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Samsung’s Big Profit Increase

Global demand for AI chips boosts Samsung's earnings tremendously.
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Samsung is a company from a place called South Korea. They make things like phones and TVs. Samsung also makes special computer parts called chips. These chips help computers think better. When people buy these chips, Samsung makes a lot of money.

Many people want special chips, so they pay more money for them. This makes Samsung's money grow big. Their shares are now worth more than before. Samsung is smiling because they did very well. Everyone at Samsung is happy with what they achieved.

Original news source: Samsung profits jump 1,800% as AI chip sales soar (BBC)

🎧 Listen:

πŸ“– Vocabulary:

1. company
2. phones
3. chips
4. earned
5. shares
6. success
7. worth
8. special
9. computer
10. place

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

1. Say hello to your classmates in your favorite language.
2. Share what you like to eat for breakfast.
3. Pretend you are a phone and make a ringing sound.
4. Show how you use a TV remote.
5. Count how many chairs are in the room.

πŸ€” Comprehension Questions:

1. Where is Samsung from?

2. What does Samsung make for computers?

3. What helps computers think better?

4. How is Samsung's financial situation now?

5. Are Samsung's shares worth more or less now?

6. Why are people paying more for Samsung's chips?

7. How does Samsung feel about their success?

🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

Samsung is a company from a place called South Korea. They make things phones and TVs. Samsung also special computer parts chips. These chips help computers think better. When people buy these chips, Samsung makes a lot of . Many people special chips, so they pay more money for them. This makes Samsung's money big. Their shares are now more than before. Samsung is smiling because they did very well. Everyone at Samsung is happy with what they .

πŸ’¬ Discussion Questions:

1. What is your favorite thing Samsung makes?
2. Have you ever used a smartphone?
3. Why do you think chips are important?
4. How do TVs help us in our homes?
5. What other things can computers do?
6. Do you have a favorite country?
7. Why do you think people want more chips?
8. How do you know if a company is doing well?
9. Have you seen someone use a Samsung phone?
10. What is something special you've seen today?
11. Why is it fun to learn about different countries?
12. What do you like doing when you're happy?

Individual Activities

πŸ“–πŸ’­ Vocabulary Meanings:

Click a dot next to a word, then click the dot next to its meaning to draw a line connecting them.

Words

1. company
2. phones
3. chips
4. earned
5. shares
6. success
7. worth
8. special
9. computer
10. place

Meanings

(A) devices used to talk
(B) not like the others
(C) tiny parts in computers
(D) pieces of ownership in a company
(E) machine for working with data
(F) made money
(G) a location or spot
(H) doing well
(I) a business or group that sells things
(J) value of something

πŸ”‘ Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What does Samsung make?
(a) Cars
(b) Clothes
(c) Shoes
(d) Phones
2. Where is Samsung from?
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) Japan
(d) China
3. What helps computers think better?
(a) Books
(b) Shoes
(c) Pencils
(d) Chips
4. How did Samsung's money grow?
(a) Very fast
(b) Slowly
(c) Not at all
(d) A little
5. Why are Samsung's shares worth more?
(a) They lost money
(b) They sold cars
(c) They made more money
(d) They planted trees
6. What is happening to Samsung's earnings?
(a) Going down
(b) Staying the same
(c) Going up
(d) Vanishing
7. Who is happy about the success?
(a) Samsung
(b) A person
(c) A dog
(d) A robot
8. Why do people pay more for chips?
(a) They are cheap
(b) They are special
(c) They look nice
(d) They are red

πŸ•΅οΈ True or False Questions:

1. Special chips hinder computers think worse.
2. Samsung's shares are worth more.
3. They make chips that hinder computers.
4. Samsung makes phones and TVs.
5. Many people don’t want AI chips.
6. Samsung's earnings went up.
7. Samsung is unhappy about their failure.
8. Samsung is from South Korea.

Writing Questions:

1. Write about your favorite phone.
2. Describe what a TV does.
3. What do you know about computers?
4. How do you feel when you succeed at something?
5. Imagine you are a chip, what would you do?

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