How To Be A Millionaire

by Jenny Edwards

Te a c h e r ’ s
Material
 C O N T E N T S

To the Teacher .................................................................................................................. 3

Before Reading................................................................................................................. 5

After Reading: Extra Challenges ..................................................................................... 6

Worksheet 1: Paul McCartney.......................................................................................... 7

Answers to Worksheet 1 .................................................................................................. 8

Worksheet 2: Tina Turner................................................................................................. 9

Answers to Worksheet 2 ................................................................................................. 10

Worksheet 3: Bill Gates................................................................................................... 1 1

Answers to Worksheet 3 ................................................................................................. 12

Final Test........................................................................................................................... 13

Answers to Final Test....................................................................................................... 14

Answers to Questions in the Reader .............................................................................. 15

Before using the following teacher’s material, we recommend that

you read the Burlington Reader Series general information leaflet.

Copyright © 1998 Burlington Books

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TO THE TEACHER

SUMMARIES
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney was born in 1942 in Liverpool, England. He always loved music and when he was 15, he
joined John Lennon’s band, the Quarrymen. Paul and John became good friends and started writing songs
together. Another friend of Paul’s, George Harrison, joined the band and they changed its name to the
Beatles.
In 1961, they performed at a club in Liverpool, and then went on a tour to Germany. When they returned to
England, a drummer called Ringo Starr joined them. One year later, they released their first single and it
reached number 17 in the British charts. The next few years were a phenomenon; the press named the
adulation for the group “Beatlemania”. In 1964, the Beatles toured America and made their first film,
A Hard Day’s Night. A year later, the Queen awarded the Beatles the MBE – Member of the Order of the
British Empire. This was a great honour.
Two of the Beatles got married in 1969. Paul married an American, Linda Eastman, and John married Yoko
Ono. Things were changing, and in 1970, after their last film, Let It Be, the band broke up. Although the
players went their own way, their music continued to be very popular.
Paul and his wife started a new band called Wings and they went on successful tours to Europe, Australia
and America. In 1979, the Guinness Book of Records gave Paul a special award for selling 100,000,000
singles and receiving 60 gold discs. Paul McCartney is the most successful composer of popular music in
history, and also one of the wealthiest.
In 1980, tragedy struck when John Lennon was murdered in New York City. Although the Beatles were no
longer together, each of them, as well as people around the world, mourned John’s death.
At about this time Wings broke up, but Paul continued with a variety of projects. He released solo albums,
sang with other famous singers and was the first artist from the West to release an album exclusively in the
former Soviet Union. In 1991, Paul, together with conductor Carl Davis, composed a classical piece, the
Liverpool Oratorio. Paul composed another piece, Standing Stone, in 1997.
Paul gives a great deal of his money to charities. He built the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a
school which helps and encourages young artists, in his home town.
Note: Paul and Linda were inseparable, devoted to each other and their four children. In 1995, Linda
developed cancer. Shortly after the publication of this reader, in 1998, and after a brave struggle, she died.
Her tragic death was a loss to so many. Beatles’ producer, Sir George Martin said, “Paul has to bear the
grief not only for losing his love, but also the best friend he ever had.”

Tina Turner
When Tina Turner was born in 1939, in Tennessee, America, she was called Anna Mae Bullock. Later her
name was changed to Tina Turner. Her childhood was unhappy. When she was 10, her mother left home.
Tina and her sister remained with their father, but he soon remarried and left the girls when he moved with
his new wife to another town. At 13, Tina was without a mother or a father, but she had her sister, Alline.
Tina had a good voice and loved to sing. When she was 16, she and Alline moved to St Louis to be with
their mother again. One evening, Tina and her sister went to the Club Manhattan to hear a band called the
Kings of Rhythm. The leader of the band was Ike Turner.
Ike often invited people to sing with the band. Tina took her chance, and when she finished, Ike asked her
to be one of his regular singers. Ike was 26 and married with two sons, but he liked having other women
around him. He also liked Tina and bought her clothes and presents. Together Ike and Tina made a lot of
money from records, concerts and television appearances.
Ike left his wife and in 1961, married Tina. However, from the start, it was an unhappy marriage. Ike was a
violent and cruel man and beat Tina for no reason. She often had to cover her bruises and cuts with make-
up before going on stage.
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In 1965, a record producer called Phil Spector heard Tina sing and wanted to make a record with her on her
own. Although her career was successful, her life with Ike was terrible. One night she even tried to kill
herself. At last, in 1976, after a violent argument, Tina left her husband and began to rebuild her life.
She met a manager called Roger Davies, who liked her voice. He arranged tours for her in South Africa,
Australia and the Far East. They were successful and Tina eventually became a great singer on her own.
She has been in films and has written her autobiography. She’s now a millionaire, with homes in
Switzerland and France. The girl who survived a broken home and an unhappy marriage has become an
international star.

