16. Meet Bill Gates

By mktales-admin on December 19, 2024 | A2 Reading, Science

(born October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington)

A Remarkable Inventor and Philanthropist

Bill Gates is a very smart and important person. He is famous for many reasons. Let’s learn about him!

Bill Gates is a man who helped make computers popular. He started a big company called Microsoft. Microsoft makes computer programs like Word and Excel. These programs help people do many things on computers.

Bill Gates didn’t invent computers, but he helped make them better. He and his friend Paul Allen made the first software for personal computers. This software was called MS-DOS. It helped people use computers more easily.

Bill Gates is important because he made computers easier to use. Before, computers were big and hard to understand. But Bill Gates helped make them smaller and simpler. Now, we can use computers for many things, like writing, playing games, and talking to friends.

Bill Gates is not just a computer person. He is also a big giver. He and his wife Melinda have a foundation called the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This foundation gives money to help people all over the world. They help with things like education, healthcare, and fighting diseases. Bill and Melinda Gates have three children.

Bill gate is a busy person. But he likes spending time with his family and friends, reading, travelling and learning new things and of course playing bridge with his close friends.

Bill Gates is one of the richest people on the planet, ranked fourth in the world by Forbes in 2022,

Test 16

1, How Can We Describe Bill Gates?

A. He is a famous inventor.

B. He is a professional basketball player.

C. He is a famous chef.

D. He is a famous computer programmer.

2. What Did Bill Gates Help Make Popular?

A. Cars

B. Computers

C. Bicycles

D. Televisions