13-year-old invents new Braille printer

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A 13-year-old boy made a machine to help blind people read. It uses Braille - small bumps that people touch. Braille writers usually cost over $2,000. The boy made his writer from a Lego robot kit. It costs just $350. His new device is called the Braigo – a combination of the words Braille and Lego. A computer can print it.

The boy designed the Braigo for a science project. Intel invested some money in it. The boy also got $35,000 from his father. His father is a computer engineer. The father said he knew his son had a good idea. He wanted him to continue. The boy wants many blind people to use his Braille printer.

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Sources

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242000
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2917874/Boy-13-builds-Braille-printer-Legos-starts-company.html#ixzz3RoQTV1SS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/20/shubham-banerjee-braille-printer_n_6508032.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	a machine to help	a.	just $350
2.	small bumps that	b.	blind people
3.	Braille writers usually	c.	words Braille and Lego
4.	The boy made his writer	d.	people touch
5.	It costs	e.	print it
6.	His new device is called	f.	from a Lego robot kit
7.	a combination of the	g.	the Braigo
8.	A computer can	h.	cost over $2,000

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The boy designed the Braigo	a.	$35,000 from his father
2.	Intel invested	b.	people
3.	The boy also got	c.	a good idea
4.	His father is a computer	d.	printer
5.	he knew his son had	e.	for a science project
6.	He wanted him	f.	engineer
7.	blind	g.	some money in it
8.	use his Braille	h.	to continue

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A 13-year-old boy (1) ___________________ to help blind people read. It uses Braille - (2) ___________________ people touch. Braille (3) ___________________ over $2,000. The boy made his (4) ___________________ Lego robot kit. It costs just $350. His new (5) ___________________ the Braigo – a combination of the words Braille and Lego. A (6) ___________________ it.

The boy designed the Braigo for (7) ___________________. Intel invested (8) ___________________. The boy also got $35,000 (9) ___________________. His father is (10) ___________________. The father said he knew his son (11) ___________________. He wanted him to continue. The boy wants (12) ___________________ to use his Braille printer.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

A13-year-oldboymadeamachinetohelpblindpeopleread.Ituse
sBraille-smallbumpsthatpeopletouch.Braillewritersthatusuallyco
stover$2,000.TheboymadehiswriterfromaLegorobotkit.Itcostsjust$
350.HisnewdeviceiscalledtheBraigo–acombinationofthewordsBrail
leandLego.Acomputercanprintit.TheboydesignedtheBraigoforascie
nceproject.Intelinvestedsomemoneyinit.Theboyalsogot$35,000fro
mhisfather.Hisfatherisacomputerengineer.Thefathersaidheknewhis
sonhadagoodidea.Hewantedhimtocontinue.Theboywantsmanyblin
dpeopletousehisBrailleprinter.

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d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
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