Steve

Steve Jobs
Jobs isis going
going toto tell
tell three
three stories
stories from
from his
his life.
life. What
What isis the
the
first story about?
first story about?
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Why
Why did
did his his mother
mother decide
decide to to put
put him
him upup for
for adoption?
adoption?
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Why
Why wasn’t
wasn’t he he finally
finally adopted
adopted by by the
the lawyer
lawyer and
and his
his wife?
wife?
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Why
Why did
did his his mother
mother refuse
refuse toto sign
sign the
the adoption
adoption papers?
papers?
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How
How long
long had had he
he been
been atat Reed
Reed College
College before
before hehe quit?
quit?
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Why
Why did
did he he drop
drop out?
out?
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What isis the
the second
second story story
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about?
What
What did
did he he do
do as
as soon
soon as as he
he dropped
dropped out?out? …………………………………………………………
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………. When
When andand where
where did did he
he start
start
How
How did
did he he get
get by?
by? Apple?
Apple?
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In
In what
what way way diddid the
the calligraphy
calligraphy class
class come
come inin useful
useful for
for him?
him? How
How much
much waswas Apple
Apple worth
worth ten ten
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years later?
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Why
Why isis itit important
important to to believe
believe that
that the
the dots
dots will
will connect
connect inin the
the How
How many
many employees
employees did did itit
future?
future? have?
have?
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…………………………………………………………………………..………………………. Why
Why waswas hehe fired
fired from
from Apple?
Apple?
How did he feel?
How did he feel?
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What
What isis the
the third story about?
third story about? …………………………………………………………
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What
What question
question has has he
he asked
asked himself
himself every
every morning
morning forfor the
the past
past 3333 What
What helped
helped himhim start
start again?
again?
years?
years? …………………………………………………………
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What waswas the
the first
first computer
computer
What
What isis the
the most
most important
important tool
tool that
that has
has helped
helped him
him make
make the
the big
big animated feature
animated feature film? film?
choices
choices inin life?
life? …………………………………………………………
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………. How
How diddid he
he return
return to to Apple?
Apple?
What
What type
type of
of cancer
cancer was
was he
he diagnosed
diagnosed with?
with? …………………………………………………………
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How
How long
long did
did the
the doctors
doctors say
say he
he should
should expect
expect toto live?
live? What
What isis the
the only
only way
way toto be
be truly
truly
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..……………………………………………………………………………………………………. satisfied?
satisfied?
What
What did
did his
his doctor
doctor advise
advise him
him toto do?
do? …………………………………………………………
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Taking
Taking into
into consideration
consideration thatthat our
our time
time isis limited,
limited, what
what doesdoes he
he
advise
advise his college audience is the most important thing to do?
his college audience is the most important thing to do?
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What was
was onon the
the back
back cover
cover of
of The
The Whole
Whole EarthEarth Catalog
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final issue?
issue?
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Third Conditional
Conditional Sentences
Sentences
When
When we
we are
are talking
talking about
about the
the past,
past, and
and we
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want to
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imagine how
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situation could
could have
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different ifif things
things hadn’t
hadn’t happened
happened the
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we use
use 33 Conditional
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sentences.
sentences.

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verb in
in the
the if-clause
if-clause (condition)
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in the
the past
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perfect tense,
tense, and
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the verb
verb in
in the
the main
main
clause (consequence or result) is in the perfect conditional.
clause (consequence or result) is in the perfect conditional.

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Steve’s mother hadn’t been
been aa young,
young, unmarried,
unmarried, college
college graduate
graduate
student, she wouldn’t
student, she wouldn’t have
have decided
decided to
to put
put him
him up
up for
for adoption.
adoption.

