RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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LEGO ®
The colourful LEGO ® brick, as we know it today, was first made in 1958.
Plastic is poured into specially shaped moulds to form these strong, selflocking
bricks. Children all over the world spend billions of hours every
year playing with LEGO ® bricks.
The LEGO ® company was started in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. He
was a Danish carpenter who began making wooden toys to help
children use their imagination in play. He made up the name, LEGO ® ,
from the first two letters in the Danish words ‘leg godt’, which means
‘play well’.
LEGO ® toys are sold in more than 130 countries around the world.
There are more than 2200 different LEGO ® pieces in the LEGO ® range
and 55 different colours available. The different LEGO ® pieces can
be assembled to make anything you can imagine, from buildings to
vehicles and even working robots. There are 120 designers working for
the LEGO ® company. Once a new model is created, it takes around
twelve months for that design to be sold in the shops.
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In 1968, the LEGO ® company built LEGOLAND ® Park in Billund, Denmark.
LEGOLAND ® shows how creativity and imagination can be used. Visitors
to LEGOLAND ® are treated to spectacular LEGO ® brick models, rides
and interactive shows. They are encouraged to be creative with their
own designs in special LEGO ® building areas. LEGOLAND ® can also be
found in Windsor, UK; California, USA; and Gunzburg, Germany.
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