Nissan to Launch New Kicks "ROCK CREEK" Outdoor Model in December
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Nissan makes a car called the Kicks. It is a small SUV. Nissan will sell a new Kicks soon.
The new car has a special outdoor style. Its name is "ROCK CREEK." People can drive it outside on rough roads.
The new Kicks will go on sale in December. The price starts at 3,485,900 yen.
Nissan also makes another SUV called the X-Trail. It has a "Rock Creek" version too. That car costs 4,756,400 yen.
The new Kicks will compete with other small SUVs. One example is the Corolla Cross from Toyota.
People who like outdoor trips may like this new car. It looks strong and tough.
Vocabulary15 words
- Kicks
- a small car made by Nissan
- SUV
- a big, strong car good for many roads
- outdoor
- outside, in nature
- X-Trail
- another SUV made by Nissan
- Corolla Cross
- a small SUV made by Toyota
- release
- to start selling something new
- version
- a special type of something
- price
- how much money something costs
- yen
- Japanese money
- compete
- to try to be better than others
- rough
- not smooth; hard to drive on
- tough
- strong and hard to break
- sale
- when something is being sold
- special
- different from normal
- model
- a type of car
Quiz
Answer key
1. ROCK CREEK 2. In December 3. Corolla Cross
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Nissan makes a car called the _____. It is a small _____. Nissan will sell a new Kicks soon.
The new car has a special _____ style. Its name is "_____." People can drive it outside on rough roads.
The new Kicks will go on sale in _____. The price starts at _____ yen.
Nissan also makes another SUV called the _____. It has a "Rock Creek" version too. That car costs _____ yen.
The new Kicks will compete with other small SUVs. One example is the _____ from Toyota.