Pre-reading questions:
- How often do you watch movies?
- Do you watch movies at home or at the movie theater?
Vocabulary:
- top [TOP]
(verb) – to be more than something
Her savings topped $100 this month. - expectation [ek-spek-TEY-shuh-n]
(noun) – a strong belief that something will happen
David did not have good expectations from the movie. - stream [STREEM]
(verb) – to watch movies on the Internet
Janis prefers streaming to going to the movie theater. - credit [KRE-dit]
(verb) – to be responsible for something good
The coach credits this win to the whole team. - content [KON-tent]
(noun) – a thing that is held or included in something
The writers posted new content yesterday.
Netflix’s profit has topped its records this quarter. The number of users also jumped to 8.3 million. This growth beat its target and Wall Street expectations. The streaming company credits its success to its original content. Netflix plans to increase its marketing even more this year.
True or False:
- The profits of Netflix went down this quarter.
- The number of users of Netflix did not increase.
- Netflix’s original content is the reason for its success.
- Netflix’s growth did not meet Wall Street expectations.
- Netflix topped its target growth.