Nvidia, a very important chip-making company, and Foxconn, the company that makes iPhones, are going to work together to build “AI factories.” These factories will use Nvidia chips to power data centers, which are places that store a lot of information. These centers will be used for things like teaching self-driving cars, robots, and big language models. This news comes as the US is planning to limit how many advanced chips it sends to China, which could affect Nvidia. But, working with Foxconn will help Nvidia keep growing in the AI market.
The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn, Jensen Huang and Young Liu, told everyone about their plan at a big tech event in Taipei. Huang said that the AI factories are a new kind of making things, where they make intelligence and the data centers are the factories. Foxconn, which is known for making Apple products, wants to do more than just make things for other companies. They see AI factories as a way to change from a company that just makes things to a company that solves problems.
Nvidia’s value in the stock market has gone up a lot, to over $1 trillion, because its advanced chips are used in AI. Working with Foxconn will make Nvidia even stronger in the market. Foxconn wants to do as well in the electric vehicle industry as it has done in making personal computers and smartphones. The two companies have already said they will work together to make platforms for self-driving cars, with Foxconn making the electronic parts based on Nvidia’s chips.
Original news source: Nvidia and iPhone maker Foxconn to build ‘AI factories’ (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– News Summary
Instructions: In pairs, students will read the article and summarize the main points in their own words. Then, they will take turns sharing their summaries with their partner. Afterward, as a class, discuss any differences or similarities in the summaries and clarify any misunderstandings.
– Opinion Poll
Instructions: In groups of four, students will discuss and share their opinions on the following questions related to the article:
1. What do you think about the idea of “AI factories”?
2. Do you think working with Foxconn will benefit Nvidia in the AI market?
3. How do you think limiting advanced chips sent to China will affect Nvidia?
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs or small groups. Give each group a set of vocabulary words from the article. One person from each group will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it while the others try to guess the word. The first group to correctly guess the word gets a point. Continue until all the words have been used.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: In pairs, students will come up with catchy headlines for the article. Encourage them to use their creativity and incorporate key points from the article. Afterward, have each pair share their headline with the class and explain their reasoning behind it.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: In groups, students will discuss and make predictions about the future of AI factories and the impact they may have on various industries. Each group will present their predictions to the class and engage in a discussion about the potential benefits and challenges of AI factories.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What are Nvidia and Foxconn going to work together to build?
2. What are data centers used for?
3. Why is it important for Nvidia to work with Foxconn?
4. Who are the bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn?
5. What did Jensen Huang say about the AI factories?
6. Why has Nvidia’s value in the stock market gone up?
7. What industry does Foxconn want to do well in?
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Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Nvidia, a very important chip-making company, and Foxconn, the company that makes iPhones, are going to work together to build “AI factories.” These factories will use Nvidia chips to (1)______ data centers, which are places that store a lot of information. These centers will be used for (2)______ like teaching self-driving cars, robots, and big (3)______ models. This news comes as the US is (4)______ to limit how many advanced (5)______ it sends to China, which could affect Nvidia. But, working with Foxconn will help Nvidia keep growing in the AI (6)______.
The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn, Jensen Huang and Young Liu, told everyone about their plan at a big tech event in Taipei. Huang said that the AI factories are a new kind of making things, where they make intelligence and the data centers are the factories. Foxconn, which is known for (7)______ Apple products, wants to do more than just make things for other companies. They see AI factories as a way to change from a company that just makes things to a company that (8)______ problems.
Nvidia’s (9)______ in the stock market has gone up a lot, to over $1 trillion, because its advanced chips are used in AI. Working with Foxconn will make Nvidia even stronger in the market. Foxconn wants to do as well in the electric (10)______ industry as it has done in making (11)______ computers and smartphones. The two companies have already said they will work together to make platforms for self-driving cars, with Foxconn making the (12)______ parts based on Nvidia’s chips.
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Discussion Questions:
Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.
1. What is an AI factory? Why are they important?
2. How do you think self-driving cars and robots can benefit from AI factories?
3. Do you think it’s a good idea for Nvidia and Foxconn to work together? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if the US limited the number of advanced chips it sends to China? Why?
5. What do you think it means for Nvidia’s value to go up in the stock market? Why is this important?
6. Do you like the idea of AI factories solving problems? Why or why not?
7. How do you think AI factories can help the electric vehicle industry?
8. What other products do you think Foxconn could make using Nvidia’s chips?
9. How would you feel if you could work in an AI factory? Why?
10. Do you think AI factories will become more common in the future? Why or why not?
11. What are some other ways AI can be used besides self-driving cars and robots?
12. How do you think AI factories will change the way products are made in the future?
Individual Activities
Vocabulary Meanings:
Match each word to its meaning.
Words:
1. Nvidia
2. Foxconn
3. chip-making
4. data centers
5. AI market
6. advanced chips
7. electric vehicle industry
8. platforms
Meanings:
(a) The industry that makes electric cars
(b) A company that makes iPhones and Apple products
(c) Structures for building self-driving cars and other technology
(d) Places that store a lot of information
(e) A company that makes computer parts
(f) The process of creating computer parts
(g) High-tech computer parts
(h) The market for artificial intelligence technology
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Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What are Nvidia and Foxconn planning to build together?
