PAC Inglés

“Descriptions”
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I. COMPRENSIÓN DE UN TEXTO

 William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. He is one of the world's richest people and
perhaps the most successful businessman ever. He co-founded the software giant Microsoft and
turned it into the world’s largest software company. He is the best-known entrepreneur of the PC
revolution. He has also written two best-selling books and started his own charity with his wife.

Gates was fascinated with electronics from a young age. In 1975 he read about a small technology
company. He contacted them to see if they were interested in a computer programme he had
written. This led to the creation of Microsoft. Gates later struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft's
Windows on IBM computers. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry.

Gates was in charge at Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active software developer at the
beginning. He had a vision that computers could change everyone’s life. He helped make this vision
come true and developed many products that are now part of modern life.

Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 2008. He now spends his time with his wife, Melinda,
focusing on their charitable foundation. They provide funds for global problems that are ignored by
governments and other organizations. ‘Time’ magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences
of the 20th Century. Scientists named the Bill Gates flower fly after him.

Adapted from http://famouspeoplelessons.com/b/bill_gates.html

1. Answer to the following questions using your own words and complete sentences:

a) Why does the text say that Bill Gates is the most successful businessman ever?
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b) What is the project Bill Gates started with his wife and what do they do?
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c) How does he start working in Microsoft?

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2. According to the text, say if these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a) Bill Gates is the third richest person in the world.

b) He has worked for Microsoft from 1975 until now.

c) "Time Magazine" considers he is an influential person.

d) He has written two books but only one was considered a best-seller.

II. GRAMÁTICA Y VOCABULARIO

3. Find a synonym in the text for "items" __________________

4. Correct the mistakes.

1. I has got two sisters.

2. My mother lives in Granada. His name is Rosa.
3. Has he any brother?
4. Do he work in IBM?

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive pronoun.

1. They've got a big bedroom. _____________ bedroom is big.

2. You've got two pencils. ________________pencils are there.
3. She's got a wonderful laptop.__________________laptop is wonderful.
4. I've got three sisters and five brothers. ____________family is huge.

6. Write three words related to the following semantic fields and make sentences with each of them
creating a paragraph:

a) Family members: _____________________________________________________

b) Numbers: ________________________________________________________

c) Adjectives describing physical appearance:

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 III. REDACCIÓN DE UN TEXTO

7. Write a short composition (60-80 words) describing the next picture. Remember to use
everything studied in this topic (grammar, vocabulary).

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