New TV Show ‘Cupertino’ Explores People vs. A.I.
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A new TV show is called Cupertino. The show is about people and A.I.. A.I. means computer programs that can think like humans. The story happens at a start-up. A start-up is a new small company.
The actress Busy Philipps is in the show. She had brain surgery. Doctors found a rare tumor in her brain. A tumor is a growth of bad cells in the body. Rare means it does not happen often.
This is her first acting job since the surgery. People are happy to see her working again. The show's first episode is called a premiere. A premiere is the first showing of something.
The show looks at a big question. Can people and A.I. work together? Or do they fight? Many people want to watch this new show. They want to see Busy Philipps too.
Vocabulary15 words
- A.I.
- computer programs that act smart, like a person
- start-up
- a small new company
- tumor
- a bad growth inside the body
- premiere
- the first showing of a show
- rare
- not happening often
- surgery
- a doctor's operation on the body
- actress
- a woman who acts in shows
- review
- what someone thinks about a show
- series
- a TV show with many parts
- recap
- a short story of what happened
- role
- a part an actor plays
- exclusive
- news only one place has first
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- brain
- the body part that controls thinking
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
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1. People and A.I. 2. She had brain surgery 3. True
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A new TV show is called Cupertino.
The show is about people and _____.
The story happens at a _____.
The actress Busy Philipps is in the _____.
Doctors found a rare _____ in her brain.
This is her first acting job since the _____.
The show's first episode is called a _____.
Can people and A.I. work _____?
Many people want to _____ this new show.
They want to see Busy Philipps too.
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