William Henry “Bill” Gates III (born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington) is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest people. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. He has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Now watch a video where Bill Gates answers questions about global charity and do the exercise below.
Vamos a practicar con el siguiente ejercicio.
Exercise:
Choose the correct answer:
According to Bill Gates……
a) Farming is the dominant job in Africa and he is concerned about nutrition, kids and education.
b) Farming isn’t the dominant job in Africa and he is concerned about industry, education and armaments.
c) Farming is the dominant job in Africa and he is concerned about nutrition, education and armaments.