(a) Self-driving cars
(b) Data centers
(c) AI factories
(d) Big language models
2. What are data centers used for?
(a) Making iPhones
(b) Teaching robots
(c) Limiting advanced chips
(d) Storing a lot of information
3. Why is working with Foxconn important for Nvidia?
(a) It will help Nvidia grow in the AI market
(b) It will limit how many advanced chips are sent to China
(c) It will make Nvidia stronger in the electric vehicle industry
(d) It will solve problems for other companies
4. Who are the bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn?
(a) Jensen Huang and Young Liu
(b) Steve Jobs and Tim Cook
(c) Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos
(d) Bill Gates and Elon Musk
5. How has Nvidia’s value in the stock market changed?
(a) It has gone down a lot, to under $1 trillion
(b) It has stayed the same, at $1 trillion
(c) It has fluctuated between $1 trillion and $2 trillion
(d) It has gone up a lot, to over $1 trillion
6. What does Foxconn want to do in the electric vehicle industry?
(a) Limit the number of advanced chips sent to China
(b) Do as well as it has done in making personal computers and smartphones
(c) Build AI factories
(d) Solve problems for other companies
7. What will Foxconn make based on Nvidia’s chips?
(a) Big language models
(b) Electronic parts for self-driving cars
(c) Data centers
(d) iPhones
8. Where did Jensen Huang and Young Liu announce their plan?
(a) At a stock market conference in New York
(b) At a factory in China
(c) At a big tech event in Taipei
(d) At a language learning center in London
True or False Questions:
1. These data centers will be used for teaching self-driving cars, robots, and big language models.
2. Nvidia and Foxconn are not teaming up to build “AI factories” that will use Nvidia chips to power data centers.
3. Working with Foxconn will help Nvidia continue to grow in the AI market.
4. Nvidia’s value in the stock market has not increased to over $1 trillion due to its advanced chips being used in AI.
5. The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn, Jensen Huang and Young Liu, announced their plan at a tech event in Taipei.
6. Foxconn and Nvidia will collaborate on making platforms for self-driving cars, with Foxconn producing the electronic parts based on Nvidia’s chips.
7. Foxconn does not want to transition from a company that just makes things to a company that solves problems.
8. The US is not planning to limit the number of advanced chips it sends to China, which could affect Nvidia.
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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 are Nvidia and Foxconn going to work together to build?
2. What are data centers used for?
3. How will working with Foxconn help Nvidia in the AI market?
4. What did the bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn say about their plan at the tech event?
5. Why has Nvidia’s value in the stock market gone up a lot?
Answers
Comprehension Question Answers:
1. What are Nvidia and Foxconn going to work together to build?
They are going to work together to build “AI factories.”
2. What are data centers used for?
Data centers are used to store a lot of information.
3. Why is it important for Nvidia to work with Foxconn?
It is important for Nvidia to work with Foxconn because it will help Nvidia keep growing in the AI market.
4. Who are the bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn?
The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn are Jensen Huang and Young Liu.
5. What did Jensen Huang say about the AI factories?
Jensen Huang said that the AI factories are a new kind of making things, where they make intelligence and the data centers are the factories.
6. Why has Nvidia’s value in the stock market gone up?
Nvidia’s value in the stock market has gone up because its advanced chips are used in AI.
7. What industry does Foxconn want to do well in?
Foxconn wants to do well in the electric vehicle industry.
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Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:
(1) power
(2) things
(3) language
(4) planning
(5) chips
(6) market
(7) making
(8) solves
(9) value
(10) vehicle
(11) personal
(12) electronic
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Vocabulary Meanings Answers:
1. Nvidia
Answer: (e) A company that makes computer parts
2. Foxconn
Answer: (b) A company that makes iPhones and Apple products
3. chip-making
Answer: (f) The process of creating computer parts
4. data centers
Answer: (d) Places that store a lot of information
5. AI market
Answer: (h) The market for artificial intelligence technology
6. advanced chips
Answer: (g) High-tech computer parts
7. electric vehicle industry
Answer: (a) The industry that makes electric cars
8. platforms
Answer: (c) Structures for building self-driving cars and other technology
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Multiple Choice Answers:
1. What are Nvidia and Foxconn planning to build together?
Answer: (c) AI factories
2. What are data centers used for?
Answer: (d) Storing a lot of information
3. Why is working with Foxconn important for Nvidia?
Answer: (a) It will help Nvidia grow in the AI market
4. Who are the bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn?
Answer: (a) Jensen Huang and Young Liu
5. How has Nvidia’s value in the stock market changed?
Answer: (d) It has gone up a lot, to over $1 trillion
6. What does Foxconn want to do in the electric vehicle industry?
Answer: (b) Do as well as it has done in making personal computers and smartphones
7. What will Foxconn make based on Nvidia’s chips?
Answer: (b) Electronic parts for self-driving cars
8. Where did Jensen Huang and Young Liu announce their plan?
Answer: (c) At a big tech event in Taipei
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True or False Answers:
1. These data centers will be used for teaching self-driving cars, robots, and big language models. (Answer: True)
2. Nvidia and Foxconn are not teaming up to build “AI factories” that will use Nvidia chips to power data centers. (Answer: False)
3. Working with Foxconn will help Nvidia continue to grow in the AI market. (Answer: True)
4. Nvidia’s value in the stock market has not increased to over $1 trillion due to its advanced chips being used in AI. (Answer: False)
5. The bosses of Nvidia and Foxconn, Jensen Huang and Young Liu, announced their plan at a tech event in Taipei. (Answer: True)
6. Foxconn and Nvidia will collaborate on making platforms for self-driving cars, with Foxconn producing the electronic parts based on Nvidia’s chips. (Answer: True)
7. Foxconn does not want to transition from a company that just makes things to a company that solves problems. (Answer: False)
8. The US is not planning to limit the number of advanced chips it sends to China, which could affect Nvidia. (Answer: False)
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