Now
Now complete
complete the
the following
following conditional
conditional sentences
sentences about
about Steve
Steve Jobs’
Jobs’
life.
life.
The
The lawyer
lawyer and
and his
his wife
wife ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (adopt) (adopt) Steve
Steve ifif
they
they ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not decide)
decide) at at the
the last
last minute
minute thatthat
they
they really
really wanted
wanted aa girl.
girl.
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his adoptive
adoptive parents
parents ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not promise)
promise) he he
would
would someday
someday gogo to
to college,
college, his
his biological
biological mother
mother
……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not sign)
sign) the
the final
final adoption
adoption papers.
papers.
IfIf he
he ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not drop
drop out),
out), he
he
……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not drop
drop in)
in) on
on aa calligraphy
calligraphy class.
class.
The
The firstfirst Mac
Mac ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not have)
have) its
its beautiful
beautiful
typography
typography ifif hehe ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not take)
take) that
that
calligraphy
calligraphy class.
class.
Apple
Apple ……………………………………………………………
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grow) into
into aa $2
$2 billion
billion company
company
ifif they
they ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not work)
work) hard
hard for
for ten
ten years.
years.
IfIf he
he ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not be)
be) fired
fired from
from Apple,
Apple, hehe
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start) Pixar.
Pixar.
IfIf Apple
Apple ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not buy)
buy) NeXT,
NeXT, hehe
……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not return)
return) to to Apple.
Apple.
None
None of of this
this ……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (happen) (happen) ifif hehe
……………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… (not (not follow)
follow) his
his heart
heart and
and intuition.
intuition.

