Billionaire gives away his money - 12th October 2020
Chuck Feeney is an Irish American billionaire. He used to have $8 billion. Now, he has given away all his money.
For the past 38 years, Feeney has given money to charities and universities. He wanted to help Ireland because he has Irish family. So, he provided lots of money to projects there. His money helped to build the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Feeney made his money from the shopping business DFS. DFS has over 420 shops at 11 international airports. Feeney and his friend, Robert Miller, started DFS in 1960. But in 1982, Feeney put all his money into an organisation called "The Atlantic Philanthropies". Then, this organisation sent his money to charities and universities around the world.
Feeney was careful with his money. He hardly spent any. He never bought a car or house and he only had one pair of shoes. This is completely different to most billionaires. His business partner, Robert Miller, owns lots of expensive big houses all over the world.
Some billionaires plan to share their money with people when they die. But Feeney thinks they should start now. His message to these billionaires is: "Try it, you'll like it."
Interactive Games
Comprehension
Answer questions about the news report. Select the correct answer from 4 options. There are 5 questions.
What's the word you hear?
Complete the sentences. Listen and write the missing word. There are up to 10 questions.
Sentence muddle
Read the sentences. Put them in the same order as the news report. There are 4 sentences.
No spaces in text
Read the sentences. Find the spaces between the words. There are up to 5 questions.
Put the sentence back together
Put the sentence parts in the correct order. Each sentence is in 4 pieces. There are up to 5 questions.
Construct sentences
Make sentences. Select each word in the correct order. There are up to 3 questions.
No capital letters
Read the sentences. Find the missing capital letters. There are 5 sentences.
Spelling jumble
The letters of one word are in the wrong order. Read the sentence. Spell the word correctly. There are up to 10 questions.
Missing vowels
Complete the sentences. Select the correct vowel for each space. There are up to 5 sentences.
Missing words
Complete the sentences. Select the correct word. There are up to 5 questions.
Adjectives
Read the sentence. Select the missing word. Check your answer.
Prepositions
Complete the sentences. Select the correct preposition. There are up to 5 questions.
Nouns
Complete the sentences. Select the correct noun. There are up to 5 questions.
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
France
Germany
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Nigeria
Poland
Spain
Turkey
United States
Uzbekistan
