Jaguar Launches New Electric Car
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Jaguar is a car company. It has made a new electric car. An electric car uses electricity, not petrol.
Two years ago, Jaguar changed its image. The company is called JLR. JLR owns Jaguar and Land Rover.
The new look got a lot of criticism. Some people did not like it. They called it 'woke'. This word means too focused on social ideas.
People made jokes online. This is called ridicule. It means people laugh at something in an unkind way.
Now, Jaguar has shown its new electric car. This is a big moment for the company.
The car shows Jaguar's new plan. The company wants to sell only electric cars in the future.
It is not clear yet how people will react to the new car. Many people are watching closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- electric car
- a car that runs on electricity, not petrol
- JLR
- the company name; it owns Jaguar and Land Rover
- criticism
- when people say something is bad
- ridicule
- when people laugh at something unkindly
- rebrand
- a big change in how a company looks or presents itself
- image
- how a company looks to other people
- launch
- to show or start something new
- reaction
- how people respond to something
- controversy
- a big public disagreement about something
- plan
- an idea about what to do in the future
- future
- time that has not happened yet
- company
- a business that sells things or services
- model
- a specific type or version of a car
- social ideas
- ideas about how society should be fair or equal
- online
- using the internet
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1. A new electric car 2. JLR relaunched Jaguar with a new image 3. True
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Jaguar is a car company. It has made a new _____ car.
Two years ago, Jaguar changed its _____.
The company is called _____.
The new look got a lot of _____.
Some people called it _____.
People made jokes _____.
This is called _____.
Now, Jaguar has shown its new _____ car.
The car shows Jaguar's new _____.
The company wants to sell only electric cars in the _____.
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