Steve Jobs and the third conditional
Heya! This week we'll be dealing with Steve Jobs and a bit of grammar - namely the third conditional. As always, the deadline is next week before our next class. Write the correct letter (A, B, C, D, etc. ) in the gaps of the right answer. There are more options than you need.A. ….. collegeB. ….. the Internet in ourC. …..2020D. ….. formed his ownE. ….. to deal with the newF. ….. the scale of Thomas EdisonG. ….. of fifty-sixH. …..computer mouseI. ….. his longtime friendJ. …..iPadK. ..… Steve WozniakL. ….. revolutionizedM. …..boughtN. ….. that was in bad shapeO. …… successful companiesP. ….. at a tech leader G P A K D N I O B L E F Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps in the text using the following words.eragenerosityintenselylimitedpowertransplantelectronicpridereinventstringequalssurgery electronic reinvent equals pride power string surgery intensely transplant generosity limited era Exercise 2. Match the words in bold in the text with the definitions on the right. Put the correct letter into the box next to each word. i f e j h a c b d g Now watch and listen to Steve Job's commencement speech (a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university, generally in the United States, although the term is also used for secondary education institutions. ) Why did his mother decide to put him up for adoption? How did he get by when he dropped out of college? What question has he asked himself every morning for the past 33 years? What was on the back cover of The Whole Earth Catalog final issue? When and where did he start Apple? Why was he fired from Apple? How did he feel? Now complete the following conditional sentences about Steve Jobs’ life. 1. The lawyer and his wife would have adopted (adopt) Steve if they hadn’t decided (not decide) at the last minute that they really wanted a girl.2. If his adoptive parents hadn’t promised (not promise) he would someday go to college, his biological mother wouldn’t have signed (not sign) the final adoption papers.3. If he hadn’t dropped out (not drop out), he wouldn’t have dropped in (not drop in) on a calligraphy class.4. The first Mac wouldn’t have had (not have) its beautiful typography if he hadn’t taken (not take) that calligraphy class.5. Apple wouldn’t have grown (not grow) into a $2 billion company if they hadn’t worked (not work) hard for ten years.6. If he hadn’t been (not be) fired from Apple, he wouldn’t have started (not start) Pixar.7. If Apple hadn’t bought (not buy) NeXT, he wouldn’t have returned (not return) to Apple.8. None of this might have happened (happen) if he hadn’t followed (not follow) his heart and intuition.