Famous People. Steve Jobs. Listening

Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps. (Write the words in the line one by one separated by commas.) Steve Jobs was the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and __________ CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He was the largest __________ shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs’ name is __________ with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes and iPad. He was a much-respected corporate leader whose __________ style is studied worldwide. His attention to design, function and style __________ him millions of fans. Jobs was born in San Francisco in 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a teenager and __________ lectures after school at Hewlett Packard. In 1974, Jobs got a job as a __________ at the video game maker Atari. He saved enough money to __________ around India and then returned to Atari, where he met Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. Jobs __________ Wozniak to make a computer and sell it. Together, they developed the Mac. It was the first small computer with a user-friendly interface to be __________ successful. Jobs also built the computer on which the World Wide Web was created. He developed a passion for style and functional __________, which became Apple trademarks. Jobs __________ Apple to be a __________ player in the digital revolution. The introduction of the iMac and other cutting-edge products made Apple a powerful brand with a loyal following. Jobs also enjoyed __________ success at Pixar. He created Oscar-winning __________ such as ‘Toy Story’ and ‘Finding Nemo’. Jobs’ advice for success is: “You’ve got to find what you love." He died in October 2011, aged 56.

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