Say if these sentences are true of false

1. Linus Torvalds is the most famous computer programmer.

2. He is the founder and coordinator of Linux.

3. Torvalds had a hardly happy childhood.

4. His emphasis was placed on sport from an early age.

5. His father had the greatest influence on the young Linus.

6. Torvalds began to create new programs, first using the BASIC programming language and then using the much more difficult but also more powerful language.

7. Torvalds used his savings to buy his first computer which was one of the world's first 32-bit computers for home use in 1987.

8. At the University of Helsinki he was already an accomplished programmer.

9. In 1991 Torvalds purchased an IBM-compatible personal computer which appealed to him because it represented a tremendous improvement over earlier Intel chips.

10. Torvalds attempted to obtain a version of UNIX for his new computer.

11. Torvalds created a new operating system from scratch that was based on both MINIX and UNIX and gave his new operating system the working name Linux.

12. Minor corporations realized the potential of Linux, and they adopted it for their Internet servers and networks.

Answer the questions

1. What are the advantages of using Linux in embedded systems?

2. Why was Linus Torvalds a successful person?

3. What is Linus Torvalds working on today?

Study the information about Present Perfect Simple, ask your teacher if you have any questions

Present Perfect Simple употребляется для выражениядействий, которые произошли в прошлом в неопределенное время. Конкретное время действия не важно, важен результат. А также для выражения действий, которые начались в прошлом и всё ещё продолжаются в настоящем.

К маркерам Present Perfect относятся:

for, since, already, just, recently, ever, how long, yet, lately, never, so far.

Present perfect

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I / you / we / you / they have V(3) / V(ed).	Have I / you / we / you / they V(3) / V(ed)?	I / you / we / you / they have not (haven’t) V(3) / V(ed). .
She/he/itha s V(3) / V(ed).	Ha s he/she/it V(3) / V(ed)?	He/she/it ha s not (hasn’t) V(3) / V(ed).

Example: I have finished school. – Я окончил школу.

She has already written the letter. – Она же написала письмо.

Have you visited your friends recently? – Ты недавно навещал друзей?

She has not forgotten about that. – Она об этом не забыла.

6. Write questions with How long …? And the Present Perfect

Example: you / work / here – How long have you worked here?

1. he / know / about this problem. 2. she / be / a director of the company. 3. you / want / change jobs. 4. they / have / their website. 5. he / be / interested / in working for us. 6. he / have / a company car. 7. she / be / responsible for that account. 8. we / study / engineering.

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