Steve Jobs Video.Steve Jobs talks about his life and connecting the dots.

Part 1 (0-4.42). A) Put the events below in the correct order.

Designed Macintosh / Adopted by a high school dropout
Took uninteresting classes / Biological mother refused to sign adoption papers
Dropped out of college / Used up parents savings
Went to calligraphy class / Invented font/type-facing for Macintosh
Parents promised to send him to college

Part 2 (4.42-5.32). B) Listen again and complete the quote:

“You can’t connect the dots looking ______; you can only connect them looking ______. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow ______in your ______. ”

Part 3 (9.00- 10.00). A) Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

  1. If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly ……………………….
  2. If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m …………………………………… today.
  3. These things just fall away in the ………………………………….
  4. There is no reason not to ………………………………………………..

Part 4 (10.00-13.00 ). B) Answer the questions.

  1. What happened a year ago?
  2. What did the doctors say?
  3. Why did the doctor cry?
  4. What certainty did Steve learn from this experience?
  5. What advice does he give the graduates?

KEY Part 1 (0-4.42). A) Put the events below in the correct order.

9) Designed Macintosh / 3) Adopted by a high school dropout
4) Took uninteresting classes / 1)Biological mother refused to sign adoption papers
6) Dropped out of college / 5) Used up parents savings
7) Went to calligraphy class / 8) Invented font/type-facing for Macintosh
2)Parents promised to send him to college

Part 2 (4.42-5.32). B) Listen again and complete the quote:

“You can’t connect the dots looking __forward____; you can only connect them looking ____backwards______. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow _connect______in your __future______. ”

Part 2 (9.00- 10.00). A) Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

  1. If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.
  2. If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’mabout to do today.
  3. These things just fall away in the face of death.
  4. There is no reason not to follow your heart

Part 4 (10.00-13.00 ). B) Answer the questions.

  1. What happened a year ago?He was diagnosed with cancer.
  2. What did the doctors say at first?He would die in 3/6 months.
  3. Why did the doctor cry?It was a curable cancer.
  4. What certainty did Steve learn from this experience?No one wants to die.
  5. What advice does he give the graduates?Don’t live someone else’slife / don’t be trapped by dogma / follow your heart and intuition.