Apple's iPhone Air Sees Big Price Cuts in Japan
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The iPhone Air is a new phone from Apple. It has a 1TB storage size. The normal price is 295,000 yen in Japan.
Now, shops are selling it for about 184,000 yen. This is a big discount. People call this a 'fire sale.' It means shops sell fast at low prices.
A Japanese tech news site asked why this is happening. They say there are three reasons. The story does not give all the details.
At the same time, other tech items also have lower prices. MOONDROP is a company that makes headphones. They have retro-style headphones and new TWS earbuds at low prices.
Amazon also has a big sale now. It is called the Amazon Prime sale. It is good news for shoppers who worry about prices.
Also, a company called Kioxia makes SSD storage drives. Their 1TB SSD is now at its lowest price ever.
Vocabulary9 words
- iPhone Air
- a new type of Apple phone
- storage
- space to keep files in a device
- discount
- a lower price than before
- MOONDROP
- a company that makes headphones
- TWS
- small wireless earbuds
- Amazon
- a big online shopping company
- Prime
- a special paid shopping service from Amazon
- Kioxia
- a company that makes computer memory
- SSD
- a fast storage part in a computer
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Answer key
1. 295,000 yen 2. Shops selling fast at very low prices 3. True
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The iPhone Air is a new phone from _____. It has a 1TB storage size. The normal price is 295,000 yen in _____.
Now, shops are selling it for about _____ yen. This is a big _____.
MOONDROP is a company that makes _____. They have retro-style headphones and new _____ earbuds at low prices.
_____ also has a big sale now. It is called the Amazon _____ sale.
A company called _____ makes SSD storage drives. Their 1TB SSD is now at its _____ price ever.
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