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Ferrari unveils its first ever electric car (28th May 2026)

The Reading / Listening - Ferrari Luce - Level 3

Ferrari has unveiled its first ever fully electric car. The luxury sports car maker showed the car to the world on Monday. It is called Luce, which means "light" in Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater vehicle produced by Ferrari. It is not cheap. Anyone wanting to buy one must have deep pockets, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce… lies at the heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology partners. We have created a car that combines unique driving emotions with extraordinary performance, driving pleasure, and comfort for the [Ferrari drivers] of today and tomorrow."

The Luce was developed and co-designed by the former Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was responsible for the designs of the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many reviewers have said the Luce looks like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks almost nothing like a Ferrari. In fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have Ferrari's power and speed. It can go from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of over 310 kph. The car has four electric motors — one for each wheel. It also has a range of over 500 kilometres between charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce was "absolutely stunning".

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

Ferrari Luce - Level 0, Ferrari Luce - Level 1 or Ferrari Luce - Level 2

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 :-)

Warm-ups

1. ELECTRIC CARS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about electric cars. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
Ferrari / electric cars / sports cars / light / having deep pockets / technology / driving
designer / computer / iPhone / power / speed / electric motors / wheels / range
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. ALL ELECTRIC: Students A strongly believe all cars on the road should be electric; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. SPORTS CAR MAKERS: What do you know about these sports car makers? What do you want to know? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	What I Know	What I Want to Know
Ferrari
Aston Martin
Porsche
McLaren
Bugatti
Lamborghini

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5. ELECTRIC: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "electric". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. CARS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Sports cars
SUVs
Pickup trucks
Convertibles
Sedans
Kei cars
Wagons / Estates
People carriers

Vocabulary

Paragraph 1

1.	unveiled	a.	Something used for carrying people or things, for example a car, bus, truck, etc.
2.	luxury	b.	Very special or different from others.
3.	vehicle	c.	Shown to the public for the first time.
4.	have deep pockets	d.	Very expensive and high quality.
5.	collaborations	e.	To have a lot of money.
6.	unique	f.	People or companies working together on things.
7.	extraordinary	g.	Very unusual and very good.

Paragraph 2

8.	former	h.	The distance something can travel.
9.	responsible for	i.	Previous or earlier; the one before.
10.	reviewers	j.	A machine that makes something move or work.
11.	motor	k.	Times when a battery gets power again.
12.	range	l.	Did or made something.
13.	charges	m.	Very beautiful or amazing.
14.	stunning	n.	People who give opinions about books, films, cars, or products.

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

The name of the new Ferrari car means "luck" in Italian. T / F
Ferrari's new electric car is a four-seater. T / F
The article says people need deep pockets to be able to buy the car. T / F
The Ferrari website said the car is for the Ferrari drivers of tomorrow. T / F
The designer who designed the iPhone helped with the new Ferrari car. T / F
Many people said the car looks like one Apple might have made. T / F
It takes just over three seconds for the car to get to 100 kph. T / F
The car can drive for 500 kilometres before it needs to be charged. T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

fully
produced
have deep pockets
heart
extraordinary
chief
responsible for
go
each
officer

amazing
made
in charge of
totally
every
centre
move
representative
be rich
head

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

Ferrari has unveiled its first ever fully
the first five-seater vehicle
Anyone wanting to buy one must have
collaborations with outstanding
for the Ferrari drivers of today
co-designed by the former Apple
Luce looks almost nothing
It can go from 0-100 kph
a top speed
It also has a range of

technology partners
and tomorrow
of over 310 kph
chief designer
deep pockets
in 2.5 seconds
electric car
over 500 kilometres
like a Ferrari
produced by Ferrari

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

deep
unique
fully
driving
vehicle
comfort
maker
heart

Ferrari has unveiled its first ever (1) ______________________________________________ electric car. The luxury sports car (2) ______________________________________________ showed the car to the world on Monday. It is called Luce, which means "light" in Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater (3) ______________________________________________ produced by Ferrari. It is not cheap. Anyone wanting to buy one must have (4) ______________________________________________ pockets, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce... lies at the (5) ______________________________________________ of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology partners. We have created a car that combines (6) ______________________________________________ driving emotions with extraordinary performance, (7) ______________________________________________ pleasure, and (8) __________________________________________ for the [Ferrari drivers] of today and tomorrow."

