This is part of the commencement speech that Bill Gates gave at Harvard University in 2007.
Self-study activity:
Watch the five-minute video clip and number the topics in the order Bill Gates mentions them.
New tools can make the future different.
A problem someone overcame some time ago.
The beginning of the new technology.
Statistics about access to the new technology.
A really boring meeting.
Our goals for the future as far as technology is concerned.
Some examples of new tools that can help to fight poverty and diseases.
You can read a transcript of the clip here.