영어 회화 수업 교재: Apple discontinues the iPod after 21 years

[Fresh English News_ May 11th 2022]

📍 Apple discontinues the iPod after 21 years

Apple has announced it is discontinuing its music player, the iPod Touch. Apple brings to an end a device that was widely praised for revolutionising how people listen to music. When the first iPod was launched in 2001, it could store 1,000 tracks. Today there are more than 90 million songs on Apple's streaming service. The iPod Touch was designed by the same team that later invented the iPhone, which quickly overshadowed the iPod. There have been various iPod models over the years - including the Nano and Shuffle - but the iPod Touch, which was released in 2007 is the last model to be discontinued. Apple says it will remain available to buy "while stocks last". iPod fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the news. <This was my first Apple device. So many good memories connected with it. Bought it while I was in the UK for the first time in my life as a kid. Had some pocket money saved and on the first city trip got it from the first shop I saw.> <To me, the IPOD is the most innovative product of our lifetimes. It led to the changes in the way we communicate, function, and collaborate.>

 

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📍VOCABULARY 
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1. Discontinue(verb)	a. to appear more important or larger than something else
2. Bring to an end(verb)	b. an idea or opinion produced by thinking
3. Overshadow(verb)	c. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
4. Thought(noun)	d. to stop, finish, or complete
5. Device(noun)	e. change (something) radically or fundamentally.
6. Innovative(adjective)	f. stop making (a particular product)
7. Revolutionize(verb)	g. new and original

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📍PHRASE MATCH

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1. Ipod was praised for	a. on Apple's streaming service.
2. the first iPod could	b. while stocks last.
3. Today there are more than 90 million songs	c. revolutionising how people listen to music.
4. The iPod Touch was designed	d. store 1,000 tracks.
5. it will remain available to buy	e. by the same team that later invented the iPhone.

 

📍TRUE / FALSE

1. Apple has announced it stps making the iPod Touch👉 T / F

2. The device was widely praised for chaning how people watch movies. 👉 T / F

3. When the first iPod was launched,  it could store 90 million songs. 👉  T / F

4. The iPod Touch was released in 2001 and it is the last model to be discontinued👉 T / F

5. We can buy the ipod as long as stocks last. 👉  T / F

 

📍COMPREHESION QUESTIONS

1.After how many year Apple discontinues the iPod? ✏️_________________________________________

2.Why was ipod widely praised? ✏️_________________________________________

3. By which devide the iPod was overshadowed? ✏️_________________________________________

4. What are the other iPod models than iPod Touch?  ✏️_________________________________________

5.Accoding to an iPod fan, why is the iPod innovative product? ✏️_________________________________________

 

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📍DISCUSSION

1.Have ever seen or used an iPod? If yes, did you like using the product? ✏️_________________________________________

2. How do you listen to music? ✏️_________________________________________

3. Which functions do you use the most in your smartphone? ✏️_________________________________________

4.Do you own any electronic devices that you dont use anymore? If yes, what are you going to do with them? ✏️_________________________________________

5. How many more years do you think people will use the smartphone? And when smartphones are outdated, what will people use in the future? ✏️_________________________________________