Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824 - 1907)

Born in Belfast, Thomson 1) ….. (to move) to Glasgow as a child, and 2) ….. (to enter) university there when he 3) ….. (to be) only 11 years old. During his long career, he 4) ….. (to make) many important discoveries about heat, movement, electricity and magnetism. He 5) ….. (to work out) a new way of measuring temperature – the Kelvin Scale – and 6) ….. (to become) famous for over 50 inventions. These 7) ….. (to include) insulated cables and a compass for use at sea. The cables 8) ….. (to be) used to send messages by newly invented telegraph.

Fill in the gaps with the proper item.

1. Jacques Cousteau ….. the oceans.

a) explores b) explored c) has explored

2. He ….. a bicycle, but now he drives a car.

a) is riding b) used to ride c) rides

3. I ….. an interesting magazine at the moment.

a) don’t read b) am reading c) read

4, Mr. Jones ….. but he does now.

a) used to travel b) didn’t use to travel c) travelled

5. I ….. a noise, so I went to see what it was.

a) heard b) hear c) have heard

6. She ….. how to use computer at present.

a) learnt b) is learning c) learns

7. The ferry boat ….. every day at quarter past two.

a) leaves b) is leaving c) leave

Write these sentences into the Present Simple negative form.

1. He ….. (to travel) through the middle east last year.

2 We …... (to have) a computer when I was a child.

3. She ….. (to get on) the bus in the centre of the city.

4. I ….. (to forget) anything.

5. We ….. (to use) the computer last night.

6. I ….. (to change) trains yesterday.

7. He ….. (to think) that he was right.

UNIT 5