A big company named Apple is going to sell a new thing you can wear on your head. It is called Vision Pro and it will cost a lot of money. People in the United States can buy it soon, but people in the United Kingdom have to wait. This is the first new thing from Apple since a watch they made a long time ago. They wanted to make many of these head things, but now they can only make a few.

The Vision Pro has a place to keep lots of games and pictures inside. It can look at your eye to see where you are looking, even if the other eye doesn’t work well. Apple wants people who make games to call them something special, not the usual names. Some people from a place called the BBC tried the Vision Pro. They said it wasn’t too heavy and looked a bit like an iPhone, but they couldn’t take videos to show us how it works.

Original news source: Apple Vision Pro: $3,499 headset finally gets release date (BBC)

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📖 Vocabulary:

Group or Classroom Activities

Warm-up Activities:

– Charades
Instructions: Divide the class into two teams. One student from each team will come to the front of the class and act out a word or phrase related to the article (e.g. “wear on your head,” “look at your eye,” “make games”). The first team to correctly guess the word or phrase gets a point.

– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns summarizing the main points of the article to their partner. Encourage them to use their own words and keep their summary concise. After each student has had a turn, they can compare their summaries and discuss any differences.

– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Give each student a word or phrase from the article (e.g. “Vision Pro,” “United Kingdom,” “iPhone”). Without using any words or letters, they must draw a picture to represent the word or phrase. The class can then try to guess what each drawing represents.

– Keyword Hangman
Instructions: Choose a keyword from the article (e.g. “Apple,” “Vision Pro,” “United States”). Draw a series of blanks on the board to represent the letters in the word. Students take turns guessing letters. If a student guesses a correct letter, write it in the appropriate blank. If a student guesses an incorrect letter, begin drawing a hangman. The game continues until the keyword is guessed or the hangman is completed.

– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: In pairs, students take turns sharing two true statements and one false statement about the article. Their partner must guess which statement is the lie. After both students have had a turn, they can discuss any interesting facts or information they learned from the article.

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. What is the name of the new thing that Apple is going to sell?
2. Can people in the United States buy the Vision Pro now?
3. Who has to wait to buy the Vision Pro?
4. What is special about the Vision Pro’s ability to look at your eye?
5. What did the people from the BBC say about the Vision Pro?
6. Can you keep lots of games and pictures inside the Vision Pro?
7. Can the Vision Pro take videos?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

A big company named Apple is going to sell a new thing you can (1)______ on your head. It is called Vision Pro and it will cost a lot of (2)______. People in the United States can buy it soon, but people in the United Kingdom have to wait. This is the first new thing from Apple since a watch they made a (3)______ time ago. They wanted to make (4)______ of these head things, but now they can only make a few.

The Vision Pro has a (5)______ to keep lots of games and pictures inside. It can look at your eye to see where you are looking, even if the other eye doesn’t work well. Apple (6)______ people who make games to call them something special, not the usual names. Some people from a place called the BBC (7)______ the Vision Pro. They said it wasn’t too heavy and looked a bit like an (8)______, but they couldn’t take videos to show us how it works.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is the new thing called that Apple is going to sell?
2. How much money do you think the Vision Pro will cost?
3. How would you feel if you had to wait to buy the Vision Pro?
4. Do you like playing games? Why or why not?
5. What do you think is special about the Vision Pro?
6. Have you ever heard of the BBC before? What do you think they do?
7. How do you think the Vision Pro is similar to an iPhone?
8. Do you think it’s important to be able to take videos with the Vision Pro? Why or why not?
9. What kind of games do you think you could play on the Vision Pro?
10. Have you ever worn something on your head before? How did it feel?
11. Do you think you would like to try the Vision Pro? Why or why not?
12. What other things do you think Apple could make in the future?

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📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. company
2. Vision Pro
3. United States
4. United Kingdom
5. watch
6. games
7. pictures
8. eye
9. BBC
10. iPhone

Meanings:
(A) A kind of phone that you can touch the screen to use
(B) A big place with lots of states where people live
(C) A place with a queen where people drink tea
(D) Images that you look at, like photos or drawings
(E) The part of your body you use to see
(F) A special name for the new thing you can wear on your head
(G) Fun activities you play, often on a computer or a console
(H) A group of people who tell news on TV or radio
(I) A group of people who make or sell things
(J) A small clock you wear on your arm
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What is the name of the new thing that Apple is going to sell?
(a) Vision Max
(b) Vision Lite
(c) Vision Plus
(d) Vision Pro

2. Where can people in the United States buy the Vision Pro?
(a) Never
(b) Nowhere
(c) Soon
(d) Always

3. What is the first new thing from Apple since a long time ago?
(a) Vision Max
(b) Vision Lite
(c) Vision Plus
(d) Vision Pro

4. Why can Apple only make a few Vision Pros?
(a) They can make as many as they want.
(b) They wanted to make many, but now they can only make a few.
(c) They don’t want to make any more.
(d) They can’t make any more.