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.

nothing
speed
responsible
absolutely
former
range
reviewers
power

The Luce was developed and co-designed by the (9) ______________________________________________ Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was (10) ______________________________________________ for the designs of the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many (11) ______________________________________________ have said the Luce looks like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks almost (12) ______________________________________________ like a Ferrari. In fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have Ferrari's (13) ______________________________________________ and speed. It can go from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a top (14) ____________________________________________ of over 310 kph. The car has four electric motors — one for each wheel. It also has a (15) ______________________________________________ of over 500 kilometres between charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce was "(16) ______________________________________________ stunning".

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1) Ferrari has unveiled its first ever ______
     a. fully electricity car
     b. fully electrical car
     c. fully electric car
     d. fully electrics car
2) It is called Luce, which means ______
     a. "light" on Italian
     b. "light" by Italian
     c. "light" in Italian
     d. "light" of Italian
3) Anyone wanting to buy one must ______
     a. have deep pockets
     b. have deeply pockets
     c. have deeps pockets
     d. have deepen pockets
4) at the heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with ______
     a. outstand in technology partners
     b. outstand din technology partners
     c. outstanding technology partners
     d. outer standing technology partners
5) a car that combines unique driving emotions ______
     a. with extraordinary performance
     b. with extraordinary performers
     c. without extraordinary performance
     d. wither extraordinary performance

6) The Luce was developed and co-designed by the former ______
     a. Apple chef designer
     b. Apple chief designer
     c. Apple chiefs designer
     d. Apple chief designed
7) It can go from 0-100 kph ______
     a. in 2.3 seconds
     b. in 2.4 seconds
     c. in 2.5 seconds
     d. in 2.6 seconds
8) The car has four electric motors — one ______
     a. for all wheel
     b. for reach wheel
     c. four each wheel
     d. for each wheel
9) It also has a range of over 500 ______
     a. kilometres between charge is
     b. kilometres between chargers
     c. kilometres between changes
     d. kilometres between charges
10) A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce ______
     a. was absolutely stun in
     b. was absolutely stunning
     c. was absolute stunning
     d. were absolutely stunning

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Ferrari has unveiled its (1) __________________________________________________ electric car. The luxury sports car maker showed the car to the world on Monday. It is called Luce, (2) __________________________________________________ in Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater vehicle produced by Ferrari. It is not cheap. Anyone wanting to buy one must (3) __________________________________________________, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce... lies at (4) __________________________________________________ an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology partners. We have created a car (5) __________________________________________________ driving emotions with extraordinary performance, driving pleasure, and comfort for the [Ferrari drivers] of (6) __________________________________________________."

The Luce (7) __________________________________________________ co-designed by the former Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was responsible (8) __________________________________________________ of the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many reviewers have said the Luce looks like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks (9) __________________________________________________ a Ferrari. In fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have Ferrari's (10) __________________________________________________. It can go from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of over 310 kph. The car has four electric motors — (11) __________________________________________________ wheel. It also has a range of over 500 kilometres between charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce (12) __________________________________________________.

Comprehension questions

Who did Ferrari show the Luce to on Monday?
How many seats does the Luce have?
What must people have if they want to buy the car?
Who did Ferrari collaborate with to make the car?
What unique things might drivers of the car experience?
What company did Jony Ive used to work at?
What did the Verge website say the car looks nothing like?
How quickly can the Luce get to 100 kph?
What is the top speed of the Luce?
How far can people drive the Luce before it needs recharging?

Multiple choice quiz

1) Who did Ferrari show the Luce to on Monday?
a) the Ferrari Club
b) journalists
c) the world
d) F1 drivers
2) How many seats does the Luce have?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
3) What must people have if they want to buy the car?
a) a garage
b) deep pockets
c) an advanced driving license
d) insurance
4) Who did Ferrari collaborate with to make the car?
a) the world's top mechanics
b) F1 drivers
c) Tesla
d) outstanding technology partners
5) What unique things might drivers of the car experience?
a) no noise
b) flight
c) driving emotions
d) G-forces

6) What company did Jony Ive used to work at?
a) Lamborghini
b) Apple
c) McDonald's
d) SpaceX
7) What did the Verge website say the car looks nothing like?
a) a cheap car
b) a Tesla
c) a sports car
d) a Ferrari
8) How quickly can the Luce get to 100 kph?
a) 2.4 seconds
b) 2.5 seconds
c) 2.6 seconds
d) 2.7 seconds
9) What is the top speed of the Luce?
a) exactly 310 kph
b) over 310 kph
c) just under 310 kph
d) around 310 kph
10) How far can people drive the Luce before it needs recharging?
a) over 500 kilometres
b) just under 500 kilometres
c) around 500 kilometres
d) exactly 500 kilometres

Role play

Role A – Sports Cars
You think sports cars are the best cars. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their cars. Also, tell the others which are the worst of these (and why): SUVs, pickup trucks or sedans.

