Achievement (business version) Lesson code: I9Z5-VL8E-1V3A ELEMENTARY 1 Reading Read the text about Bill Gates and put the correct heading above each paragraph. BUSINESS CAREER CHARITY WORK PERSONAL LIFE 1 Bill Gates is an American business magnate. He is one of the richest people in the world. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft, the world s largest PC software company. During his career, Gates has held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect. He has invested in other businesses outside Microsoft, including Corbis, a digital media company. Gates has also written several books about business and technology. 2 Bill Gates married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They have three children and live in a large house in the side of a hill in Washington, USA. The house took 7 years to build and cost $63.2 million. 3 During the later stages of his career, Gates became a philanthropist. In 2000, he established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife Melinda. They have given large amounts of money to different charities and research organisations. In June 2006, Gates decided to work part-time for Microsoft in order to do full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Photo: Simon Davis/DFID. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 1/5
2 Find the word Read the text again and find... 1. a word which means a very rich and important businessman (P1) 2. a verb which means establish with another person (P1) 3. a word which means a few (P1) 4. a word which means a small mountain (P2) 5. a word which means a rich person who gives a lot of money to people who need help (P3) 6. a word for organisations that help and get money for people who need help, for example very poor people (P3) 3 Present perfect vs Past simple Study the sentences and cross out the incorrect choices to complete the rules below. A B He has invested in other businesses outside Microsoft. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft. 1. Sentence A/B is in the present perfect. 2. Sentence A/B is in the past simple. 3. In sentence A, the word invested is the past form/past participle of the verb invest. 4. The past participle form of regular verbs is the same as the present simple/past simple form. 5. The present perfect/past simple is formed with have/has + past participle. 6. In sentence A/B, we are thinking about a specific event in the past. 7. In sentence A/B, we are not thinking about a specific event in the past. Find more examples of the past simple and present perfect in the text. 4 Past participle - Irregular verbs Look at the text again and find the past participle forms of these irregular verbs: 1. hold - held - 2. write - wrote - 3. give - gave - You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 2/5
Now make sentences about Bill Gates using the present perfect. 1. Bill Gates / hold / different positions / in Microsoft Bill Gates has held different positions in Microsoft. 2. He / invest in / businesses outside Microsoft 3. He / write / several books 4. He / be married / once 5. Bill and Melinda / give / a lot of money / to charities 5 Practice - Past simple or present perfect Now complete these other facts about Bill Gates with the verbs below in the past simple or present perfect. be become meet not/give receive study write write 1. Bill Gates was born in 1955. 2. He at Harvard University in 1973-1974. 3. Many magazines and newspapers about his status as the richest man in the world. 4. In his life, Gates many awards for his philanthropic work. 5. In 1999, he a book called Business at the Speed of Thought. 6. Gates all of his money to charities. 7. In 1987, he the world s youngest billionaire, according to Forbes magazine. 8. While at school, he Paul Allen, Microsoft s co-founder. 6 Have you ever...? Study the dialogue below: Interviewer: Have you ever founded a computer company? Businessman:No, I haven t. Interviewer: Have you ever run a music business? Businessman:Yes, I have. I founded a chain of record stores called Virgin Megastores in 1976. Do you know who this entrepreneur is? You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 3/5
Now make questions like in the example. 1. visit / another continent Have you ever visited another continent? 2. eat / sushi 3. play / tennis 4. meet / a famous person 5. win / a competition 6. drive / a sports car 7. write / a book 8. climb / a mountain 7 Find somebody who... One-to-one and small classes: Ask your partner the questions that you wrote. Larger classes: Ask your classmates the questions and find a person who fits the sentences on the next page. Write Nobody if you cannot find somebody. You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 4/5
Find someone who... has visited another continent. has eaten sushi. has played tennis. has met a famous person. has won a competition. has driven a sports car. has written a book. has climbed a mountain. You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex 5/5
- Key 1- Reading Students read the text. Be prepared to answer any questions about vocabulary. The present perfect will be covered in Ex3. 1. BUSINESS CAREER 2. PERSONAL LIFE 3. CHARITY WORK 2- Find the word Students can work individually and check in pairs. 1. magnate 2. co-found 3. several 4. hill 5. philanthropist 6. charities 3- Present perfect vs Past simple Go through the rules. Give further examples to clarify the difference in use between the tenses. 1. A 2. B 3. past participle 4. past simple 5. present perfect 6. B 7. A Past simple: married, took, cost, became, established, decided Present perfect: has held, has also written, have donated 4- Past participle - Irregular verbs Model pronunciation of the past participle forms. 1. held 2. written 3. given 2. He has invested in businesses outside Microsoft. 3. He has written several books. 4. He has been married once. 5. Bill and Melinda have given a lot of money to charities. 5- Practice - Past simple or present perfect 2. studied 3. have written 4. has received 5. wrote 6. hasn t given 7. became 8. met 6- Have you ever...? The entrepreneur in the interview is UK businessman Richard Branson. 2. Have you ever eaten sushi? 3. Have you ever played tennis? 4. Have you ever met a famous person? 5. Have you ever won a competition? 6. Have you ever driven a sports car? 7. Have you ever written a book? 8. Have you ever climbed a mountain? 7- Find somebody who... In a large class, have the students stand up and ask each other the questions. Tell them that they cannot have the same name written down more than twice during this activity. Do some feedback on the exercise, asking what the students discovered about each other. You can review this worksheet online at www.linguahouse.com/ex i