READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Apple Inc. plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to
place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people
familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner, one source said.
That would represent a roughly 30 percent increase in viewing area, assuming Apple
keeps other dimensions proportional. Apple has used a 3.5-inch screen since introducing
the iPhone in 2007.

Early production of the new screens has begun at three suppliers: Korea's LG Display Co
Ltd, Sharp Corp and Japan Display Inc, a Japanese government-brokered merger
combining the screen production of three companies.

It is likely all three of the screen suppliers will get production orders from Apple, which
could begin as soon as June. That would allow the new iPhone to go into production as
soon as August, if the company follows its own precedent in moving from orders for
prototypes for key components to launch.

Apple's decision to equip the next iPhone with a larger screen represents part of a
competitive response to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

Samsung unveiled its top-of-the line Galaxy smartphone with a 4.8-inch touch-screen
and a faster processor earlier this month.

With consumers becoming more and more comfortable using smartphones for tasks they
once performed on laptops, like watching video, other smartphone manufacturers have
also moved toward bigger displays.

1. How many different suppliers will most likely be involved in the

production of Apple's new iPhone screens?

Three

Two

Four

2. Are all the suppliers in Japan?

Yes

No

Yes, but there might be another supplier in Singapore.

3. According to the article, who is Apple competing against?

Nokia

LG
 Samsung

4. Why are companies making bigger display screens?

Because big screens are fashionable

because consumers are using phones for things they used to do on their
laptops

because bigger screens makes dialing easier

5. How much bigger will Apple's new screen be, compared to the old one?

30%

4 inches

3.5 inches

QUESTIONS:
Fill in each blank with the best response

6. If he doesn't come in the next 10 minutes, we __________________________ without him.

Started
would start
will start

7. He __________________________ a manager when he was 25.

Has become
became
was becoming

8. __________________________ the details of the proposed merger.

Let's to discuss
Let's discuss
Let' s be discussing

9. Our distributor called while I __________________________ to Jim. (I'm no longer talking

to Jim)
was talking
have been talking
 would be talking

5. I thought about your proposal, and I think we __________________________ it.

Accept
will have accepted
will accept

10. How long _________________ in sales?

B or C
have you worked
have you been working

11. I have _________________ your proposal, and I'm quite impressed.

Reviewed
reviewing
review

12. The mayor failed __________________________ the striking workers to return to contract
talks.
Persuade
A or C
to persuade

13. The union __________________________ on Tuesday to resume contract talks.

Was being agreed to
agreed
has been agreeing

14. Negotiations __________________________ to continue into the weekend.

Are expected
are expecting
expect
The Podcast Nils
Listen to an interview with Nils, a Swedish professional working in the UK.

15 Which of the following best describes Nils job?

a) He does research for a government agency.
b) He works in customer support.
c) Hes a computer programmer for a software company.

Listen again and answer the following questions.

16 What did Nils do before his current job? How did he get his current job?
R/: He didnt have a career. He sent his cv and was hiring.
17 Nils says there are two differences between working in Sweden and working in the UK.
What are they?
R/: the salaries are higher and the taxes are lower.
18 Complete the table with things Nils Skills needed
says in the interview about his job. To be analitical
Add one more thing to each column.
Things Nils enjoys To be able to solve problems
He meets many different customers Making a good impression
. .

19 What advice does Nils give to anyone who wants to get a job like his?
a) Just apply for similar things.
b) Simply walk through the door.
c) Come to England on a Sunday.

20 Nils says its important to get your foot in the door.

What does he mean?
R/: it means that if you want something, you have to work on get it.