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BR_BackgroundInformation1BackgroundInformation(BillGates)(Microsoftin1978--CanyoufindBillGates?)BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationWilliam(Bill)H.GatesischairmanofMicrosoftCorporation,theworldwideleaderinsoftware.Microsoftemploysmorethan61,000peoplein102countriesandregions.BR_BackgroundInformation2BornonOct.28,1955,GatesgrewupinSeattle.Gatesbeganprogrammingcomputersatage13.In1973,GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshman.WhileatHarvard,GatesdevelopedaversionoftheprogramminglanguageBASIC.Inhisjunioryear,GatesleftHarvardtodevotehisenergiestoMicrosoft,acompanyhehadbegunin1975.Guidedbyabeliefthatthecomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesktopandineveryhome,hebegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Gates’foresightandhisvisionforpersonalcomputinghavebeencentraltothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictation(GatesandMelinda)BR_BackgroundInformation3GateswasmarriedonJan.1,1994,toMelindaFrenchGates.Theyhavethreechildren.Gateslikesreading,andenjoysplayinggolfandbridge.PhilanthropyisimportanttoGates.HeandMelindabelieveeverylifehasequalvalue.In2000,theycreatedtheBill&MelindaGatesFoundationwithmorethan$28.8billiontosupporthealthandlearningintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictation(Bill&MelindaGatesFoundation)BR_VideoClip1VideoClipSourceRemarksbyBillGatesatColumbiaUniversityGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationVideoClipForvideoscript,pleasescrolldownthepage.BR_VideoClip2Questions:1.2.Accordingtothevideoclip,whichformoftheencyclopediadoesBillGatesprefer,thedigitalformorthetraditionalform?AccordingtoBillGates,inwhatwayisthedigitalformoftheencyclopediafarsuperiortothetraditionalform?KeyBillGatesprefersthedigitalformoftheencyclopedia.KeyTheinformationcanbenavigatedinamuchbetterway,i.e.youcanfindouttheinformationyouwantinamoreefficientway.Moreover,youcangetvideoandcaninteractwiththeencyclopedia.BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationVideoClipBR_groupdiscussionGroupDiscussion1.2.Itisbelievedthateducationisessentialtoone’ssuccess.Doesitmeanthateducationisimportantmerelyinthatithelpspeoplegetagoodjob?Doyouthinkthateducationisimportanttopeople’ssuccessindifferentdimensionsoflife?Whatdoescampuslifemeantoyou?Whatdoesitofferyoubesidescoursesandexams?BackgroundInformationSpotDictationVideoClipGroupDiscussionBR_spotdictationSpotDictationThetypicalpatternforelementaryandschoolsintheUnitedStatesisthatofgradedschools.Usually,theelementaryschoolgradesonetoeightandthehighschoolninetotwelve.Theelementaryschoolcurriculummainlyconsistsofcourses,suchasreading,writing,andmathematics.studies,science,foreignlanguages,music,healthandeducationarealsoincludedinalmostallgradesabovethe.Mostelementaryschoolsalittletimeeachweektothevisualarts.Recently,socializationskillsare.Someschoolshaveintroducededucation.Andsomeattentiontoeducationisbeginningtoappearinthesocialstudiescurriculum.secondary________covers_____basic____Social_____physical______third____devote_____emphasized_________value____international_________BackgroundInformationVideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationGR_PartDivision..PartDivisionoftheTextThetextcanbedividedintofourparts:Part1(Paragraph1):Part1ismadeupofthetopicparagraphofthetext.Itputsforwardthemainideaofthetext:oneshouldgetthebesteducationonecan.Part2(Paragraphs2-3):Part2illustratesthemainideawiththeexamplesofBillGatesandhisemployees.Part3(Paragraph4):Part3pointsouttheimportanceofhighschooleducationandcollegeeducation.Part4(Paragraph5):Part4isaconclusionofthetext.Theconclusionisthateducationdoescount.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingGR_FurtherUnderstandingFurtherUnderstanding1.2.CanthefactthatBillGateshimselfisacollegedropoutprovethateducationisnotimportant?AccordingtoBillGates,inwhatwayishighschoolandcollegeeducationindispensable?Highschoolandcollegeeducationisindispensableintwoways:first,ithelpsonedevelopmanyinterests;second,itoffersonethechancetodothingswithotherpeopleanddevelopone’steamspirit.Questions:No.AlthoughGateshimselfdroppedoutofcollege,itdoesnotmeanthateducationisuseless.Asamatteroffact,BillGateshadreceivedgoodeducationatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforehelefttheuniversity;moreover,hemusthaveconsideredcarefullywhenhelefttheuniversitytostarthiscareer.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingKeyKeyDR_text1-2_SEducationDoesCountHundredsofstudentssendmee-maileachyearforadviceabouteducation.Theywanttoknowwhattostudy,orwhetherit’sOKtodropoutofcollegesincethat’swhatIdid.Asmallernumberofparentssendmessagesaskingforsuggestionsfortheirsonsordaughters.“Howcanweguideourchildtowardsuccess?”theyask.Myadviceissimple.“Getthebesteducationyoucan.Takeadvantageofhighschoolandcollege.Learnhowtolearn.”It’struethatIdroppedoutofcollegetostartMicrosoft,butIwasatHarvardforthreeyearsbeforedroppingout.AsI’vesaidbefore,nobodyshoulddropoutofcollegeunlesstheybelievetheyfacethechanceofalifetime.Andeventhentheyshouldconsidercarefully.DR_text3-4_SInmycompany’searlyyears,wehadabrightpart-t