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Paraphrase, translate or explain.
explain: He may be a college drop-out and ‘computer geek’...
paraphrase: ... rivals have often underestimated his abilities in the cut
throat world of business.
translate: Gates has come to be known for his aggressive business
tactics and confrontational style of management.
paraphrase: Lakeside offered students the opportunity to explore their
own interests.
paraphrase: Mathematics, business and computing were fields in which
Gates had keen interests.
explain: Gates began computing as a 13-year-old at Lakeside school.
translate: At Harvard, Gates and his fellow student Paul Allen teamed up
to write the first computer language program.
translate: ... it provided microcomputer software.
paraphrase: The big break came in 1980 ...
explain: An employee with little experience would have no bias.
explain: Gates has never been engaged in conspicuous consumption.
paraphrase: The Gates family lives in the exclusive suburb of Medina...
translate: In one respect though it is more like an 18th or 19th century
mansion...
paraphrase: Gates is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.
translate: ... a comprehensive digital archive of art and photography
from public and private collections around the globe.
translate: Bill Gates has been the subject of numerous parodies...
paraphrase:This has in turn led to pop-culture of Gates as a tyrant or evil
genius, often resorting to ruthless business techniques.
translate: Gates and Melinda have been giving increasing amounts of
money to charity, with his father running a foundation.
paraphrase: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed more
than $3.2 billion to organizations working in global health...
explain:...training to public libraries in low-income communities in the
United States and Canada.
explain: Over the past five years, the Foundation has invested more than
$250 million ... to advance the goal of raising the state’s
graduation and college-readiness rates.
paraphrase: The grants are designed to galvanize communities...
32. Answer the teacher’s questions.
HOME ACTIVITIES (5)
Get ready to retell Text 1.
Complete the sentences using participles as adjectives.
| amazing amazed | annoying annoyed | boring bored | interesting interested |
Monday was a school holiday and, unfortunately, it rained all day, so the children kept telling me they were ________________ (1) and there was nothing _________________ (2) to do at home. I was trying to write up some of my reports, but they kept interrupting me every five minutes and just became very _______________ (3). I am _________________ (4) that their teachers can keep them busy and __________________ (5) in their lessons every day. After only one morning with them, I was extremely __________________ (6) because of the constant noise and squabbling. I was ready to throw them out in the rain. Instead, I decided to take them to the cinema. It’s really _________________ (7) to see how calm they can become in a dark cinema. The film seemed rather _________________ (8) but at least it kept them quiet.