a man holding a smart phone in his hands

Photo by Jonas Leupe on Unsplash

Apple Shows First Folding Phone

businessSeptember 11, 2026·85 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about apple shows first folding phone. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 4 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

How to practice
Key Vocabulary

Tap any underlined difficult word to see its definition in your language and hear it pronounced.

Exercises

Multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering tasks check that you understood what you read.

Dictation Practice

Listen to each sentence, then type what you hear word by word. Trains your ear and spelling.

Memorize Practice

Read a sentence, then reconstruct it from memory by filling in the blanks. Active recall locks vocabulary in.

Read & Listen

0:00 / 0:46
Apple Shows First Folding Phone
Apple has a new phone. It is called the iPhone Duo. The phone folds shut like a passport. It is Apple's first folding phone. The price starts at $1,999.
John Ternus is the new boss of Apple. He showed the phone on Wednesday. Apple worked on this phone for years. Ternus says other folding phones feel like two phones.
The phone is very expensive. Few people buy folding phones today. People can buy the phone from 23 October. Apple also showed new watches and AirPods.

Key Vocabulary

n.
bends in half
n.
the person who leads a company
n.
how much money you pay
adj.
costs a lot of money
v.
closed
n.
the small book you use to travel
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

foldn.

bends in half

gập lạidobra-se折りたたむkatlanırse pliegaskłada sięينطوي، يُطوىvouwtскладывается折叠접히다
bossn.

the person who leads a company

người lãnh đạo công tychefe, quem dirige a empresa会社を率いる人、トップşirketi yöneten kişi, patronjefe, quien dirige la empresaszef firmyرئيس الشركةbaas, wie het bedrijf leidtглава компании, руководитель公司的负责人,老板회사를 이끄는 사람, 대표
pricen.

how much money you pay

giápreço値段、価格fiyatpreciocenaالسعرprijsцена价格가격
expensiveadj.

costs a lot of money

đắtcaro高価な、値段が高いpahalıcarodrogiغالي الثمنduurдорогой昂贵的비싼
shutv.

closed

đóng lạifechado閉じた状態にkapalıcerradozamkniętyمُغلقdichtзакрытым合上,闭合닫힌 상태로
passportn.

the small book you use to travel

hộ chiếupassaporteパスポートpasaportpasaportepaszportجواز سفرpaspoortпаспорт护照여권

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The new phone is very expensive.

2

Many people buy folding phones today.

3

The company made this phone in one week.

4

The company also showed new watches.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How much does the new phone cost at the start?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

When can people buy the new phone?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Dictation Practice

Sentence 1 / 130/5 words

Memorize Practice

Sentence 1 / 13

Read at Other Levels

More stories

A person sitting in a chair with a laptop and a credit card
Audio83 words1 min read

Photo by SumUp on Unsplash

Two cars loaded onto a car carrier truck
Audio95 words1 min read
a large amount of containers are stacked on top of each other
Audio100 words1 min read

Photo by Ali Mkumbwa on Unsplash

Browse other categories