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Apple showed the world its latest iPad yesterday – the iPad Mini. The company will sell the smaller version of its best-selling iPad to compete with its rivals. Competitors like Samsung, Amazon and Google have all released smaller tablets, so Apple needed to catch up. Apple hopes its new device will increase its share of the tablet market. It already has nearly 70 per cent of all tablet sales worldwide. The new 20.1 cm (7.9 inch) iPad Mini is just 7.2mm (0.3 inches) thick and weighs 300g (0.68lbs).
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Apple says its new product is: "Everything you love about iPad - the beautiful screen, fast and [smooth] performance,…two built-in cameras, thousands of amazing apps, 10-hour battery life - is everything you'll love about iPad Mini, too. And you can hold it in one hand." Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller told reporters that the iPad Mini was much better than other tablets. He said: "Others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad, and they have failed miserably."
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Match the following phrases from the article.
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Apple showed the world |
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with its rivals |
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the smaller version of its |
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worldwide |
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compete |
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weighs 300g (0.68lbs) |
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increase its share |
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its latest iPad yesterday |
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70 per cent of all tablet sales |
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of the tablet market |
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best-selling iPad |
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Everything you love |
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two built- |
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it in one hand |
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10-hour |
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chief |
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miserably |
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marketing |
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about iPad |
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they have failed |
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battery life |
Apple showed the (1) ________________ iPad yesterday – the iPad Mini. The company will (2) ________________ version of its best-selling iPad to compete with its rivals. Competitors like Samsung, Amazon and Google (3) ________________ smaller tablets, so Apple (4) ________________ up. Apple hopes its new device will increase its share of the tablet market. It already has nearly 70 per cent (5) ________________ worldwide. The new 20.1 cm (7.9 inch) iPad Mini (6) ________________ (0.3 inches) thick and weighs 300g (0.68lbs).
Apple says its new product is: "Everything (7) _______________ iPad - the beautiful screen, fast and [smooth] performance,…two (8) ________________, thousands of amazing apps, 10-hour (9) ________________ - is everything you'll love about iPad Mini, too. And you can (10) ________________ hand." Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller told reporters that the iPad Mini was (11) ________________ other tablets. He said: "Others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad, and they have (12) ________________."
Apple showed the world its (1) ____ iPad yesterday – the iPad Mini. The company will sell the smaller version of its best-selling iPad to compete (2) ____ its rivals. Competitors (3) ____ Samsung, Amazon and Google have all released smaller tablets, so Apple needed to catch (4) ____. Apple hopes its new device will increase its (5) ____ of the tablet market. It already has nearly 70 per cent of all tablet sales worldwide. The new 20.1 cm (7.9 inch) iPad Mini is just 7.2mm (0.3 inches) thick and (6) ____ 300g (0.68lbs).
Apple says its new (7) ____ is: "Everything you love about iPad - the beautiful screen, fast and [smooth] performance,…two (8) ____ cameras, thousands of amazing apps, 10-hour battery life - is everything you'll love about iPad Mini, too. And you can (9) ____ it in one hand." Apple's marketing (10) ____ Phil Schiller told reporters that the iPad Mini was (11) ____ better than other tablets. He said: "Others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad, and they have failed (12) ____."
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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last |
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latest |
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late |
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of |
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like |
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weight |
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chief |
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much |
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miserably |
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misery |
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Number these lines in the correct order.
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better than other tablets. He said: "Others have tried to make tablets |
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chief Phil Schiller told reporters that the iPad Mini was much |
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Apple says its new product is: "Everything you love about iPad - the beautiful screen, fast and [smooth] |
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up. Apple hopes its new device will increase its share of the tablet market. It already has nearly |
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version of its best-selling iPad to compete with its rivals. Competitors |
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performance,…two built-in cameras, thousands of amazing apps, 10-hour battery |
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Apple showed the world its latest iPad yesterday – the iPad Mini. The company will sell the smaller |
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7.2mm (0.3 inches) thick and weighs 300g (0.68lbs). |
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smaller than the iPad, and they have failed miserably." |
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70 per cent of all tablet sales worldwide. The new 20.1 cm (7.9 inch) iPad Mini is just |
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life - is everything you'll love about iPad Mini, too. And you can hold it in one hand." Apple's marketing |
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like Samsung, Amazon and Google have all released smaller tablets, so Apple needed to catch |
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. iPAD MINI: Search the Internet and find more information about the iPad Mini. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about the new iPad Mini. Include imaginary interviews with the boss of Apple and the boss of Samsung. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to an Apple expert. Ask him/her three questions about the company. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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