INTERVIEW WITH STEVE JOBS 1.- Look at the pictures. Do you know the man? Is he famous? Why? 2.- Now read and check if you were right. "Steve" Jobs was born on 24th February, 1955 He was an American businessman who founded the company Apple Inc. He has been very influential in the development and transformation of the world of computers, smartphones, music and movies. Jobs also cofounded and was the chief executive Officer of Pixar Animation Studios, the company responsible for films such as Toy Story, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, or Wall-E. He died of cancer on 5th October, 2011. INTERVIEW − Interviewer: Good morning, Mr Jobs. Thanks for talking to us today. − Jobs: Hello, my pleasure. − I: Let's start: Where were you born? − J: I was born in San Francisco. I was adopted by the Jobs family. − I: What was your dream at school? − J: I wanted to be an engineer and build bridges. My favourite subject was technology. − I: That's interesting! Was Bill Gates in the same school as you? − J: No, he wasn't. We met at university. − I: Who is a role model for you?
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J: I haven't got any role models. I'm my own role model. I: What do you think about the impact of your products in society? J: I think people should use mobile phones a little, not all the time. I: What does your father / mother do? J: My father is an engineer and my mother is a computer technician. That's why I like computers so much. I: What is your house / bedroom like? J: It's very big and very colourful. In my bedroom I've got a big apple painted on the wall. I: Do you help at home? J: Yes, but not much because I'm very busy. I: What do you like doing at weekends? J: I don't like doing any sports. I love staying at home, and I usually think about new iphones and ipads. I: Can you speak any foreign languages? J: Yes, I speak Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese and a little Russian. I: What are your plans for the future? J: Maybe iphone 6... I don't know! I: Well, thanks a lot for this interesting interview, Steve. J: You're welcome, see you next time.
3.- Answer these questions. a) When was Steve Jobs born? b) What is the name of the company that made the films Toy Story and Wall-E? 4.- Say if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false ones. a) Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco. b) When he was at school he wanted to be a computer technician.
c) Bill Gates studied in the same school as Steve Jobs. d) Steve Jobs's father is an engineer. e) Steve Jobs's hobby is playing basketball. 5.- Find in the text the words that have the following meaning. a) A structure that allows you to go from one side of a river to the other. (noun) b) A person that you admire and you try to imitate. (noun – 2 words) c) (A person that) has a lot of things to do (adjective) d) Something that exists or is used in a different country (adjective)