Vocabulary

3.Underline the following words in the text then match a verb and a noun to make verb patterns.

 

VERB NOUN

to explode fishing to have watch over something to drive money into experiments to put somebody to something to keep money troubles to go firecrackers

 

4.Complete the sentences with word patterns from the box above. Mind the tense.

1. Sometimes the scientists who worked at Edison’s laboratory didn’t get a salary for months, because he _____ _______ ___ _______ .
2. Although Edison made a fortune in motion-picture machine sales his family often _____

_______ _________ .

1. When fire started in the laboratories chemicals ______ like ______ .
2. Edison was deaf and he was sure that it ______ him ___ _______.
3. Edison was a busy man, but he always found the time to spend with his kids, they ______ ________ and ______ _______ at dawn.
4. When Edison was dying, the newspapermen wanted to get news and ______ ______ over the events.