- Breaking News English Lesson: Apple iPhone
- Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger (13th March, 2016)
- The Reading / Listening — Level 0
- The Activities
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- The 2-page handout
- Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger
- Breaking News English
- 5-speed listening (Level 3)
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- Breaking News English Lesson: Apple iPhone
- Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger (13th March, 2016)
- The Reading / Listening — Level 2
- The Activities
Breaking News English Lesson: Apple iPhone
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Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger (13th March, 2016)
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The Reading / Listening — Level 0
The technology company Apple and the FBI are having a fight. The FBI wants Apple to unlock the phone of a terrorist. The man killed 14 people in California in December. The phone has information to catch more terrorists. Apple said it would not open the iPhone because it would be a security risk.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also angry with Apple. It said Apple is using technology to stop the FBI from finding out more about the killer. Apple said the DOJ wanted to give Apple a bad name. It said: «It seems like disagreeing with the Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American.»
Try the same news story at these levels:
Level 1 , Level 2 or Level 3
Sources
- http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11196548/apple-accuses-department-of-justice-fbi-smearing-desperation
- http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/justice-department-accuses-apple-of-false-corrosive-rhetoric-in-fbi-dispute.html
- http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/10/apple-v-fbi-encryption-case-digital-privacy-san-bernardino
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«Much has been said and written on the utility of newspapers; but one principal advantage which might be derived from these publications has been neglected; we mean that of reading them in schools.»
The Portland Eastern Herald (June 8, 1795)
«News is history in its first and best form, its vivid and fascinating form, and. history is the pale and tranquil reflection of it.»
Mark Twain, in his autobiography (1906)
«Current events provide authentic learning experiences for students at all grade levels. In studying current events, students are required to use a range of cognitive, affective, critical thinking and research skills.»
Haas, M. and Laughlin, M. (2000) Teaching Current Events: It’s Status in Social Studies Today.
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The Activities
PARAGRAPH ONE:
killed 14 people
open the iPhone
unlock the phone
Apple said it would not
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
finding out more
give Apple a bad
about the killer
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
The technology company Apple and the (1) _________________ a fight. The FBI (2) ___________________ unlock the phone (3) ___________________. The man (4) ___________________ in California in December. The phone has information (5) ___________________ terrorists. Apple said it would not open the iPhone because it would (6) ___________________.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) (7) ___________________ with Apple. It said Apple is (8) ___________________ to stop the FBI from finding (9) ___________________ about the killer. Apple said the DOJ wanted to give Apple (10) ___________________. It said: «It seems (11) ___________________ with the Department of Justice means you (12) ___________________ and anti-American.»
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
ThetechnologycompanyAppleandtheFBIarehavingafight.TheFBIwa
ntsAppletounlockthephoneofaterrorist.Themankilled14peopleinCali
forniainDecember.Thephonehasinformationtocatchmoreterrorists.
ApplesaiditwouldnotopentheiPhonebecauseitwouldbeasecurityrisk.
TheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ)isalsoangrywithApple.ItsaidAppleisu
singtechnologytostoptheFBIfromfindingoutmoreaboutthekiller.App
lesaidtheDOJwantedtogiveAppleabadname.Itsaid:»Itseemslikedisa
greeingwiththeDepartmentofJusticemeansyoumustbeevilandanti-
American.»
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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The 2-page handout
Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger
Try easier levels of this lesson: Level 0 , Level 1 or Level 2 .
There is a big argument in the USA between the technology company Apple and the FBI. The argument is over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. The FBI has the iPhone of one of the terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook. Investigators want Apple to unlock the phone so they can get to information about Farook. They think the information can help them to catch more terrorists. Apple has told the FBI that they will not open the iPhone. Apple’s website said that would threaten the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be dangerous because other organisations would want phones opened.
Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening — There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy 🙂
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also very angry that Apple will not open the iPhone. It said Apple, «deliberately raised technological barriers» to stop a lawful request from the FBI to help in the «terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans». The DOJ added that: «Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone.» Apple bosses said the DOJ was giving Apple a bad name. They said the DOJ wanted the public to think that Apple was an evil company for not opening the iPhone. It said: «It seems like disagreeing with the Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American.» The DOJ said it wants just one iPhone unlocked and that would not invade anyone’s privacy.
Sources:
- http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11196548/apple-accuses-department-of-justice-fbi-smearing-desperation
- http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/justice-department-accuses-apple-of-false-corrosive-rhetoric-in-fbi-dispute.html
- http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/10/apple-v-fbi-encryption-case-digital-privacy-san-bernardino
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Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger
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This useful resource has hundreds of ideas, activity templates, reproducible activities for …
- warm-ups
- pre-reading and listening
- while-reading and listening
- post-reading and listening
- using headlines
- working with words
- moving from text to speech
- role plays,
- task-based activities
- discussions and debates
and a whole lot more.
