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Exercise 1. Read the text about Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs is a leading manufacturer of electronic devices such as the Macintosh Computer (MAC), iPod, iPhone, iPad and the music and video software itunes. He is a business and sales wizard.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the developers of the first personal computer, the Apple I, and the Apple II, a large success for their business.

Steve Job’s company Next is also the inventor of email and the world wide web. In 1966 Jobs is the Chief Officer in Apple. There are rumours that he is bad tempered.

Based on http://www.woopidoo.com/biography/steve-jobs/

Exercise 2. Match the words (1-8) with their translations (A-H).

1. manufacturer

2. wizard

3. developer

4. inventor

5. world wide web

6. rumours

7. chief officer

8. device

1. слухи, сплетни

2. разработчик

3. маг, чародей

4. генеральный директор

5. всемирная паутина

6. производитель

7. изобретатель, создатель

8. устройство, прибор

Exercise 3. Find in the text the adjectives which mean

1. the most important, the most successful

2. individual

3. angry

4. very big

5. having microchips

Exercise 4. Translate the attribute constructions from English into Russian.

a manufacturer of electronic devices, video software itunes, a sales wizard, the developers of the first personal computer, the inventor of email

Exercise 5. Say whether these sentences are true or false. Use the phrases:

That’s right. That’s correct. That’s true.

It’s false. It’s incorrect. It’s not true.

1. Steve Jobs isn’t a leading manufacturer of electronic devices.

2. Steve Jobs is a producer of software.

3. He is the inventor of iPod, iPhone, and the music and video software itunes.

4. Steve Jobs is the only developer of the first personal computer, the Apple I, and the Apple II.

5. The Apple I and Apple II are bad.

6. In 1966 Jobs is a Product Manager in Apple.

7. Steve Job’s company Next is the inventor of the Internet.

8. There are rumours that Steve Jobs is good-tempered.

Exercise 6. Answer the questions.

1. What is Steve Jobs famous for?

2. What are the examples of his production?

3. Is he the only developer of Apple I?

4. Who is the inventor of email and the world-wide web?

5. What is the position of Steve Jobs in the Apple Company in 1966?

6. What are the rumours about Steve Jobs?

Exercise 7. Read the dialogue. Complete it using the words from the text. Reproduce the dialogue in pairs.

• Tell me about Steve Jobs. What is his job?

• Oh, Steve Jobs is … in Apple. He is a smart computer man.

• What are his inventions?

• His company is the inventor of e-mail, and ….. ….. such as iPod, iPhone, and the music and video software itunes.

• Is he a …. wizard?

• Yes, he is.

• Is he a good manager? Is he good with his workers?

• Yes, he is. He is clever and strong but there are rumours that he is …. .

Exercise 8. Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about Steve Jobs.

Exercise 9. Translate the text about Steve Jobs from Russian into English.

Стив Джобс – один из самых влиятельных людей в мире компьютеров. Он – основатель компании Apple. Его самыми важными изобретениями являются такие электронные устройства, как iPod, iPhone и компьютерное обеспечение для музыкальных и видео программ. Его изобретения очень популярны. Они лучше, чем устройства компании Microsoft. Стив – волшебник. Покупайте продукцию его компании.