Edited - Iara Yañez - ASSIGNMENT 2

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2) Answer a or b. 1) How old was Krysta Morlan when she invented the waterbike? a- Sixteen b- Sixty 2) Where had she spent a lot of time? a- In a swimming pool b- In hospital 3) Where was Ryan Patterson when he came up with the idea of the glove that translates? a- In a science fair b- In a fast food restaurant 4) What does the glove translate? a- English into Spanish b- Sign language into letters 5) How old was Louis Braille when he invented the system that helps blind people to read? a- Fifteen b- Fifty 6) Who was Charles Barbier? a- A teacher b- A soldier 7) How many dots does Braille ́s system use? a- Six b- Twelve 8) What is Gina Gallant interested in? a- Construction b- Science 9) Whose invention uses recycled plastic bottles? a- Gina’s b- Krysta’s

10) Whose inventions are to do with language? a- Gina’s and Braille’s b- Ryan’s and Braille’s 11) Whose invention is the oldest? a- Krysta’s b- Braille’s 12) Whose invention uses computers? a- Ryan’s b- Gina’s 13) Whose invention helps people who cannot see? a- Ryan’s b- Braille’s 14) Whose invention helps people who cannot hear? a- Ryan’s b- Braille’s

3) The following sentences were taken from the text. Translate them into Spanish 1) For three years Louis simplified the system that Barbier had told him about. traducido: durante tres años Louis simplificó el sistema del que le había hablado Barbier 2) Luckily, he was OK, because he had put his helmet on properly. Traducido: Afortunadamente, estaba bien, porque se había puesto el casco correctamente