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Word Meanings
Read the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
Read the following words/expressions found in today’s article.
1. enthusiast (n.) [en-thoo-zee-ast, -ist] – an individual
who is very much interested or involved in something
Example: A number of boxing enthusiasts gathered yesterday for their annual meeting.
2. imitate (v.) [im-i-teyt] – to copy
something or use something as a model
Example: Most young children learn by imitating the people around them.
3. resemble (v.) [ri-zem-buhl] – to look like
similar to something (or someone)
Example: She resembles
her father more than her mother
4. stand out (phrasal v.) [stand] [out] – to be different or to be extraordinary
Example: Her
excellent performance made her stand out
in the show.
5. synchronization (n.) [sing-kruh-nahyz-shun] – the
state when things happen or work at the same time
Example: To transfer files from your cellphone to the
computer, you must click the synchronization
button.
Article
Read the text below.
Android and Apple products,
manufactured by different companies, are more alike than different says
software enthusiast Jared
Spurbeck.
Spurbeck claims Android gadgets like
Samsung imitate most
of Apple’s basic design.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, an Android
tablet, resembles the Apple’s iPad except for its operating system and that
it’s offered in three different sizes.
Spurbeck adds that Android
manufacturers add unique features lacking in Apple in order to make their
products stand out in
the market. For example, Barnes and Noble modified Android’s interface to be more user-friendly.
On the other hand, Spurbeck says that Apple
also copied some features of Android. For instance, Apple has a similar synchronization system
which Android use in order to be compatible with Google applications on the
web.
Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple
Inc., explained that there can never be a truly original creation because
people invent things by using the knowledge they gained from using existing
products.
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Discussion
Enjoy
a discussion with your tutor.
Discussion A
·
What are the disadvantages of all
these latest breakthroughs?
·
Do you think that all people should
buy these products?
Discussion
B
·
Do you agree with Steve Jobs that
creations can’t be truly original?
·
Is originality important in product
making? Why or why not?
