‘Braille’ is a system of reading and writing for blind people. Read the story of Louis
Braille and put the words in brackets into
the Past Simple.
LOUIS BRAILLE
(1809 – 1852)
Louis Braille (a) _____________ (be) the son of a
French leather worker. He (b) ___________ (go) blind at the age of three when
he (c) _______________ (fall) on a tool in his father’s workshop. But Louis was
a brave and talented boy. He (d) __________________ (want) to be a musician, so
he
(e) _________________ (learn) to play the cello, and
at the age of ten he (f) ____________ (win) a scholarship to the National
Institute for Blind Children in Paris. He (g) ________________ (can) play
cello, but he (h) ________________ (can not) read or write.
In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (i)
_________________ (invent) ‘night writing’. He
(j) _______________
(use) patterns of twelve raised dots on paper so that soldiers (k)
____________ (can) read in the dark. Louis Braille (l) ____________________
(understand) the importance of this invention for blind people and when he was
fifteen, he (m) _________________
(begin) to
develop it. He (n) _______________ (make) it simpler, with six dots, not
twelve. In 1829 he (o) _____________________ (introduce) it at the institute.
By 1932
‘Braille’ was in use all over the world in many languages, but unfortunately
Louis (p) _______________ (die) of tuberculosis in 1852 and never (q)
________________ (know) of the importance of his invention.
Correct the false sentences about Louis Braille.
(A) Louis Braille was English.
______________________________________________________________
(B) He introduced Braille in 1939.
_______________________________________________________________
(C) His father was a teacher.
_______________________________________________________________
(D) He went blind when he was six.
_______________________________________________________________
(E) He wanted to be a soldier.
_______________________________________________________________
(F) He learnt to play the piano.
_______________________________________________________________
(G) He won a scholarship to the Institute of Music
_______________________________________________________________
(H) He invented ‘night writing’.
_______________________________________________________________
(I) He made
‘night writing’ more difficult.
_______________________________________________________________
(H) He died when he was fifty – three.
______________________________________________________________
LOUIS BRAILLE
(1809 – 1852)
Louis Braille (a) was
(be) the son of a French leather worker. He (b) went (go) blind at the age of three when he (c) fell (fall) on a tool in his
father’s workshop. But Louis was a brave and talented boy. He (d) wanted (want) to be a musician,
so he (e) learnt (learn) to
play the cello, and at the age of ten he (f) won (win) a scholarship to the National Institute for Blind
Children in Paris. He (g) could
(can) play cello, but he (h) could not
(can not) read or write.
In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (i)
invented (invent) ‘night
writing’. He (j) used (use) patterns of twelve raised dots on paper
so that soldiers (k) could
(can) read in the dark. Louis Braille (l) understood
(understand) the importance of this invention for blind people and when he was
fifteen, he (m) began (begin) to develop it. He (n) made (make) it simpler, with six dots, not twelve. In 1829
he (o) introduced (introduce)
it at the institute.
By 1932
‘Braille’ was in use all over the world in many languages, but unfortunately
Louis (p) died (die) of
tuberculosis in 1852 and never (q) knew
(know) of the importance of his invention.
Correct the false sentences about Louis Braille.
(A) Louis Braille was English.
No he was not. He was French.
(B) He introduced Braille in 1939.
No he did not. He introduced Braille in
1829.
(C) His father was a teacher.
His father was not a teacher. He was a
leather worker.
(D) He went blind when he was six.
He did not go blind when he was six. He
went blind when he was three years old.
(E) He wanted to be a soldier.
He did not want to be a solider. He
wanted to be a musician.
(F) He learnt to play the piano.
He did not learn to play the piano. He
learnt to play the cello.
(G) He won a scholarship to the Institute of Music
No, he did not. He won a scholarship to
the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris.
(H) He invented ‘night writing’.
No, he did not. He adapted night writing to
for use by blind people.
(I) He made
‘night writing’ more difficult.
No,
he did not. He made night writing easier.
(H) He died when he was fifty – three.
He died when he was forty- three.
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