7086 “Los Precursores”

I.E English area

Worksheet n° 8 (August 29th – September 3rd,2022)
NAME:______________________________ GRADE: ___________________________

Bill Gates
Bill Gates is one of the most influential and richest men in
the world. He is the chairman of Microsoft Corporation,
the worldwide leader in software. Bill Gates was born on
October 28, 1955 in Seattle. He has two sisters Kirsti and
Libby. Kirsti is one year older than Bill and Libby is nine
years younger. Their father, William Gates is a lawyer and
their mother is a schoolteacher.
Gates attended public elementary school and the private Lakeside
School. There he discovered his interest in software and began programming
computers at age of 13.
He is married with Melinda French Gates since 1994 and they have three
children: Jennifer Katharine Gates (1996), Rory John Gates (1999) and Phoebe
Adele Gates (2002). Bill Gates’ house is one of the most expensive houses in the
world and it is a modern 21st century earth-sheltered home in the side of a hill
overlooking Lake Washington in Medina, Washington.
Bill is also an avid reader and enjoys play golf and bridge but he hates
doing gymnastics.
Say if the following sentences are True or False.
1. Bill Gates has one brother and one sister. ______
2. He started programming computers at age of 13. ______
3. Melinda French Gates is Bill’s sister. ______
Fill in the following chart about Bill Gates
Date of birth
Place of birth
Brothers and sisters
Father’s occupation
Mother’s occupation

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Answer the following questions about the text:

1. Who is Bill Gates?

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2. Does he have any sisters?

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3. Is Bill Gates married?

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4. What is his wife’s name?

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5. How many children does he have?

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6. Where does he live?

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7. What does he like to do in his free times?

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8. Does he like doing gymnastics?

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Put the following verbs in the Present Simple:

1. Bill Gates and Melinda __________ ( have got) three children.
2. They __________ ( enjoy) living in Washington.
3. My sister _________ ( watch) TV every evening.
4. The aeroplane __________ ( fly) at 2000 km/h.
5. My brother _________ (not/ eat) vegetables.
6. Her father ___________ ( sit) on the big chair for dinner.
7. Your friend _________ ( wear) nice clothes.
8. Susan and Paul _________ ( walk) to school every morning.
9. They ___________ ( live) in France.
10. My friends ________ (not/ go) swimming in a sports club. They _______
( go) swimming in the river.
11. ______________ (he/ travel) to Madrid every weeks?
12. They __________ (not/ travel) to Madrid every month.