EXAMEN FINAL 6TO.

AÑO INGLES PREVIA

NAME: ______________________________ DNI: __________________COURSE: _____________ DATE: ______________________

Steve
Steven Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, to a pair of graduate students who gave him up for adoption
because their parents did not want them to marry. Steve was adopted at birth by Clara and Paul Jobs. His
mother taught him to read before he went to school. Steve and his father worked on electronics in the family
garage, taking apart and reassembling televisions, radios and stereos.

At elementary school Steve was bored. In fourth grade, he was tested and scored on a high-school level. He
went to Reed College in Oregon, but dropped out after six months. He stayed at Reed and went to some classes
that interested him, slept on the floors of friends’ rooms, and got meals at a Hare Krishna temple. He later
became a Buddhist. Calligraphy was one class that he enjoyed, and he said that it influenced his interest in
design and the use of elegant fonts on Apple computers.

Describing the first computer terminal he saw, Steve said. “I fell totally in love with it.”

In 1970, he was introduced to Steve Wozniak by a mutual friend. Even though Wozniak was
five years older, they shared a love for electronics, Bob Dylan, and practical jokes. Together
they created the Apple I and Apple II computers. Wozniak was responsible for the
electronics, and Steve concentrated on the design. The Apple II was the first personal
computer capable of colour graphics. Jobs insisted that Apple design both the software and
hardware on Apple products. Apple’s first logo had a picture of Sir Isaac Newton sitting under
an apple tree. The rainbow striped apple with a bite taken out on the side came next. The
coloured stripes represented the fact that the Apple II could create graphics in colour. In
1997, it was simplified to a single colour that has changed over time.

In the early 1980s, Steve visited Xerox PARC. He noticed desktop icons on their computer screens. Most
computers at this time used a text-only interface. Steve made an arrangement with Xerox so he could use their
idea of a graphical user interface. He improved it so computers would be more user-friendly. In 1984, the
Macintosh computer was launched with a famous commercial at the Superbowl.

Steve said, “In 1984, Apple introduced the first Macintosh. It didn’t just change Apple. It changed the whole
computer industry. In 2001, we introduced the first iPod. It didn’t just change the way we all listen to music. It
changed the entire music industry.”

In 1986, he bought the computer graphics division of Lucas film and started Pixar Animation Studios. Jobs let
the animators continue to create the stories, but insisted on attention to detail and design.

Steve has been described as brilliant, abrasive, self-centered, a perfectionist and temperamental. He was a
technologist and a businessman, but he was also an artist and a designer. He was difficult to work for, but most
employees were extremely loyal because he knew how to motivate them. Larry Ellison said that Steve combined
“obsessiveness … with Picasso’s aesthetic and Edison’s inventiveness.”

Steve said, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve Jobs is listed as the inventor or co-inventor on 342 United States patents. He played a key role in the
creation of the Apple II, Macintosh, iMac, MacBook, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, and iPad.

He died on October 5, 2011 from complications of pancreatic cancer.

 Read the text about Steve Jobs and do the exercises

I) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ABOUT THE TEXT

1- When did Jobs die?

He died on October 5, 2011.

2- When was the Macintosh computer launched?

The Macintosh computer was launched in 1984.

3- What did Jobs and Wozniak create?

They created the Apple I and Apple II computers.

4- Did Jobs study at Oregon School?

Yes, he did (he went to Reed College, in Oregon).

5- Why were his employees loyal to him?

Because he knew how to motivate them.

II) TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY THE FALSE ONES

1- Steve Jobs met Wozniak at the age of eighteen.

False. He met Wozniak at the age of fifteen.

2- Jobs was a Catholics.

False. He was a buddhist.

3- He was very happy at elementary school.

False. He was bored.

4- Isaac Newton appeared in the first apple´s logo.

True.

5- Jobs’ employees did not like him.

False. His employees were extremely loyal to him.

