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A: This news item is about a new research that says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by undernutrition hunger.News Item 2A: This news item is about the retirement of Bill Gates as the head of world39。s biggest puter software pany, Microsoft.B: 1) Last week, Bill Gates retired from fulltime work at the world’s biggest puter software pany, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the pany 2) he established with Paul Allen in 1975. Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the puting industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, 3)software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it. At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. 4) Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with 5) over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for 6) health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries. Script: Last week, Bill Gates retired from fulltime work at the world’s biggest puter software pany, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the pany he established with Paul Allen in 1975. Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the puting industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it. At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries. News Item 3The petition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet pany Yahoo. Microsoft says the bined panies would be in a better position to pete against Google in the online services market.This week, Yahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors said the price undervalued the pany. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Yahoo share. Yahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share. Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Yet since February first, the value of Microsoft’s offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock. Microsoft thinks it could better pete against Google with Yahoo’s expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoo’s employees. A: This news item is about Microsoft’s plan to purchase Yahoo to pete with Google.B: TFTFTSection Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. I39。ll have the roast beef.Man: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I39。ll have the garlic mushrooms please.Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef?Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got?Man: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, I39。m afraid not.Woman: Oh, well, never mind, I’ll have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And would you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Yes?Woman: I39。m afraid this bread is stale.Man: Oh, I39。m terribly sorry, I39。ll get you som