Bill Gates
Bill Gates is probably the richest man in the world. He owns Microsoft Corporation, the biggest provider of
software for personal computers. Bill Gates was born in Seattle, America, in 1955. He was a shy boy who
loved reading books. From an early age, Bill was interested in computers. When he was 13, he and his
friend Paul Allen wrote their first computer program.
When Bill was 16, he, Paul and another friend called Kent Evans formed the Lakeside Programmers Group.
Sadly Kent Evans died in an accident, but Bill and Paul continued their work together. In 1973, Bill went to
Harvard University to study mathematics and economics.
Bill was 19 and still at university when he and Paul founded Microsoft. Their first project, BASIC, was a
computer language for the first personal computers. It was a great success. Two years later, Bill left
Harvard to concentrate on his career. Microsoft grew so quickly that in 1979, they opened bigger offices in
Seattle. Bill and Paul developed an operating system, sold it to IBM but kept the licensing rights. This
helped them to become millionaires. By 1990, Microsoft had sales of more than $1 billion a year.
In 1994, Bill married Melinda French and two years later, their daughter Jennifer Katharine was born. They
live in a luxurious home that cost about $40 million to build. With two other colleagues, Bill wrote a book
called The Road Ahead about the future of information technology. The book was a best seller and Bill
donated all the profits to charity for educational programs in schools.
Bill is a hard worker, spends a lot of time with his staff, and has a friendly relationship with his workers.
He is always looking ahead for new ideas or new developments, and is one of the most outstanding men of
our time.

BACKGROUND
• The Beatles performed for only 9 years (1961-1970) but almost 30 years later, their songs are as popular
as ever.
• The MBE – Member of the Order of the British Empire – is given to people who contribute to the arts,
medicine, politics and other areas.
• Tina Turner’s autobiography, I, Tina, was made into a film called What’s Love Got to Do with It, and
earned $39 million. It showed the world that Tina was not just a good singer, but also a woman of great
courage.
• In the Live Aid concerts to help the poor people of Africa, Bob Geldof brought together many famous
artists, including Tina Turner and Paul McCartney. One and a half billion people all over the world
watched these concerts on TV. They were the biggest concerts in history and raised more than £100
million for charity.
• Two of the computer programs that Bill Gates has produced are the applications program WORD 1 and
the operating system Windows. These systems and their updated versions are used in computers all over
the world.
• In 1998, Microsoft was involved in litigation with the US Government. The government claimed that
Microsoft had been engaging in anti-competitive business practices in order to gain dominance of the
Web browser market. However, Bill Gates maintained that his company was only acting in accordance
with the principles of a free-market economy.
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BEFORE READING

SUGGESTIONS FOR LEAD-IN ACTIVITIES

In pairs, students ask and answer the following questions. Alternatively, you can ask the questions and elicit
the answers from the whole class. (Some suggested answers are provided in italics.)
1. What kind of popular music do you like? (rock, folk, rap, country, jazz, classical, etc.)
2. Who is your favourite singer or group? (the Beatles, U2, Sting, The Spice Girls, Tina Turner, Elton
John, Madonna, etc.)
3. Do you listen to music on the radio, TV, CDs, cassettes?
4. Have you got a computer? What program do you use?
5. Have you heard of Bill Gates? What do you know about him?

