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Apple Says: Not Enough Chips

businessAugust 2, 2026·83 words·1 min read

This is a A1 (beginner) English article about apple says: not enough chips. 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.

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Apple Says: Not Enough Chips
Apple says it needs more computer chips. The chips cost a lot of money now. This is bad for Apple. Its share price went down about 7 percent.
Tim Cook is the head of Apple. He says many people want new Apple products. Apple did not make enough of them. Some Mac computers are hard to find in shops.
Apple thinks the iPhone will have the same problem. Cook will leave his job on 1 September. John Ternus will be the new head.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a small part that makes a computer work
n.
how much one part of a company costs
n.
a part of one hundred
n.
a thing a company makes to sell
n.
a place where you buy things
n.
as much as you need
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.

computer chipn.

a small part that makes a computer work

con chip máy tínhchip de computadorコンピューターチップ(半導体)bilgisayar çipichip de ordenadorukład komputerowy (czip)شريحة حاسوبcomputerchipкомпьютерный чип电脑芯片컴퓨터 칩
share pricen.

how much one part of a company costs

giá cổ phiếupreço das ações株価hisse fiyatıprecio de las accionescena akcjiسعر السهمaandelenkoersцена акций股价주가
percentn.

a part of one hundred

phần trămpor centoパーセントyüzdepor cientoprocentبالمئةprocentпроцент百分之…퍼센트
productn.

a thing a company makes to sell

sản phẩmproduto製品ürünproductoproduktمنتجproductтовар; продукт产品제품
shopn.

a place where you buy things

cửa hànglojamağazatiendasklepمتجرwinkelмагазин商店가게
enoughn.

as much as you need

đủsuficiente十分なyeterlisuficientewystarczającoكافٍgenoegдостаточно足够的충분한

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

Computer chips are cheap now.

2

Some computers are hard to find in shops.

3

The company thinks its phones will have no problems.

4

The head of the company will leave his job.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Why did the company not make enough products?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How much did the share price go down?

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