5. What can the Vision Pro do?
(a) Keep lots of games and pictures inside
(b) Make phone calls
(c) Take videos
(d) Cook dinner

6. What can the Vision Pro look at?
(a) Your ear
(b) Your nose
(c) Your eye
(d) Your mouth

7. What did the people from the BBC say about the Vision Pro?
(a) It was very heavy and looked like a computer
(b) It wasn’t too heavy and looked a bit like an iPhone
(c) It was too small and looked like a watch
(d) It was too big and looked like a TV

8. What couldn’t the people from the BBC do with the Vision Pro?
(a) Take videos to show us how it works
(b) Take pictures to show us how it works
(c) Play games to show us how it works
(d) Call Apple to ask how it works

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. The Vision Pro does not have a special place to keep games and pictures inside.
2. People in the United States can buy it soon, but people in the United Kingdom have to wait.
3. Apple is a small company that is selling something old to wear on your head.
4. This is the first new thing from Apple since they made a watch a long time ago.
5. Some people from the BBC tried the Vision Pro and said it wasn’t too heavy and looked like an iPhone.
6. The new thing is called Vision Pro and it will be cheap.
7. Apple wanted to make a few of these head things, but now they can only make a lot.
8. It can look at your eye to see where you are looking, even if one eye doesn’t work well.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this news article in two sentences.

Writing Questions:

Answer the following questions. Write as much as you can for each answer.

1. What is the name of the new thing that Apple is going to sell?
2. How much money will the Vision Pro cost?
3. Can people in the United Kingdom buy the Vision Pro now?
4. What is special about the Vision Pro’s ability to look at your eye?
5. Who tried the Vision Pro and what did they say about it?

✅ Answers

🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. What is the name of the new thing that Apple is going to sell?
The new thing is called Vision Pro.

2. Can people in the United States buy the Vision Pro now?
Yes, people in the United States can buy the Vision Pro now.

3. Who has to wait to buy the Vision Pro?
People in the United Kingdom have to wait to buy the Vision Pro.

4. What is special about the Vision Pro’s ability to look at your eye?
The Vision Pro can look at your eye to see where you are looking, even if the other eye doesn’t work well.

5. What did the people from the BBC say about the Vision Pro?
The people from the BBC said that the Vision Pro wasn’t too heavy and looked a bit like an iPhone, but they couldn’t take videos to show how it works.

6. Can you keep lots of games and pictures inside the Vision Pro?
Yes, you can keep lots of games and pictures inside the Vision Pro.

7. Can the Vision Pro take videos?
No, the Vision Pro cannot take videos.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) wear
(2) money
(3) long
(4) many
(5) place
(6) wants
(7) tried
(8) iPhone
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. company
Answer: (I) A group of people who make or sell things

2. Vision Pro
Answer: (F) A special name for the new thing you can wear on your head

3. United States
Answer: (B) A big place with lots of states where people live

4. United Kingdom
Answer: (C) A place with a queen where people drink tea

5. watch
Answer: (J) A small clock you wear on your arm

6. games
Answer: (G) Fun activities you play, often on a computer or a console

7. pictures
Answer: (D) Images that you look at, like photos or drawings

8. eye
Answer: (E) The part of your body you use to see

9. BBC
Answer: (H) A group of people who tell news on TV or radio

10. iPhone
Answer: (A) A kind of phone that you can touch the screen to use
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. What is the name of the new thing that Apple is going to sell?
Answer: (d) Vision Pro

2. Where can people in the United States buy the Vision Pro?
Answer: (c) Soon

3. What is the first new thing from Apple since a long time ago?
Answer: (d) Vision Pro

4. Why can Apple only make a few Vision Pros?
Answer: (b) They wanted to make many, but now they can only make a few.

5. What can the Vision Pro do?
Answer: (a) Keep lots of games and pictures inside

6. What can the Vision Pro look at?
Answer: (c) Your eye

7. What did the people from the BBC say about the Vision Pro?
Answer: (b) It wasn’t too heavy and looked a bit like an iPhone

8. What couldn’t the people from the BBC do with the Vision Pro?
Answer: (a) Take videos to show us how it works
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. The Vision Pro does not have a special place to keep games and pictures inside. (Answer: False)
2. People in the United States can buy it soon, but people in the United Kingdom have to wait. (Answer: True)
3. Apple is a small company that is selling something old to wear on your head. (Answer: False)
4. This is the first new thing from Apple since they made a watch a long time ago. (Answer: True)
5. Some people from the BBC tried the Vision Pro and said it wasn’t too heavy and looked like an iPhone. (Answer: True)
6. The new thing is called Vision Pro and it will be cheap. (Answer: False)
7. Apple wanted to make a few of these head things, but now they can only make a lot. (Answer: False)
8. It can look at your eye to see where you are looking, even if one eye doesn’t work well. (Answer: True)
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