K E Y V O C A B U L A RY

1. Pre-teach the following key vocabulary on the theme of music.

talent genius musician band press single charts

solo perform tour concert role audience hit

2. Pre-teach the following key vocabulary on the theme of computers.

software personal computer develop product business deal

career international information staff stock exchange

BEFORE READING ACTIVITIES

The Before Reading activities in the Burlington Reader Series general information leaflet, pages 8-11,
can be applied to How To Be A Millionaire.
In addition to the activities in the general leaflet, students can then do the following activities.
1. Look at the first page of each section (pages 9, 21 and 33). Find the following information and fill in
the chart.
Name Year of Birth Town of Birth Country of Birth

2. On page 11, look at the picture of the Beatles and write a few lines about them. (How old were they?
How were they dressed? What kind of expression did they have?)
3. Look at the pictures of Tina Turner on pages 25 and 29, and write a sentence about each. In which
picture does she look happier? In which one does she look more confident?
4. Look at the picture on page 38 and write a few sentences about the two Bills. (Where are they? What
are they doing? Is this a formal or an informal meeting?)

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AFTER READING: EXTRA CHALLENGES

MAKE YOUR STUDENTS THINK

Here are some points that more advanced students can be asked to consider after reading the book.
1. Paul McCartney has had a varied career. When he went to Russia in 1988, was it only to present his
music? What other aims do you think he had?
2. What kind of characteristics did Tina Turner need in order to overcome her unhappy childhood and
failed marriage?
3. Was Bill Gates simply in the right place at the right time to be successful? How do you explain his
phenomenal success in the modern world?
4. Which of these three – Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Bill Gates – do you admire most, and why?

DRAMA ACTIVITIES AND PROJECT SUGGESTIONS

1. Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter. Interview Sir Paul McCartney after the Queen gave him a
knighthood for his services to music.
2. Write a letter to Tina Turner, giving your opinion of her both as a singer and as a woman.
3. Illustrate the cover for a book about Bill Gates.
4. Imagine that you want to advertise the latest version of the operating system Windows. Prepare an
advertisement.
5. Write a dialogue between Bill Clinton and Bill Gates as they are driving around the golf course.
6. Write a newspaper article about Tina Turner after she appeared in the film Mad Max Beyond
Thunderdome with Mel Gibson.
7. Imagine that you are one of the people who complained about the award of the MBE to the Beatles.
Write a letter to a newspaper.
8. Make up a quiz of 10 questions about the Beatles. See if your classmates can answer the quiz.
9. Imagine that Bill Gates is coming to speak at your school. What questions will you ask him?
10. Find out recent information about Paul McCartney, Tina Turner or Bill Gates and write a paragraph.
Use newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc.
11. Write a biography of your favourite singer or the person you admire most. Include pictures from
magazines, newspapers, etc.

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WORKSHEET 1: PAUL McCARTNEY

A. Fill in the blanks with words and phrases from the list. There are more words than you need.

joined band perform press single successful

charts disaster role it’s a pity wrong way round composer

1. Paul turned his guitar the .................................... because he is left-handed.

2. When Paul was 15, he joined John Lennon’s .................................... .
3. Paul’s first show with the Quarrymen wasn’t successful. “It was a .................................... ,” he said.
4. Ringo Starr .................................... the band when they returned from Germany.
5. The name of the first .................................... that the Beatles released was Love Me Do.
6. It reached number 17 in the British .................................... .
7. People loved the Beatles and the .................................... called this “Beatlemania”.
8. In the film A Hard Day’s Night, Paul’s .................................... was that of the “nice guy”.
9. Wings’ tour of British universities was very .................................... .
10. .................................... the Beatles broke up!

B. Fill in the correct preposition: in, on, to, of, up or with.

1. ............. June the 12th, 1965, the Queen invited the Beatles 2. ............. Buckingham Palace. She
awarded each 3. ............. them the MBE. The Beatles broke 4. ............. five years later. 5. .............
1982, Paul sang 6. ............. other famous singers: Stevie Wonder, one 7. ............. Paul’s favourite
singers, and two songs 8. ............. Michael Jackson. Paul and conductor Carl Davis also composed a
classical piece 9. ............. music, called the Liverpool Oratorio, 10. ............. 1991.

