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Lesson 90. BILL GATES. Pre-read. What do you know about Bill Gates?. Why can Bill Gates become one of the richese men in the world?. *Because he spent a lot of time working ,. *Because he develop ed something very useful. *Because he improve d software.
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Lesson 90 BILL GATES
Pre-read • What do you know about Bill Gates?
Why can Bill Gates become one of the richese men in the world? *Because he spent a lot of time working, *Because he developed something very useful. *Because he improved software. *Because he’s good at computer programmes.
Question:Why didn’t Gates finish his studies in Harvard University? • Because he left Harvard to work for a company.
Notes about Bill Gates: Name: Bill Gates Date of birth: October 28,1955 Favourite subject at school: Science and maths Hobbies: Reading,playing golf and bridge What Gates did at 17: He worked out a software programme and sold it for 4200 dollars. In 1973: He went to Harvard University. In 1975: He began his company with Paul Allen. In 1994: He married Melinda French. In 1999: He wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought. Additional information: He has two children:a daughter and a son.
Guess the meaning of new words according to the text: • F______ the time that is coming • U______ not usual • L______ very big • U______ a place bigger than colleges • with kinds of subjects and parts • G______ 高尔夫球 • B______ 桥牌 • P______ not for all people, just for one • __ ___ ___ at last • ____ ____ to find out, to solve problems uture nusual arge niversity olf ridge ersonal In the end Work out
Points in the text: 1. …be named after 这个村庄是以华盛顿的名字命名的。 The village is named after Washington. 许多建筑物都是以著名人物命名的。 Many buildings are named after famous persons. 2. .work out We must work out a better plan today. She wants to work out the problem by herself. They’ve worked out a plan for an interesting holiday. 3.Sb spend …doing sth. It took me half an hour to get to school.>> I spent half an hour getting to school. It took the twins 50 yuan to buy the dictionary.>> The twins spent 50 yuan buying the dictionary.