3 Read the text quickly and
choose the correct answers
the questions below.
1Trevor Baylis is
aa doctor
ba TV presenter can inventor
2 The text is about
aradios
ba clever idea cAfrica
4 Read the text again and
decide if the sentences (1-5)
below are true (T) or false(F).
1Trevor Baylis had his
idea when he watched
a TV programme. T/F
2 He wanted to give
people information
about AIDS. T/F
3 His radio is powered
in two different ways. T/F
4 The idea has been
successful. T/F
5 Only radios can have
clockwork power. T/F
IN 1991, Trevor Baylis saw a television programme about people in Africa with AIDS. A doctor in the programme said he wanted to give everyone in his country information about the illness but very few people had televisions or radios. The problem was that radios were very expensive because the batteries cost more than a week's food for a family.
Trevor Baylis had a clever idea: a
| to power into |
| solar energy |
batteries. He designed and developed a mechanism where the energy stored in a wound up spring could be used to drive a the radio. He also added a panel to convert electrical energy.
| radio has won lots of |
Trevor Baylis' ETTRiffHiTiiiaiittiwdi3t5iTliRI awards. The technology can be used in anything that needs batteries and it is perfect for countries where electrical
expensive. The wind-up technology is now used in the new generation of Apple e-Mate computers.