C. Match the words in A with their definitions in B.

A B
1. career ....... a. the newspapers
2. smart ....... b. give back
3. the press ....... c. got bigger
4. miserable ....... d. clever
5. throughout ....... e. the opposite of success
6. return ....... f. unhappy
7. grew ....... g. job
8. failure ....... h. all over

D. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Although Paul McCartney 1. .............................. (know) as a writer of popular songs, in 1991 he
2. .............................. (surprise) the world of music when he and Carl Davis 3. ..............................
(compose) a classical oratorio. It was called the Liverpool Oratorio and it 4. ..............................
(perform) again and again. It 5. .............................. (be) a great success. In 1997, Paul McCartney
6. .............................. (write) another classical piece called Standing Stone. Although Paul is a busy
man, he still 7. .............................. (find) time for other things, too. He 8. .............................. (build) a
school where students 9. .............................. (encourage) to develop their musical talent. Many young
people 10. .............................. (study) at Paul McCartney’s “Fame” school.

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ANSWERS

A. 1. wrong way round

2. band
3. disaster
4. joined
5. single
6. charts
7. press
8. role
9. successful
10. It’s a pity

B. 1. On 3. of 5. In 7. of 9. of
2. to 4. up 6. with 8. with 10. in

C. 1. g
2. d
3. a
4. f
5. h
6. b
7. c
8. e

D. 1. is known
2. surprised
3. composed
4. was performed
5. was
6. wrote
7. finds
8. has built / built
9. are encouraged
10. have studied / study / are studying

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WORKSHEET 2: TINA TURNER

A. Write True or False next to each sentence.

1. Tina Turner had a happy childhood. ......................
2. She met Ike Turner at the Club Manhattan. ......................
3. Tina married Ike in 1961. ......................
4. Tina and Ike were happily married. ......................
5. In 1968, Tina tried to kill herself. ......................
6. Roger Davies became Tina’s manager. ......................
7. Tina was not popular in Britain. ......................

B. There are three false sentences in exercise A above. Correct them.

..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................................

C. Match A to B to form sentences.

A B
1. Tina Turner’s real name was ...... a. for Tina.
2. As a child, Tina joined ...... b. $150,000 in South Africa.
3. Ike bought presents ...... c. Private Dancer.
4. Ike Turner was ...... d. the church choir.
5. Tina earned ...... e. a violent man.
6. In the 1980s, Tina was ...... f. on her way to the top.
7. Tina’s new album was called ...... g. her autobiography.
8. Tina wrote ...... h. Anna Mae Bullock.

D. Fill in the blanks with words from the list. There are more words than you need.

couldn’t take freedom argued cheering survived

strength earned glamorous celebrity on her own

Tina Turner had an unhappy childhood. Her parents 1. .............................. all the time. When Tina and
Ike went on tours, they 2. .............................. a lot of money, but Tina 3. .............................. Ike’s violent
behaviour. She wanted her 4. .............................. . She became interested in Buddhism and that gave her
more 5. .............................. . She was ready to leave Ike and live 6. .............................. , and she did.
She 7. .............................. a difficult time and became a great star, a great 8. .............................. .

E. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Tina Turner 1. .............................. (do) many things in her life. She 2. .............................. (act) in films,
and she 3. .............................. (write) her autobiography, but she 4. .............................. (know) mainly as
a singer with a wonderful voice. She also 5. .............................. (have) a great stage personality. She
6. .............................. (make) several world tours that 7. .............................. (be) very successful. She’s
no longer a young woman, but she 8. .............................. (not want) to retire. Wherever she
9. .............................. (go), she 10. .............................. (welcome) by all her fans.

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ANSWERS

A. 1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False

B. 1. Tina Turner had an unhappy childhood.

4. Tina and Ike were unhappily married.
7. Tina was popular in Britain.

C. 1. h
2. d
3. a
4. e
5. b
6. f
7. c
8. g

D. 1. argued
2. earned
3. couldn’t take
4. freedom
5. strength
6. on her own
7. survived
8. celebrity

E. 1. has done
2. has acted
3. has written
4. is known
5. has
6. has made
7. were
8. doesn’t want
9. goes
10. is welcomed

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WORKSHEET 3: BILL GATES

A. Fill in the blanks with words from the list. There are more words than you need.

focus nearby grades a break lawyer

shy develop enjoyed amazing backwards and forwards

1. Bill’s father was a .......................... .

2. When Bill was at school, he was very quiet and .......................... .
3. Bill wasn’t a good pupil and his .......................... were low.
4. Bill always .......................... reading books.
5. Later he realised the .......................... potential of computers.
6. Paul Allen drove .......................... from Seattle to Harvard to keep in contact with Bill.
7. Bill told his father he was taking .......................... from his studies.
8. Bill always tried to .......................... new systems.

