The Reading / Listening - Ferrari Luce - Level 0

Ferrari has its first electric car. It is called Luce. This means "light" in Italian. The car is Ferrari's first five-seater. It is not cheap. It costs $640,000. Ferrari said many great technology partners helped to make the car. It added that the Luce has great performance. It will give pleasure to Ferrari drivers today and in the future.

The Luce was co-designed by the Apple iPhone designer. Many reviewers said the car looks like an "Apple car". However, it has Ferrari's power and speed. It can go from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds. It has a top speed of over 310 kph. It can go over 500 kilometres between charges. Ferrari said the Luce was "absolutely stunning".

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Ferrari Luce - Level 1 Ferrari Luce - Level 2   or  Ferrari Luce - Level 3

Sources
  • https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/26/cars/ferrari-new-electric-vehicle-luce-intl-hnk
  • https://www.theverge.com/transportation/937077/ferrari-luce-ev-apple-car-jony-ive-design
  • https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/magazine/articles/ferrari-luce-unveiled


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Ferrari has its
  2. This means "light"
  3. Ferrari's first five-
  4. It is not
  5. It costs
  6. many great technology
  7. It will give pleasure to
  8. today and
  1. cheap
  2. partners
  3. first electric car
  4. in the future
  5. in Italian
  6. Ferrari drivers
  7. seater
  8. $640,000

Paragraph 2

  1. co-designed by the Apple iPhone
  2. many
  3. the car looks like
  4. it has Ferrari's power and
  5. It can go from 0-100 kph
  6. It has a top
  7. over 500 kilometres between
  8. the Luce was absolutely
  1. in 2.5 seconds
  2. charges
  3. designer
  4. stunning
  5. an "Apple car"
  6. reviewers
  7. speed of over 310 kph
  8. speed

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Ferrari (1) _________________________________________________ electric car. It is called Luce. This (2) _________________________________________________ Italian. The car is Ferrari's first five-seater. It (3) _________________________________________________. It costs $640,000. Ferrari said many great technology partners (4) _________________________________________________ the car. It added that the Luce has great performance. It (5) _________________________________________________ to Ferrari drivers today and (6) _________________________________________________.

The Luce (7) _________________________________________________ the Apple iPhone designer. Many reviewers said the (8) _________________________________________________ an "Apple car". However, it has Ferrari's (9) _________________________________________________. It can go from 0-100 kph (10) _________________________________________________ seconds. It has (11) _________________________________________________ of over 310 kph. It can go over 500 kilometres between charges. Ferrari said the Luce (12) _________________________________________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Ferrarihasitsfirstelectriccar.ItiscalledLuce.Thismeans"light"inItalia
n.ThecarisFerrari'sfirstfive-seater.Itisnotcheap.Itcosts$640,000.F
errarisaidmanygreattechnologypartnershelpedtomakethecar.Itadd
edthattheLucehasgreatperformance.ItwillgivepleasuretoFerraridriv
erstodayandinthefuture.TheLucewasco-designedbytheAppleiPhon
edesigner.Manyreviewerssaidthecarlookslikean"Applecar".Howeve
r,ithasFerrari'spowerandspeed.Itcangofrom0-100kphin2.5second
s.Ithasatopspeedofover310kph.Itcangoover500kilometresbetween
charges.FerrarisaidtheLucewas"absolutelystunning".

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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Free writing

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Answers

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