III) Find in the text the English for:

1- Debajo: under 6- Casarse: marry

2- Entre: between 7- Abandonó: give up

3- Cambió: changed 8- Mejoró: improved

4- Aburrido: bored 9- Diseñador: designer

5- Fundador: founder 10- Antes: before

IV) WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

1- Steve Jobs (be) _____was_____ from United States.

2- Steve Wozniak (not / die) ________hasn’t died__________________ yet.
3- He (study) ____was studying_______________ at Reed College when he met Steve Wozniak.
4- If you (travel) _______travelled___________ to United States you would buy an iPod cheaper.
5- Many people (use) _____use______________ Steve’s inventions nowadays.
6- Steve Jobs (start) ______________started________________ Pixar Animation Studios sixteen
years ago.
7- What would you have done if you (work) _____had worked_____________ for Jobs.?
8- In the future, Everybody (own) ______will own______________ a Steve Jobs´creation.
9- Look! Somebody (buy) _________is buying_________________ an iPod.
10- If Steve (not/ work) _______hadn’t worked___________ with his father, he wouldn`t have been the
same.
11- My grandfather (not/ learn) ____is not going to learn______________ how to use a computer next
month.
12- When ___did ___ Steve Jobs (die) _______die_______________?
13- What will you do if somebody (invite) ___invites________ you to watch Jobs`film?
14- The Apple II (create) ______created____________ graphics in colours.
15- If Steve (take) _______had taken___________ care of his health, he wouldn`t have died so young.

V) Turn the following sentences into Passive Voice

1- Clara and Paul Jobs adopted Steve at birth.

______Steve was adopted at birth by Clara and Paul.
__________________________________________________________
2- Steve has repaired many electronic devices.
______Many electronic devices have been repaired by Steve.
__________________________________________________________
3- Some teachers are going to test Steve.
_____Steve is going to be tested by some teachers.
__________________________________________________________
4- Wozniak and Jobs had created the Apple I.
_____The Apple I had been created by Wozniak and Jobs.
___________________________________________________________
5- Steve was making an arrangement with Xerox.
____An arrangement with Xerox was being made by Steve.
____________________________________________________________
6- They will launch the Macintosh computer with a great commercial.
_____The Macintosh computer will be launched with a great comercial.
___________________________________________________________
7- The iPod changed the entire music industry.
______The entire music industry was changed by the iPod.
__________________________________________________________
8- Many people have described him as brilliant, abrasive, self-centered, a perfectionist and temperamental.
_______He has been described as brilliant, abrasive, self-centered, a perfectionist and temperamental.
_________________________________________________________
9- They list Steve Jobs as the inventor or co-inventor on 342 United States patents.
____Steve Jobs is listed as the inventor or co-inventor on 342 United States Patents.
____________________________________________________________
 10- A group of Jobs´employees has designed many fonts for the Apple II.
____Many fonts for the Apple II have been designed by a group of Jobs’ employees.
____________________________________________________________

VI) Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. “Steve combines “obsessiveness … with Picasso’s aesthetic and Edison’s inventiveness.”

Larry said ___that Steve combined “obsessiveness … with Picasso’s aesthetic and Edison’s inventiveness.”
___________________________________________________________

2. “The first Apple changed Macintosh”

Steve told the people __that the first Apple had changed Macintosh .
________________________________________________

3. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

Steve said that innovation distinguished between a leader and a follower.
___________________________________________________________

4. “Create new fonts.”

Steve ordered his employees _to créate new fonts.
___________________________________________

5. “Apple’s first logo had a picture of Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree.”
They informed _that Apple’s first logo had a picture of Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree.
______________________________________________________

6. “What are the causes of Steve`s death?”

They wanted to know _what the causes of Steve’s death were.
_________________________________________________

7. “Don`t abandon your dreams, please!”

Steve told his employees __not to abandon their
dreams._____________________________________________

8. “Why haven`t you worked on the new project?”

Steve asked his employees __ why they hadn’t worked on the new
Project.___________________________________________

9. “What do you want me to do?”

Wozniak asked Steve _what he wanted him to
do.________________________________________________

10. “I fell totally in love with it.”

Steve told the people ____that he had fell totally in love with
that.______________________________________________