B. Write the correct form of the verb in brackets.

When Bill Gates was at school, his parents 1. .............................. (think) he 2. ..............................
(not be) clever. Bill 3. .............................. (not like) school and his grades were low. When Bill
4. .............................. (grow up), his parents realised that they were wrong. We now
5. .............................. (know) that Bill Gates 6. .............................. (make) a major contribution
to the world of computers. He and his experts 7. .............................. (produce) new computer
programs that 8. .............................. (use) all over the world. Bill Gates 9. .............................. (dream)
that one day every girl and boy 10. .............................. (have) a computer.

C. Match the opposites.

A B
1. shy ...... a. losing
2. winning ...... b. terrible
3. enjoy ...... c. quietly
4. nearby ...... d. dislike
5. senior ...... e. confident
6. loudly ...... f. far away
7. retire ...... g. easier
8. harder ...... h. continue working
9. amazing ...... i. junior

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from C.

1. Bill Gates wasn’t confident when he was at school. In fact, he was a ...................... boy.
2. When he became interested in computers, he began to ...................... his studies.
3. Bill is a person who likes ...................... .
4. His success in the world of high technology is ...................... .
5. Although he is a very rich man, he doesn’t want to ...................... . In fact, he now works
...................... than ever, developing new ideas and programs.

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ANSWERS

A. 1. lawyer
2. shy
3. grades
4. enjoyed
5. amazing
6. backwards and forwards
7. a break
8. develop

B. 1. thought
2. wasn’t
3. didn’t like
4. grew up
5. know
6. has made
7. have produced
8. are used
9. dreams
10. will have

C. 1. e
2. a
3. d
4. f
5. i
6. c
7. h
8. g
9. b

D. 1. shy
2. enjoy
3. winning
4. amazing
5. retire, harder

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FINAL TEST

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. Paul’s favourite song is
a. Love Me Do.
b. A Hard Day’s Night.
c. Yesterday.
2. Paul McCartney writes
a. popular and classical music.
b. mostly classical music.
c. only popular music.
3. Tina Turner
a. is known mostly as an actress.
b. sings, acts and has written her autobiography.
c. has written many books.
4. Tina Turner began singing more than
a. 40 years ago.
b. 20 years ago.
c. 30 years ago.
5. Bill Gates’ book The Road Ahead is
a. a computer program.
b. his autobiography.
c. about the future of information technology.
6. Bill Gates wants to see ...... in schools.
a. more computers
b. less computers and more mathematics
c. science and mathematics
30 points (5 points each)

B. Choose the correct answer.

Paul McCartney was the son of a (1. doctor / musician), so the young boy (2. grows up /
grew up) listening to music. Paul made music his (3. home / career) and after many years, he is the
most (4. successful / success) composer (5. in / of) popular music in history.
Tina Turner loved music and when she was a girl, she (6. joins / joined) the church (7. song / choir).
She has a wonderful (8. hit / voice) and is popular all (9. in / over) the world. She sings, acts and keeps
her (10. audience / star) happy.
Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world, and he is still a (11. loud / young) man. He
(12. wants / went) to see a computer in (13. all / every) home. He realises the potential of computers
and how (14. it / they) can help us in the (15. past / future).
45 points (3 points each)

C. Choose one topic and write a paragraph. Your paragraph should be at least 40 words long.
1. In your opinion, was Paul McCartney the most famous of the Beatles? If so, why? If not, who was?
2. What kind of a woman is Tina Turner? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
3. What are Bill Gates’ ideas about the future of computers?
25 points

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ANSWERS

A. 1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. a

B. 1. musician
2. grew up
3. career
4. successful
5. of
6. joined
7. choir
8. voice
9. over
10. audience
11. young
12. wants
13. every
14. they
15. future

C. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.

