions in the text,
and read carefully around
the key words.
Page 116, 117
13
1 Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph (first record played). - B
2 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. - A
3 Agatha Chtistie wrote crime novels. - C
4 Albert Einstein proposed the theory of relativity. - D
14
1 If Edison hadn't invented the phonograph, the music industry would have developed in a very different way.
2 They wouldn't have made a lot of films like Murder on the Orient Express if Agatha Christie hadn't worte novels.
3 If Leonardo da Vinci hadn't been a famous writer, Dan brown wouldn't have written The da Vinci Code.
4 Einstein wouldn't have won the Nobel prize for physics in 1921 if the hadn't proposed the theory of relativity.
15
The text is about people peple who had problems at school.
16
a What is dyslexia? - 3
b Typical problems for children with dyslexia at school - 1
c What some talented people had in common - 2
d Other famous people who had dyslexia - 5
e A person who had hidden talents - 4
17
1 The children in paragraph 1 had a difficult time at school.
2 Some famous writers, composers and inventors had similar problems when they were children.
3 People with dyslexia were probably born with the disability.
4 Agatha Christie started writing because she wanted to show hr sister that she could write.
5 The people mentioned in the last paragraph are well-known people who had problems with reading and writing.
18
Strategy What do you do?
Skimming to Look at the title, the photos,
understand the the introduction and the
general ideas of the text. final paragraph.
Finding the main idea Read first sentence
of a paragraph. which ofte summarises
the main point. Look for
the key words.
Scanning to find Underline the key words
specific information. in the questions, find
synonyms and similar
expressions in the text,
and read carefully around
the key words.