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Home reading
Textbook: p. 20
GoalHome reading: a biography of Steve Jobs – finding key dates and achievements.
New words
founder · asoschicompany · kompaniyaSilicon Valley · Silikon vodiysiaward · mukofot
Explanation
Steven Paul Jobs was born in San Francisco on 24 February 1955. Paul and Clara Jobs adopted him, and the family lived in the area that is now called Silicon Valley. As a boy he was interested in electronics; later he met Steve Wozniak and in 1976 they started the Apple company together. Jobs presented the Macintosh computer in 1984, left Apple in 1985, later worked with the Pixar studio too and returned to Apple in 1997. Under him the iPod (2001) and the iPhone (2007) appeared. He died in 2011. When you read a biography, pick out dates, places and achievements, and use the Past Simple.
Worked examples
Fact card: Born – 24 February 1955, San Francisco. Founded – Apple, 1976, with Steve Wozniak. Returned – 1997. Died – 2011.
Question practice: When was Jobs born? Where was he born? Who helped him start Apple? Which phone did the company present in 2007?
Class activity
“Fact card”: in pairs find five dates or facts and ask each other questions.
Practice
1
Where was Jobs born?
San Francisco
2
In which year did Jobs and Wozniak start Apple?
1976
3
In which year did the iPhone appear?
2007
4
Why did Jobs become famous? Give one reason.
He led the creation of easy-to-use computers and phones that people use every day.