Possible points for inclusion:
1. In my opinion, Paul McCartney was the most famous of all the Beatles. He got many awards; the
Guinness Book of Records award, the MBE and a knighthood from the Queen. He is the most
successful composer of popular music in history. He is also a good man and gives a lot of his
money to charity.
OR: I think that John Lennon was the most famous of the Beatles, because he wrote such good
songs and had a special way of singing them. He had an interesting personality and he and Yoko
were always in the news. It was a great loss to the world of music when he was killed.
2. Tina Turner is an example to all women. Although she married a man who was cruel to her, she had
the courage to leave him. We know she is a fighter. When she had to perform, she covered her
bruises with make-up. When she left Ike she had no money, but she believed in herself, and she
succeeded.
3. Bill Gates wants to see a computer in every home, and more computers in schools. He knows that
computers mean communication, and when individuals and countries can communicate easily, it
will help the world of finance and commerce. It may also help countries to understand each other,
bring them closer to each other, and want to live in peace.

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A H E RTSE AT CO H QE U
RE S T I O N S I N T H E R E A D E R
These answers relate to the questions on pages 42-43 of the reader itself.
Introduction
1. Money gives people a sense of security. It
makes you feel independent and powerful and
buys you the things you want.
2. Self-made millionaires all believe in themselves,
are ambitious and are determined to get to the
top.
Paul McCartney
1. Paul’s father was a musician. He played the
trumpet in a jazz dance band.
2. Paul met John playing with his band, the
Quarrymen, at a funfair in Liverpool.
3. The Beatles had a very clean image. They wore
suits and ties, and had identical haircuts.
4. The Beatles made their first film in 1964.
5. Yesterday is Paul’s favourite song because he
thinks it is complete.
6. The Beatles broke up in 1970.
7. The press wrote stories about arguments
between Paul and John.
8. Paul began a solo career and then he and his
wife formed a new band called Wings.
9. Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson.
10. Paul, together with Carl Davis, composed a
classical piece called the Liverpool Oratorio
that was performed in Liverpool Cathedral.
11. In 1994, Yoko Ono called them to finish John
Lennon’s song Free as a Bird.
12. Because Stella is chief designer at the House of
Chloe.
Tina Turner
1. Anna Mae Bullock.
2. Tina’s childhood wasn’t happy because her
parents argued all the time.
3. When Tina was 13, she and her sister were left
with a cousin because their father married
another woman and moved to Detroit.
4. Tina met Ike at the Club Manhattan, in St
Louis, where the Kings of Rhythm were
playing. Ike was the band leader.
5. Ike thought that Tina was a more glamorous
name for her, and he also changed the name of
his band to Ike and Tina Turner.
6. Tina married Ike because she was frightened of
him. She didn’t want him to hurt her if she said
no.
7. George Harrison, the Rolling Stones and David
Bowie were fans of Tina.
8. Tina tried to kill herself because she was so
unhappy about her life with Ike.
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9. Tina left Ike in their hotel room and went to
another hotel. From there she went to live with
friends, hiding from Ike all the time. He once
found her, but she called the police and Ike had
to leave.
10. Ike kept almost everything and Tina had to
start her career again from the bottom.
11. Olivia Newton-John’s manager, Roger Davies.
12. Tina has performed in films such as Mad Max
Beyond Thunderdome, and she has written her
autobiography, I, Tina, which was made into
the film, What’s Love Got to Do with It.
Bill Gates
1. No, Bill got bad grades. However, he started to
work harder because he didn’t want people to
think he was stupid.
2. Bill was small, shy and very intelligent.
3. Bill was 13 when he and his friend, Paul Allen,
wrote their first computer programs.
4. Their first business deal was in 1971, when
Bill was 16. They wrote a program for salaries.
5. In April 1975, in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
Bill and Paul founded Microsoft.
6. No, he didn’t. Bill decided he wanted to
continue with Microsoft rather than study.
7. Bill and Paul sold MS-DOS to IBM, but kept
the licensing rights themselves. They sold more
than 60 million copies of MS-DOS.
8. Most Microsoft workers are in their twenties
and thirties, because Bill Gates thinks young
people are the most hard-working and
ambitious.
9. Though he hasn’t got much spare time, Bill
enjoys driving fast cars, playing bridge and
golf, reading and doing puzzles. He also likes
collecting digital pictures.
10. You could see your favourite pictures on a
wall, hear the music you like or see a scene
from your favourite TV show or movie, thanks
to a special electronic pin designed according
to each guest’s preferences.
11. The Road Ahead is about the Internet and the
future of information technology.
12. Bill is very enthusiastic about Microsoft and
the products they have developed for people.
He wants to continue learning and inventing
new things. He thinks he has got the most
interesting job in America.