1. 初中进阶 (2276 期 20150925) 1 版 Pichai — Google ’ s new CEO

2. Pre-reading 1. Name some famous people in the American technology industry and the companies they founded.

3. Pre-reading 2. What do you know about the man in the photo? Name: Sundar Pichai Nationality: Indian Age: 43 years old Education: ITT KGP ( 印度理工 学院卡拉普尔分校 ) and Stanford University ( 美国斯坦福大学 ) Occupation: CEO of Google

4. While reading Complete the chart with the information from the article. When What Pichai did During his childhood Lived in a _________1_________ without _________2_________ During his schooldays Studied at the Indian Institute of Technology because of his _________3_________ and _________4_________ at Stanford University At Google _______5_______ such as Chrome and the Android mobile operating system two-room apartment a television or a car great grades was offered a scholarship Developed products

5. While reading True or false 1. Pichai shared a room with his younger bother when he was a child. 2. Pichai was admitted to Stanford University before graduation.

6. While reading True or false 3. Pichai took over from Larry Page as Google’s new CEO. 4. Larry Page is unsure of Pichai’s abilities, although he is well-liked.

7. Grammar focus After graduating from university, Pichai was offered a scholarship at Stanford University. 本句是由 after 引导的时间状语从句，由于从句 中 graduate 与主句中 was offered 逻辑主语一致， 因此省略从句中的主语，并将 graduate 改为现 在分词形式。

8. Grammar focus Combine the sentences with the conjunctions in the brackets. Make changes where necessary. 1. We did a warm-up exercise. We ran. (before) 2. He left the office. It began to rain. (when) 3. Alice listened to the music. She finished her work. (after) Alice listened to the music after finishing her work. He left the office when it began to rain. We did a warm-up exercise before running.

9. After reading More and more Indians earn a high- profile job in the U.S. Choose one that interests you most and share his or her story with your classmates. Shantanu Narayen Satya Nadella