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2 Read the article quickly. Write the name of the inventions under the photos. Change for the better Wh When Emily Cummins was four years old, her grandfather gave her a hammer. She started to make toys from old things nobody used any more. As a teenager, she thought a lot about inventing things to help people. Emily's other granddad had an illness called arthritis. He had a lot of pain in his hands and fingers. One day, Emily saw that he couldn't the get toothpaste out of the tube. She made an invention that helped him with this, and won the Young Engineer for Britain Award for her toothpaste dispenser. A few years later, Emily learnt about the situation in some African countries where women and children often walk many kilometres a day to get water. They can only carry one bucket a time, and they usually put them on their heads. Emily's invention is a simple water carrier. It's made of wood and it makes it possible for the women to transport up to five buckets each time. 2 1 BISEE Bu He tc m Her latest project is a simple fridge that runs without electricity using only the energy that comes from the sun. Thousands of families in villages in Zambia, Namibia and South Africa use it to keep milk, food and medicines cool. Emily is now a young woman. She is the winner of many prizes for her inventions. She was named one of the world's top ten young people. She also got the Peace Honours Prize from a jury of Nobel prize winners, in Norway. Emily often visits schools and talks to teenagers. She wants to use her skills to make a difference. She isn't interested in making a bigger TV or better sound system. She wants to create change for the better.​

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