Class 11 Unit 1 Lesson 1.A. EXTRA LISTENING 1

 

THOMAS EDISON

Listen to the story and fill in the blanks with the correct word.

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EDISON
People around the know Thomas Edison. Students learn he made things, like the bulb. They also learn he worked at night. Edison worked a lot, but some are not true.

Edison once said he didn’t need to make new . He could buy from people. That’s what with the light bulb.

A man from England made it in 1845. Edison gave him some for the idea. Then people at Edison’s company changed it. In 1879, they made a better . People bought it and Edison made lots of money.

Some people think he alone all night. Not true. He had a team working for his company. Sometimes there were people. For example, he did not make the light bulb better. He other people to do that.

Edison was good at companies. One company made . Today, that company is still . It is called General Electric.

He used companies to buy ideas. Today, big companies like do the same thing. They buy companies with a good idea.

The story about Edison helps us understand how to make a new idea. It doesn’t always come from work. We can sometimes find a new idea if we find an old one and it.