Guess these famous English and American scientists

1. He discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head. 2. This famous scientist discovered laws of electricity. 3. This brave scientist discovered penicillin. 4. He tried to prove that our remote granddads and grannies were monkeys. 5. This man invented a telephone. 6. A famous explorer of Africa, the first European to see the Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls. 7. The inventor of the steam engine. 8. He was a portrait painter. He invented the telephone short sound (.) and long sound (-) alphabet known as Morse code.

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Elvis Aaron Presley … (to be) born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. He and his parents … (to move) to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948, and Elvis … (to graduate) from Humes High School there in 1953.

Elvis’ musical influences … (to be) the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he … (to hear) in church, and the black R&B he … (to absorb) on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, Elvis … (to begin) his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract … (to sell) to RCA Victor. By 1956, he … (to be) an international sensation. With a sound and style that uniquely … (to combine) his diverse musical influences and … (to blur) and … (to challenge) the social and racial barriers of the time, he … (to usher) in a whole new era of American music and popular culture.

He … (to star) in 33 successful films, … (to make) history with his television appearances and specials, and … (to know) great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, his records … (to sell) in over one billion copies, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards. Among his many awards and accolades …. (to be) 14 Grammy nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award which he … (to receive) at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Without any of the special privileges, his celebrity status might have afforded him, he honorably served his country in the U.S. Army.

His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor .... (to endear) him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he … (to demonstrate) throughout his life. He … (to know) to the world over by his first name, he … (to regard) as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis … (to die) at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.

Read, translate the text and answer the questions William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. Noone knows when he was born but the records of Stratford's Holy Trinity Church say he was baptised on 26 April 1564. In his early school years he studied maths, religion, literature and Latin. At the age of 18 he married a woman called Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a farmer. A year after they were married they had a daughter together and then had twins in 1585. Very little is known about Shakespeare's activities from 1585 - 1592. During this period he went to London where he began a successful career as an actor and writer. In his lifetime he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and many poems. Today, his plays still excite audiences of all nationalities. Shakespeare's most famous plays include Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Shakespeare retired to Stratford a few years before his death. He died on 23 April 1616. He was buried at the Holy Trinity Church two days after his death. The epitaph written on Shakespeare's stone slab is written below: Old spelling: Good frend for Iesvs sake forbeare, To digg the dvst encloased heare. Bleste be ye man yt spares thes stones, And cvrst be he yt moves my bones. Modern spelling: "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear," "To dig the dust enclosed here." "Blessed be the man that spares these stones," "And cursed be he who moves my bones."