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Steve
Steve Jobs Jobs isis going
going to to tell
tell three
three stories
stories from
from hishis life.
life. What
What isis the
the What
What isis the
the second
second story
story about?
about?
first
first story
story about?
about? It
It is about love and
is about love and loss.loss.
It
It is
is about
about connecting
connecting the the dots.
dots. When
When andand where
where did did he
he start
start Apple?
Apple?
Why
Why diddid his his mother
mother decide decide to to put
put him
him upup forfor adoption?
adoption? He
He andand hishis partner
partner started
started
Because
Because she was a young, unmarried college
she was a young, unmarried college graduate
graduate Apple
Apple in in his
his parents'
parents' garage garage
student.
student. when he
when he was 20. was 20 .
Why
Why wasn’t
wasn’t he he finally
finally adopted
adopted by by the
the lawyer
lawyer and and his
his wife?
wife? How
How much
much was was Apple
Apple worth
worth ten ten
They
They decided decided at at the
the lastlast minute
minute that that they
they wanted
wanted aa years
years later?
later?
girl.
girl. $2
$2 billion.
billion.
Why
Why diddid his his mother
mother refuse refuse to to sign
sign thethe adoption
adoption papers?
papers? How
How many employees
many employees did did itit have?
have?
Because
Because the adoptive parents were not college
the adoptive parents were not college Over
Over 4000.4000.
graduates.
graduates. Why
Why was
was he he fired
fired from
from Apple?
Apple? How How
How
How long
long had had he he been
been at at Reed
Reed College
College before
before he he quit?
quit? did he feel?
did he feel?
He
He had had beenbeen at at Reed
Reed College
College for for 66 months
months beforebefore he he He
He fell
fell out
out with
with the the person
person
quit..
quit he
he ran
ran the the company
company with, with,
Why
Why diddid he he drop
drop out? out? and
and the the Board
Board of of Directors
Directors
He
He felt felt he he was was wasting
wasting his his parents’
parents’ savingssavings (as (as he he sided
sided with with thisthis person.
person.
had
had no no idea
idea what what he he wanted
wanted to to do do with
with his his life).
life). Steve was devastated.
Steve was devastated.
What
What did did he he dodo asas soon
soon as as he
he dropped
dropped out? out? What
What helped
helped him him start
start again?
again?
He
He began dropping in on
began dropping in on thethe classes
classes that that looked
looked The
The factfact that
that he he still
still loved
loved
interesting.
interesting. what
what he he did.
did.
How
How diddid he he get
get by? by? What
What was
was thethe first
first computer
computer
He
He sleptslept on on thethe floor
floor in in friends'
friends' rooms,rooms, he he bought
bought food food animated
animated feature
feature film?
film?
with the money he received
with the money he received from returning coke from returning coke Toy
Toy Story.
Story.
bottles,
bottles, and and he he had
had oneone free free meal
meal aa week week at at aa Hare
Hare How
How did
did hehe return
return to to Apple?
Apple?
Krishna
Krishna temple. temple. He
He returned to Apple
returned to Apple when when
In
In what
what way way did did thethe calligraphy
calligraphy classclass come
come in in useful
useful for
for him?
him? Apple
Apple boughtbought his his company
company
He
He applied
applied this this knowledge
knowledge to to the
the typography
typography of of the
the NeXT.
NeXT.
first
first Macintosh
Macintosh computer, computer, which which he he designed
designed ten ten What
What isis the
the only
only way
way to to be
be truly
truly
years
years later. later. satisfied?
satisfied?
Why
Why isis itit important
important to to believe
believe thatthat thethe dots
dots will
will connect
connect in in the
the The
The onlyonly way way to to bebe truly
truly
future?
future? satisfied
satisfied is is toto love
love whatwhat you you
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What isis the
Because the third it
thirdit will
storygive
story
will about?
give
about? you
you the the confidence
confidence to to follow
follow do.
do.
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your
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is aboutheart
heartdeath.
about even
even when it leads you off the well-worn
death. when it leads you off the well-worn
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question
question has has hehe asked
asked himself
himself every
every morning
morning for for the
the past
past 3333
years?
years?
“If
“If today
today were were the the last
last dayday of of my
my life,life, would
would II want want to to
do
do what what II am am about
about to to do do today?”
today?”
What
What isis the the most
most important
important tool tool that
that has
has helped
helped himhim make
make the the big
big
choices in
choices in life? life?
Remembering
Remembering that that I'll
I'll be
be dead
dead soon.soon.
What
What typetype of of cancer
cancer was was hehe diagnosed
diagnosed with? with?
He
He was was diagnosed
diagnosed with with pancreatic
pancreatic cancer cancer..
How
How long did the doctors say he should expect to
long did the doctors say he should expect to live?
live?
No
No longer
longer than than three
three to to six months..
six months
What
What did did his his doctor
doctor advise
advise himhim to to do?
do?
To
To go home and get his affairs in
go home and get his affairs order..
in order
Taking
Taking into consideration that our time is limited, what
into consideration that our time is limited, what doesdoes he he
advise
advise his his college
college audience
audience isis the the most
most important
important thing thing toto do?
do?
To
To havehave the the courage
courage to to follow
follow theirtheir heart
heart and intuition..
and intuition
What
What was was on on the
the back
back cover
cover of of The
The Whole
Whole EarthEarth Catalog
Catalog final
final issue?
issue?
There
There was was aa photograph
photograph of of anan early
early morning
morning countrycountry
road
road and and beneath
beneath itit were were the the words:
words: "Stay "Stay Hungry.
Hungry.
Stay
Stay Foolish."
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Now
Now complete
complete the
the following
following conditional
conditional sentences
sentences about
about Steve
Steve Jobs’
Jobs’
life.
life.
The
The lawyer
lawyer andand his
his wife
wife would
would have have adopted
adopted (adopt)
(adopt) Steve
Steve ifif they
they hadn’t
hadn’t decided
decided (not
(not
decide) at the last minute that they really wanted
decide) at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. a girl.
IfIf his
his adoptive
adoptive parents
parents hadn’t
hadn’t promised
promised (not(not promise)
promise) he he would
would someday
someday go go to
to college,
college,
his biological mother wouldn’t have signed (not sign) the
his biological mother wouldn’t have signed (not sign) the final adoption papers.final adoption papers.
IfIf he
he hadn’t
hadn’t dropped
dropped out out (not
(not drop
drop out),
out), he
he wouldn’t
wouldn’t have have dropped
dropped in in (not
(not drop
drop in)
in)
on a calligraphy class.
on a calligraphy class.
The
The first
first Mac
Mac wouldn’t
wouldn’t have
have had had (not
(not have)
have) its
its beautiful
beautiful typography
typography ifif he
he hadn’t
hadn’t taken
taken
(not take) that calligraphy
(not take) that calligraphy class. class.
Apple
Apple wouldn’t
wouldn’t have have grown
grown (not (not grow)
grow) into
into aa $2
$2 billion
billion company
company ifif they
they hadn’t
hadn’t
worked (not work) hard for
worked (not work) hard for ten years. ten years.
IfIf he
he hadn’t
hadn’t been been (not
(not be)
be) fired
fired from
from Apple,
Apple, he
he wouldn’t
wouldn’t have have started
started (not
(not start)
start) Pixar.
Pixar.
IfIf Apple hadn’t bought (not buy) NeXT, he wouldn’t have
Apple hadn’t bought (not buy) NeXT, he wouldn’t have returned (not return) toreturned (not return) to
Apple.
Apple.
None
None of of this
this might
might have
have happened
happened (happen)
(happen) ifif he
he hadn’t
hadn’t followed
followed (not(not follow)
follow) his
his
heart and intuition.
heart and intuition.

Here are the links to the video and the transcript:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd_ptbiPoXM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSoGHhkxMig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i9kcBHX2Nw
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html (the text)

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