LECTURE

Bill Gates and

philanthrocapitalism

Preparation 1
You are going to listen to a lecture entitled 'Bill Gates and Philanthrocapitalism'.
Which of the following steps do you think will be useful to prepare for the
lecture? Tick the steps you think might be useful.

1 Read some business magazines. 0

2 Find a definition of philanthrocapitalism. 0
3 Read some biographical information about Bill Gates. 0
4 Find some background information on philanthrocapitalism. 0
5 Read a book about Bill Gates and Microsoft. 0
6 Try to find out and look up some key vocabulary on the areas of 0
Bill Gates and philanthrocapitalism.

Now do the things that you ticked in order to prepare yourself.

Preparation 2
Look at the words and decide which you might hear in the lecture. Circle these.

bilingual billionaire business

capitalism distinction entrepreneur
philanthropy philantrocapitalism pledge

Now look up the meaning of any of the words that you have circled in your
dictionary.

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o Preparation 3
When writing notes, students often use abbreviations. There are some standard
abbreviations that can be used when taking notes in any lecture. These are
worth learning so that you can use these when you take notes. The following
standard abbreviations are used in the notes on page 33. Look at the
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abbreviations and match them to their full meanings.

1 def: a because
2 um b university
3 w. C Chief Executive Officer
4 cos d with
5 q e born
6 b f education
7 CEO g question
8 ed. h definition

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o Preparation 4
In addition to the standard abbreviations that students use when taking notes, it
is sometimes useful to devise some lecture-specific abbreviations as well so that
if while you are listening to a lecture, you hear certain words/phrases repeated
over and over again, you can use shorthand. The following abbreviations

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have been devised by a student and are partcular to this lecture. Look at the
abbreviations and match them to their full meanings.

1 PhilCap a computers
2 BG b Warren Buffett
3 MSoft c Microsoft
4 WB d Bill and Melinda
5 comps e Philanthroca pitalism
6 B+M f Bill Gates

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o Preparation 5
Look at the notes on the opposite page that the student took on the lecture.
Notice how the student has used the standard and the lecture-specific
abbreviations.

Authentic Lecture

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Lecture: Bill Gates and philanthrocapitalism
Lecturer: Jenny Siklos
MESLS Institution: Madison English as a Second Language School
Accent: American

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Look at the notes on the opposite page. These were taken by the student
and most of the notes are complete, but the student missed a few points.
You are going to listen to an extract from the lecture that the student
missed. Complete the notes as you listen. The notes that you need to
complete are highlighted in grey. If you need to listen again, you can, but
try to listen only once.

Reflection
./ Are full sentences used? Why/why not?

./ Why is the last sentence underlined?

./ Are there mistakes in the notes? What kind?

./ What can you do if you can't spell a word?

./ Did you find you could write enough in the time?

To listen to the complete lecture and read the full transcript of the lecture, visit www.collinselt.com/academicskills

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