Role B – SUVs
You think SUVs are the best cars. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their cars. Also, tell the others which are the worst of these (and why): sports cars, pickup trucks or sedans.

Role C – Pickup Trucks
You think pickup trucks are the best cars. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their cars. Also, tell the others which are the worst of these (and why): SUVs, sports cars or sedans.

Role D – Sedans
You think sedans are the best cars. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their cars. Also, tell the others which are the worst of these (and why): SUVs, pickup trucks or sports cars.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'electric'

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

and 'car'.
________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

________________

• Share your findings with your partners.

• Make questions using the words you found.

• Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

•Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

ever

five

deep

heart

unique

today

former

responsible

nothing

power

wheel

500

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 - Ferrari Luce

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

What did you think when you read the headline?
What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'electric car'?
What do you think of electric cars?
What car would you really like?
What are the bad things about cars?
What do you think of Ferrari?
Should Ferrari make five-seater cars?
How deep are your pockets?
What do you think cars will be like in the future?
What is the best car in the world?

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

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
What do you think of when you hear the word 'Ferrari'?
What do you think about what you read?
What are the good things about cars?
Why is Italy known for sports cars?
What do you think of the design of Apple products?
Would you buy an Apple car if they made one?
What do you think of going from 0-100 in 2.5 seconds?
How important are power and speed in a car?
What questions would you like to ask the boss of Ferrari?

Discussion — Write your own questions

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

(a) ________________

(b) ________________

(c) ________________

(d) ________________

(e) ________________

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

(f) ________________

(g) ________________

(h) ________________

(i) ________________

(j) ________________

Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

Ferrari has (1) ____ its first ever fully electric car. The luxury sports car maker showed the car (2) ____ the world on Monday. It is called Luce, which means "light" in Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater vehicle produced (3) ____ Ferrari. It is not cheap. Anyone wanting to buy one must have deep (4) ____, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce... lies at the heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology (5) ____. We have created a car that combines unique driving emotions with extraordinary performance, driving pleasure, and (6) ____ for the [Ferrari drivers] of today and tomorrow."

The Luce was developed and co-designed by the (7) ____ Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was responsible for the designs (8) ____ the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many reviewers have said the Luce looks like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks almost (9) ____ like a Ferrari. In fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have Ferrari's power and speed. It can (10) ____ from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of over 310 kph. The car has four electric motors — one for (11) ____ wheel. It also has a range of over 500 kilometres between charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce was "absolutely (12) ____".

Which of these words go in the above text?

(a) veiled (b) veils (c) veiling (d) unveiled
(a) on (b) at (c) of (d) to
(a) of (b) by (c) on (d) to
(a) lapels (b) collars (c) pockets (d) buttons
(a) partnered (b) partner (c) partners (d) partnering
(a) comfort (b) comfortable (c) comforting (d) comforted
(a) firmer (b) former (c) framer (d) farmer
(a) of (b) by (c) at (d) to
(a) noting (b) nothing (c) not (d) noted
(a) come (b) pass (c) go (d) hurry
(a) whole (b) all (c) each (d) entire
(a) stunned (b) stuns (c) stun (d) stunning

Spelling

Paragraph 1

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Paragraph 2

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Put the text back together

(    )   and speed. It can go from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of over 310 kph. The car has four electric
(    )   buy one must have deep pockets, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want
(    )   charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce was "absolutely stunning".
(    )   fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have Ferrari's power
( 1 )   Ferrari has unveiled its first ever fully electric car. The luxury sports car
(    )   for the designs of the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many reviewers have said the Luce looks
(    )   in Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater vehicle produced by Ferrari. It is not cheap. Anyone wanting to
(    )   like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks almost nothing like a Ferrari. In
(    )   maker showed the car to the world on Monday. It is called Luce, which means "light"
(    )   motors — one for each wheel. It also has a range of over 500 kilometres between
(    )   partners. We have created a car that combines unique driving emotions with extraordinary
(    )   performance, driving pleasure, and comfort for the [Ferrari drivers] of today and tomorrow."
(    )   The Luce was developed and co-designed by the former Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was responsible
(    )   to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce... lies at the heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology

Put the words in the right order

Ferrari car electric first fully has its unveiled .
To buy deep have must one, pockets you .
An collaborations ecosystem of outstanding partners technology with .
It combines driving emotions extraordinary performance unique with .
Provide comfort drivers Ferrari for of the tomorrow .
He design for iPhones of responsible the was .
Apple It like looks make more something would .
The and car does Ferrari's have power speed .
500 a has It kilometres of over range .
A absolutely Luce said spokesperson stunning the was .

Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

Ferrari has unveiled / veiled its first ever fully electric car. The luxury sports car maker shown / showed the car to the world on Monday. It is called Luce, which means "light" in / on Italian. The new car is also the first five-seater vehicle produced by Ferrari. It is not cheep / cheap. Anyone wanting / wanted to buy one must have deep / depth pockets, as it costs $640,000. The Ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car. It wrote: "The Ferrari Luce... lies at the stomach / heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology partner / partners. We have created a car that / what combines unique driving emotions with extraordinary performance, driving pleasure, and comfort for the [Ferrari drivers] of today and yesterday / tomorrow."

The Luce was developing / developed and co-designed by the farmer / former Apple chief designer Jony Ive. He was responsible at / for the designs of the iMac computer, iPhone, iPad and the Apple Watch. Many reviewers have said the Luce looking / looks like an "Apple car". The Verge website wrote: "Luce looks almost nothing like / likes a Ferrari. In fact, it looks more like something Apple would make." However, the car does have / having Ferrari's power and speed. It can go / come from 0-100 kph in 2.5 seconds and has a topping / top speed of over 310 kph. The car has four electric motors — one for each / all wheel. It also has a range of over 500 kilometres between charges. A Ferrari marketing officer said the Luce was "absolute / absolutely stunning".

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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Punctuate the text and add capitals

ferrari has unveiled its first ever fully electric car the luxury sports car maker showed the car to the world on monday it is called luce which means light in italian the new car is also the first fiveseater vehicle produced by ferrari it is not cheap anyone wanting to buy one must have deep pockets as it costs 640000 the ferrari website highlighted why people might want to buy the car it wrote the ferrari luce lies at the heart of an ecosystem of collaborations with outstanding technology partners we have created a car that combines unique driving emotions with extraordinary performance driving pleasure and comfort for the ferrari drivers of today and tomorrow

the luce was developed and codesigned by the former apple chief designer jony ive he was responsible for the designs of the imac computer iphone ipad and the apple watch many reviewers have said the luce looks like an Apple car the verge website wrote luce looks almost nothing like a ferrari in fact it looks more like something apple would make however the car does have ferraris power and speed it can go from 0100 kph in 25 seconds and has a top speed of over 310 kph the car has four electric motors one for each wheel it also has a range of over 500 kilometres between charges a ferrari marketing officer said the luce was absolutely stunning

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Ferrarihasunveileditsfirsteverfullyelectriccar.Theluxurysportscarm
akershowedthecartotheworldonMonday.ItiscalledLuce,whichmean
s"light"inItalian.Thenewcarisalsothefirstfive-seatervehicleproduce
dbyFerrari.Itisnotcheap.Anyonewantingtobuyonemusthavedeeppo
ckets,asitcosts$640,000.TheFerrariwebsitehighlightedwhypeoplem
ightwanttobuythecar.Itwrote:"TheFerrariLuce...liesattheheartofan
ecosystemofcollaborationswithoutstandingtechnologypartners.We
havecreatedacarthatcombinesuniquedrivingemotionswithextraordi
naryperformance,drivingpleasure,andcomfortforthe[Ferraridrivers
]oftodayandtomorrow."TheLucewasdevelopedandco-designedbyt
heformerApplechiefdesignerJonyIve.Hewasresponsibleforthedesig
nsoftheiMaccomputer,iPhone,iPadandtheAppleWatch.Manyreviewe
rshavesaidtheLucelookslikean"Applecar".TheVergewebsitewrote:"L
ucelooksalmostnothinglikeaFerrari.Infact,itlooksmorelikesomethin
gApplewouldmake."However,thecardoeshaveFerrari'spowerandsp
eed.Itcangofrom0-100kphin2.5secondsandhasatopspeedofover31
0kph.Thecarhasfourelectricmotors—oneforeachwheel.Italsohasara
ngeofover500kilometresbetweencharges.AFerrarimarketingofficer
saidtheLucewas"absolutelystunning".

Free writing

Write about Ferrari Luce for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Academic writing

All cars should be electric. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Homework

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. FERRARI: Make a poster about Ferrari. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. SPORTS CARS: Write a magazine article explaining why we don't need sports cars. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on electric cars. Ask him/her three questions about electric cars. Give him/her three of your ideas. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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