CNET News is a really interesting news channel for English students. Here you will find lots of short video clips about current affairs and information in general which will keep you posted about what's going on in the world. On top of that, a lot of the videos offer the viewer the option to activate the subtitles (CC), which often comes handy when we want to check whether we have understood correctly or something has escaped us.
Self-study activity:
Watch this two-minute video clip on Steve Jobs's legacy, and answer the questions below.
1 What date is it?
2 Which was Steve's first technological success?
3 In what computer was the mouse introduced?
4 What company did he buy in 1995?
5 When did Steve return to Apple?
6 What product did Apple launch in 2001?
7 What product did Apple launch in 2003?
8 What product did Apple launch in 2007?
9 What product did Apple launch in 2010?
10 How did Obama define Steve?
Key:
1 Thursday 6 October, 2011 2 The Apple 2 computer 3 In the Macintosh computer 4 Pixar Animations 5 In 1996 6 the Ipod 7 ITunes 8 The iPhone 9 The iPad 10 A visionary
