Apple's Foldable iPhone: Ten Years in the Making
Listen to the story
Apple is making a new phone. It can fold in half. This is called a foldable phone.
The phone will cost more than $2,000. That is a lot of money.
Apple worked on this phone for ten years. It was not easy to make.
News reports say Apple may show new phones on September 9. These are the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone Ultra.
People are also excited about a video online. It shows a foldable iPhone. But some people think the video is not real. They think it was made by AI.
AI can make videos that look very real. This makes it hard to know what is true.
Many people want to see the real foldable iPhone. We will know more soon.
Vocabulary10 words
- foldable
- something that can bend or fold in half
- AI
- computer programs that can think or create like a person
- specification
- details about how something is made
- launch
- to show or sell a new product for the first time
- device
- a small machine, like a phone
- price
- how much money something costs
- online
- on the internet
- debate
- when people talk about different ideas
- report
- news information about something
- develop
- to make something over time
Quiz
Answer key
1. It can fold 2. More than $2,000 3. It might be made by AI
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 can fold in half. This is called a _____ phone.
The phone will cost more than _____.
Apple worked on this phone for _____ years.
News reports say Apple may show new phones on _____.
These are the iPhone 18 Pro and the iPhone _____.
People are also excited about a _____ online.
Some people think the video was made by _____.
AI can make videos that look very _____.
Many people want to see the real foldable _____.