第三册Unit_7_Section_A教案.doc

Unit 7 Section A Bill Gates Part One: Objectives 1. To learn the stories of an influential figure; 2. To review the reading skill of identifying the writer’s purpose; 3. To learn to write a paragraph with a general statement supported by details; 2. How much do you know about Bill Gates? 1) The former chairman of… 2) The worldwide leader in… 3) He discovered his interest in… at the age of 13. 4) In his junior year, he left Harvard University, so as to… 5) Guided by a belief that…, he began developing… 6) According to Forbes magazine, he has been… 7) … Bill Gates is the former chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people realize their full potential. He was born on Oct. 28, 1955. He discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University. In his junior year, Gates left Harvard to devote his energies to Microsoft, a company he had established in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers. Under Gates leadership, Microsofts mission has been to continually advance and improve software technology, and to make it easier and more enjoyable for people to use computers. According to Forbes magazine, Gates has been the richest man in the world since 1995. 3. What contributes to Bill Gates?huge success? 1) His keen insights into? 2) His total commitment to? 3) His great skills in managing? 4) His competitive ability in? 5) ? In the first place, it is a return from his keen insights into his future. As he once put it, 揂t 19, I caught sight of the future ?and I turned out to have been right.?In the second, it is a fruit of his total commitment to his pursuits. For example, it was not unusual for the dean of Microsoft to work 16 hours a day. In the