Replace the underlined words with their synonyms from the article. Pay attention to the form of the words.

a) Bill Gates donates some of his wealth to charity. F _ _ _ _ _ _.

b) To make profit he decided to purchase the shares of Intel company on the Stock Exchange. B _ _.

c) If the price rises, the demand usually goes down. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

d) He bought an enormous house on money made from selling office buildings. M _ _ _ _ _ _.

e) To succeed in modern business and become a tycoon it’s necessary to devote all your life to work. M _ _ _ _ _ _.

f) Nowadays it’s quite difficult to work in the sector of consumer electronics because it’s necessary to be well educated and experienced to match the modern requirements. L _ _ _ _.

Find the words from the text which correspond to the following definitions.

a) A large amount of money given to a school, hospital, etc. in order to support these institutions.

b) Money that a company or government pays regularly to someone who is no longer works because of his/her age or illness.

c) To receive property or money from a relative who has died.

d) Something extremely expensive and sophisticated that rich people are accustomed to.

e) To make people work for you long hours without reasonable payment and other benefits.

6. What questions would you like to ask a real billionaire? Write them down in the spaces below.

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Study your role cards. Act out the conversation.

Student A You are a journalist from Forbes. Your partner is an incredibly rich person. Introduce yourself and interview him/her about his/her life and career.

Student B You are an incredibly rich person. A journalist will interview you about your life and career. Answer his/her questions.

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