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READING:
There is a big argument in the USA between the technology company Apple and the FBI. The argument is over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. The FBI has the iPhone of one of the terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook. Investigators want Apple to unlock the phone so they can get to information about Farook. They think the information can help them to catch more terrorists. Apple has told the FBI that they will not open the iPhone. Apple’s website said that would threaten the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be dangerous because other organisations would want phones opened.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also very angry that Apple will not open the iPhone. It said Apple, «deliberately raised technological barriers» to stop a lawful request from the FBI to help in the «terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans». The DOJ added that: «Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone.» Apple bosses said the DOJ was giving Apple a bad name. They said the DOJ wanted the public to think that Apple was an evil company for not opening the iPhone. It said: «It seems like disagreeing with the Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American.» The DOJ said it wants just one iPhone unlocked and that would not invade anyone’s privacy.
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Источник
Breaking News English Lesson: Apple iPhone
Home | Help This Site
Apple-FBI iPhone argument getting bigger (13th March, 2016)
LISTEN
MATCH
SPELL
WORDS
SEE MORE.
The Reading / Listening — Level 2
The technology company Apple and the FBI are having a big argument over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 were seriously injured in a terrorist attack in California. The FBI has the iPhone of one of the terrorists and wants Apple to unlock it. The FBI thinks information in the phone can help to catch more terrorists. Apple has told the FBI that it will not open the iPhone. Apple said that would risk the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be dangerous because other people would want phones opened.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also angry that Apple will not open the iPhone. It said Apple is using technological barriers to stop the FBI from doing its job. It said Apple must help the FBI to find out about the killer. The DOJ added that: «Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone.» Apple said the DOJ wanted to give Apple a bad name and make the public think that Apple was an evil company. It said: «It seems like disagreeing with the Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American.» The DOJ said it wants just one iPhone unlocked.
Try the same news story at these levels:
Level 0 , Level 1 or Level 3
Sources
- http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11196548/apple-accuses-department-of-justice-fbi-smearing-desperation
- http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/justice-department-accuses-apple-of-false-corrosive-rhetoric-in-fbi-dispute.html
- http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/10/apple-v-fbi-encryption-case-digital-privacy-san-bernardino
Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening — There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy 🙂
News
«Much has been said and written on the utility of newspapers; but one principal advantage which might be derived from these publications has been neglected; we mean that of reading them in schools.»
The Portland Eastern Herald (June 8, 1795)
«News is history in its first and best form, its vivid and fascinating form, and. history is the pale and tranquil reflection of it.»
Mark Twain, in his autobiography (1906)
«Current events provide authentic learning experiences for students at all grade levels. In studying current events, students are required to use a range of cognitive, affective, critical thinking and research skills.»
Haas, M. and Laughlin, M. (2000) Teaching Current Events: It’s Status in Social Studies Today.
Buy my 1,000 Ideas and Activities for Language Teachers eBook. It has hundreds of ideas, activity templates, reproducible activities, and more.
$US 9.99
The Activities
PARAGRAPH ONE:
Apple to unlock it
22 were seriously
the terrorists and wants
risk the security
Apple also said it would
of its customers
other people would want
MY e-BOOK
See a sample
PARAGRAPH TWO:
angry that Apple will
about the killer
the DOJ wanted to give Apple
not open the iPhone
from doing its job
it wants just one
LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS
The technology company Apple and the FBI (1) ________________ argument over the iPhone of a killer. In December 2015, 14 people (2) ___________________ 22 were seriously injured (3) ___________________ in California. The FBI has the iPhone of one of the terrorists and wants Apple to unlock it. The FBI (4) ___________________ the phone can help to catch more terrorists. Apple has told the FBI that it will not open the iPhone. Apple (5) ___________________ risk the security of its customers. Apple also said it would be dangerous because other (6) ___________________ phones opened.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) (7) ___________________ that Apple will not open the iPhone. It said Apple is using technological barriers to stop the FBI (8) ___________________. It said Apple must help the FBI to (9) ___________________ the killer. The DOJ added that: «Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can (10) ___________________.» Apple said the DOJ wanted to give Apple a bad name and make the public think that Apple was an evil company. It said: «It seems (11) ___________________ the Department of Justice means you must be evil and anti-American.» The DOJ said (12) ___________________ iPhone unlocked.
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
ThetechnologycompanyAppleandtheFBIarehavingabigargumentov
ertheiPhoneofakiller.InDecember2015,14peoplewerekilledand22w
ereseriouslyinjuredinaterroristattackinCalifornia.TheFBIhastheiPho
neofoneoftheterroristsandwantsAppletounlockit.TheFBIthinksinfor
mationinthephonecanhelptocatchmoreterrorists.ApplehastoldtheF
BIthatitwillnotopentheiPhone.Applesaidthatwouldriskthesecurityofi
tscustomers.Applealsosaiditwouldbedangerousbecauseotherpeopl
ewouldwantphonesopened.TheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ)isalsoang
rythatApplewillnotopentheiPhone.ItsaidAppleisusingtechnologicalb
arrierstostoptheFBIfromdoingitsjob.ItsaidApplemusthelptheFBItofi
ndoutaboutthekiller.TheDOJaddedthat:»Applealonecanremovethos
ebarrierssothattheFBIcansearchthephone.»ApplesaidtheDOJwante
dtogiveAppleabadnameandmakethepublicthinkthatApplewasanevil
company.Itsaid:»ItseemslikedisagreeingwiththeDepartmentofJusti
cemeansyoumustbeevilandanti-American.»TheDOJsaiditwantsju
stoneiPhoneunlocked.
WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)
Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).
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