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Edison’s first invention.

When Edison was a boy of fifteen, he worked as a telephone operator. He had to be on duty from 7 p. m. to 7 a. m¹. and give a signal every hour to prove that he did not sleep. The signals were made with astonishing exactness. One night an inspector arrived and saw Edison sleeping, in a chair.

He was about² to shake him when he caught sight³ of a mechanism on a table near the telegraph instrument. He waited to see what would happen. When the hand of the clock pointed to the hour,the instrument got busy⁴ and one lever threw open the key while the other sent signal over the wire.

The inspector seized the sleeping boy, roused him and “ fired”⁵ him. That is why the first of Edison’s numerous inventions was never patented.

Notes:

¹p. m. – после полудня , днём, вечером; a. m. – до полудня, утром.

²was about – собирался, имел намерения.

³to catch sight – увидеть.

⁴to get busy – заработать.

⁵to “fire” - выгнать.

Listening check.

Контроль понимания содержания текста : Which are true which are false. statements

True or False.

1.Edison invented the telegraph.

2. When a boy of 15 Edison worked as a telegraph operator.

3. He worked from 7 a. m to 7 p. m.

4. He worked at night.

5. Edison sent signals with astonishing exactness.

6. The inspector came because no signals were coming.

7. Edison showed his invention to the inspector.

8. The inspector did not wake the boy up to see now the

mechanism worked.

9.The inspector advised Edison to patent his invention.

10. Edison was fired for sleeping on duty.