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Apple Plans iPhone 18 Release; iPhone 17 Prices May Rise

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Apple is making a new phone. It is called the iPhone 18. News reports talk about when Apple will sell it.

The reports say Apple wants to sell the iPhone 18 Pro in September. This is a release date. It is the same month as before. Apple sold new phones in September for many years.

The news also talks about the iPhone 17. This is the phone Apple sells now. Some reports say the price may go up. It could cost up to 1,000 yuan more in China. Yuan is Chinese money.

Apple has a stock on the US stock market. A stock is a small part of a company that people can buy. After this news, Apple's stock price went up. It rose almost 2%. A percent is a way to show a small part of something.

People want to know when new iPhones come out. They also want to know the price. This news gives some early information about the iPhone 18.

Vocabulary15 words

iPhone
a phone made by Apple
release date
the day a product is sold to people
yuan
the money used in China
stock
a small part of a company you can buy
stock market
a place where people buy and sell parts of companies
percent
a small part of 100
schedule
a plan of times for things to happen
price
how much money something costs
series
a group of similar products
September
the ninth month of the year
discount
a lower price
rise
to go up
company
a business that sells things
report
news information about something
Pro
a bigger, better version of a phone

Quiz

1. What is the iPhone 18?
2. When might Apple sell the iPhone 18 Pro?
3. True or False: Apple's stock price went down after the news.

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Apple is making a new phone. It is called the _____ 18. News reports talk about when Apple will sell it.

The reports say Apple wants to sell the iPhone 18 Pro in _____. This is a release date.

The news also talks about the iPhone 17. Some reports say the _____ may go up.

It could cost up to 1,000 _____ more in China.

Apple has a stock on the US stock _____.

After this news, Apple's stock price went _____. It rose almost 2%.

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