6 . Read to find answers to the questions:
Who is Bill Gates? Where is he from? What’s his nationality? How old is he? Is his family large? What was his father / mother / grandfather? Who are Kristi and Libby? Is he the eldest in his family? Who is Bill Gates married to? How many children does he have? What are his children’s names? What kind of person is Bill Gates?
T
his
is Bill Gates, a
famous American business magnate.
Gates is one of the “fathers” of the personal computer
revolution. He is from Medina, WA, the USA. He is from a middle-class
family; his father was a lawyer, his mother was on the board of
directors for a large company, and his grandfather, J. W. Maxwell,
was a national bank president. Gates has one elder sister, Kristi,
and one younger sister, Libby. He is married to Melinda.
T
hese
are Bill and Melinda Gates. They have three children: daughters
Jennifer Katharine Gates and Phoebe Adele Gates, and son Rory John
Gates.
William Henry Gates III (born 28 October 1955) is the co-founder and Chairman of Microsoft, and founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is the richest person in the world. Bill is ambitious, intelligent and competitive. Bill Gates is not a greedy person. In fact, he is a quite giving person.
7 . Look at the picture and compare Bill’s children.
Model: Jennifer Katharine is elder and taller than Phoebe. Rory John has lighter hair than his sisters.
8. Describe Bill Gates and members of his family or act out a dialogue.
9 . Read and learn the words:
accountant |
[q'kauntqnt] |
бухгалтер |
actor actress |
['xktq] ['xktrIs] |
актер актриса |
artist |
['RtIst] |
художник |
baker |
['beIkq] |
булочник, пекарь |
clerk |
[klRk] |
конторский служащий, клерк |
cook |
[kuk] |
повар |
construction worker |
[kqn'strAkS(q)n 'wWkq] |
строитель |
dentist |
['dentIst] |
зубной врач, дантист |
doctor |
['dOktq] |
врач |
driver |
['draIvq] |
водитель |
economist |
[I'kOnqmIst] |
экономист |
engineer |
['enGI'nIq] |
инженер |
farmer |
['fRmq] |
фермер |
housewife |
['hauswaIf] |
домохозяйка |
lawyer |
['lLjq] |
юрист, адвокат |
manager |
['mxnIGq] |
управляющий, руководитель |
programmer |
['prqugrqmq] |
программист |
secretary |
['sekrqtrI] |
секретарь |
singer |
['sINq] |
певец |
shop assistant |
[SOp q'sIstqnt] |
продавец |
student |
['stjHd(q)nt] |
студент |
teacher |
['tJCq] |
учитель, преподаватель |
worker |
['wWkq] |
рабочий |
writer |
['raItq] |
писатель |