1. Read this biography about Bill Gates.
William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington. His
father was William Henry Gates II and his mother Mary Maxwell. Bill was a voracious
reader; he spent many hours reading books. Around the age of eleven, his parents
began to have doubts about his behavior. He was good at school, but he seemed
distracted at times. When Bill turned thirteen, he enrolled in Seattle's Lakeside School,
a preparatory school for wealthy children. As always, he did a good job on all of his
assignments, not only excelling in math and science, but also in theater and English. In
1970, at the age of fifteen, Bill Gates entered the computer business. Bill graduated
from Lakeside School in 1973 and enrolled at Harvard University in the fall of that year.
In 1975, he and Paul Allen founded “Micro-Soft”, a name that comes from the terms
“microcomputer” and “software”. Bill was barely twenty years old. At just twenty-
three years old, he led Microsoft to earn two million five hundred thousand dollars. In
November 1985, Microsoft released Windows, which looked a lot like the Macintosh
system, released two years earlier, for which Apple sued, but Microsoft prevailed in
court; He was able to show that while there were graphical similarities, each individual
function was clearly different. This gave Bill Gates a reputation for being a ruthless
competitor. On January 1, 1994, Melinda and Bill were married in Hawaii. In 2000, the
couple combined several of their foundations to form the large Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, which has already donated more than $ 28 billion to charitable causes.
Time magazine named him one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He
also holds several honorary doctorates from universities around the world and an
honorary degree from the Order of the British Empire, awarded by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 2006, he and his wife received the Order of the Aztec Eagle (government of Mexico)
for their philanthropic work in the areas of health and education. Due to the arrival of the coronavirus in 2020, much of what Bill said was demonstrated: we were not
prepared.
2. Fill this Graphic Organizer with facts that you can find in the reading.
On October 1955,
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when he was around 11 years old,
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at the age of fifteen,
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In 1975,
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1978,
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In November 1985,
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On January 1, 1994,
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In 2000,
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In 2006,
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In 2020,
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Respuestas
Respuesta:
1. Lea esta biografía sobre Bill Gates.
William Henry Gates III nació el 28 de octubre de 1955 en Seattle, Washington. Su
su padre era William Henry Gates II y su madre Mary Maxwell. Bill era un voraz
lector; pasó muchas horas leyendo libros. Alrededor de los once años, sus padres
Comenzó a tener dudas sobre su comportamiento. Era bueno en la escuela, pero parecía
distraído a veces. Cuando Bill cumplió trece años, se inscribió en la escuela Lakeside de Seattle,
una escuela preparatoria para niños ricos. Como siempre, hizo un buen trabajo en todos sus
asignaciones, no solo sobresaliendo en matemáticas y ciencias, sino también en teatro e inglés. En
En 1970, a la edad de quince años, Bill Gates entró en el negocio de las computadoras. Bill se graduó
de Lakeside School en 1973 y se matriculó en la Universidad de Harvard en el otoño de ese año.
En 1975, él y Paul Allen fundaron "Micro-Soft", un nombre que proviene de los términos
“Microordenador” y “software”. Bill tenía apenas veinte años. Con solo veinte
Con tres años, llevó a Microsoft a ganar dos millones quinientos mil dólares. En
En noviembre de 1985, Microsoft lanzó Windows, que se parecía mucho al Macintosh.
sistema, lanzado dos años antes, por el cual Apple demandó, pero Microsoft prevaleció en
Tribunal; Pudo demostrar que, si bien había similitudes gráficas, cada individuo
la función era claramente diferente. Esto le dio a Bill Gates la reputación de ser un despiadado
competidor. El 1 de enero de 1994, Melinda y Bill se casaron en Hawai. En 2000, el
pareja combinó varias de sus fundaciones para formar la gran Bill y Melinda Gates
Foundation, que ya ha donado más de $ 28 mil millones a causas benéficas.
La revista Time lo nombró una de las personas más influyentes del siglo XX. Él
también tiene varios doctorados honorarios de universidades de todo el mundo y un
grado honorario de la Orden del Imperio Británico, otorgado por la Reina Isabel II.
En 2006, él y su esposa recibieron la Orden del Águila Azteca (gobierno de México)
por su labor filantrópica en las áreas de salud y educación. Debido a la llegada del coronavirus en 2020, quedó demostrado mucho de lo que dijo Bill: no estábamos
preparado.
2. Llene este organizador gráfico con datos que pueda encontrar en la lectura.
En octubre de 1955,
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cuando tenía alrededor de 11 años,
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a la edad de quince años,
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En 1975,
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1978,
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En noviembre de 1985,
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El 1 de enero de 1994,
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En 2000,
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En 2006,
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En 2020,
Él dijo: " __________________________________________________________
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