Reod the "Poper" Nat ond write Trve oe False. 1. Paper canie from Turkey 2. The Chinese learned abour paper in the sccond century AD 3. The aldest piece of paper was made of hemp fibees. 4. The archacologists fownd the oldest piece of paper in a tomsb. Paper Paper came from China, in the second cemtury BC The oldest piece of paper in the world is made from hemp. The archaeologints found it in a tomb near Xlan, in China They think the Chinese made it between 140 and 87 BC Read "The Penny Block" text ond circle correct onswets to the quest a) they couldin ? real. b) they had ne ink c) they had to pay a lot of monry for the letters. 2. Who had to pay for the letter? 1. Very few people in England wers able to send and receive letters because A lether for a distance of mine miles cost ") four pence b) five pence. c) six pence. 4The main ideas of Sir Rowland Hill were a) everyboudy should send letters. a) the people who sent them b) the people who received them c) the postman b) everybody c) everytosdy should pay for the letters. 5. The first stamp was called the Penny Black because ») Penny Black invented it. b) there is a picture of Penny Black on it. c) It cost one penny and was black. should be able to send letters. bis idea of a stamp, very few peoplo letters in advanice; it was the people who received the letters whohad to pay for them The postman took the money when he brought the mail. Letters were expemsive tow. At the begimning of the 19th century a lettor cos The Penny Black Before Sir Rowland Hill came up with in lnglad were able to send and receive letters. People couldn't pay for theit in 1837 Sir Rowland Hil, a school master, published a pamphlet called "Post Office Reform", The maln ideas of the pamphlet were: "Letters shouldn't be so expensive. The price of a letter shouldn't be more than one penny. Everybody should be able to send letters. fourpence for a distance of seven miles. Over seven miles and under fifteen miles it cost sixpence. At that time a worker earned fourpence a day That's how Sir Rowland Hill invented the first official stamp in the world and becime the "father of modern post office ". The stamp is called the Penny Black because it cost one penny, had a watermark of a small crown, and was black in colour. Look through the "Telegroph" text and answer the questions: What does the word "telegrbph" mean? 1. What does the word "telegraph" mean? 2. Does the telegraph transmit signab? 48 Una 3 Lessons 3, 4