新标准高职英语实用综合教程unit.pptxVIP

homeObjectivesIn this unit, you will— read what Bill Gates says about education;— build up your vocabulary relating to campus life;— get to know about the vocational education in Germany;— study different types of nouns;— read and write self-introductions.ObjectivesWarm-upListening and SpeakingText AGrammar TipsText BComprehensive ExercisesPractical Reading and WritingmainWarm-upBackground InformationDiscussion1. Bill GatesWilliam (Bill) H. Bill Gates is the co-founder, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world’s largest and most profitable software company. And he is also the richest man in the world.Warm-up-Background InformationWarm-upBackground InformationDiscussion● Gates was born in 1955, in Seattle, Washington.● Gates attended the private Lakeside School. There, he discovered his interest in software and began programming computers at age 13. ● Gates went off to Harvard University in 1973 with the original intention of becoming a math professor. It was during his Harvard days that he and his friend developed BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code), the programming language for the first microcomputer. Warm-up-Background InformationWarm-upBackground InformationDiscussion● Gates left Harvard in 1975 without completing his university education. ● He started Microsoft at the age of 19, and made a deal that changed the landscape of computing forever. ● Gates announced in 2006 that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty in the world.Warm-up- The use of the Internet Warm-upBackground InformationDiscussion2. HarvardHarvard University, founded in 1636, is America’s oldest institution of higher learning. The university was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard of Charlestown. Since its founding, the university has grown from nine students with a single master to an