Isaac Newton

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• gravity

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• disease

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• Earth

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• physics

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• mathematics

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• astronomy

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• rainbow

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• telescope

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• sun

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• rocket

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• mirror

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• scientist

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Listen to the story and put the sentences in order.

• Isaac Newton was born in England in 1643.

• He continued studying and experimenting at home.

• When he was a boy, he made lots of brilliant inventions.

• He went to study at Cambridge University, but it closed down.

Listen to the story and put the sentences in order.

• He discovered that white light is made up of all the colours of the rainbow.

• He also made a very important discovery called his ‘Three Laws of Motion’.

• He died in 1727 aged 85.

• He formed the theory of gravity.

When he was a boy, he invented a windmill, a water clock and a sundial.

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He was very interested in physics, mathematics and astronomy.

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• FALSE

Cambridge University closed down because of a party.

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• FALSE

Answer explanation

Cambridge University closed down because of a disease.

He formed the theory of gravity after he saw an orange fall from a tree.

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Answer explanation

He formed the theory of gravity after he saw an apple fall from a tree.