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Viviana Valenti
GREAT INVENTIONS
Exercise no.1: Complete the following chart in Spanish
Exercise no.3 Which is the function of the following connectors? Choose one from the box.
sequence reason contrast exemplification addition
consequence hypothesis purpose alternative similarity
Exercise no.5 True (T) or False (F). Translate the complete sentence/s that justifies your answer.
3. T Several inventors had the same idea almost simultaneously Lines 2-4
What is curious is that several men actually came up with the idea at around the same time
Lo que es curioso es que varios hombres en realidad (“actually”es una falsa transparencia que no significa
“actualmente) tuvieron la idea alrededor del mismo tiempo/momento.
6. T Manufactures did not realize the potential of Wheeler’s invention Lines 24-25
Unfortunately, manufacturers did not envisage the potential of this invention and they never built it.
Desafortunada mente, los fabricantes no se dieron cuenta del potencial de la invención de Wheeler.
9. F After Wheeler and Seeberger’s failure inventors immediately tried to improve the escalator
Lines 29-30
The failure of the last two walkways discouraged other inventors from assuming the challenge.
El fracaso de estos últimos recorridos desalentó a otros inventores para asumir el desafío.
10. T The improvements introduced by Otis made the escalator popular Lines 31-32
Later, in 1921, the Otis company fused together the best features of both Reno’s and Seeberger’s creations
and it erected an escalator of the type used in today's buildings.
Más tarde, en 1921, la compañía Otis fusiónó las mejores características de las creaciones de Reno y
Seeberger y construyó/erigó una escalera mecánica del tipo de las usadas en las construcciones de hoy en
día.
Mgter. Viviana Valenti