Product launch

Reading strategy

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Passage

Introducing the AeroGo 3: Travel Lighter, Travel Smarter

NextGen Electronics is proud to announce the launch of our newest laptop, the AeroGo 3, which will be available in stores starting next month. Designed for people who are always on the move, this model is lighter and faster than any laptop we have made before.

The AeroGo 3 weighs just under one kilogram, yet its battery lasts up to eighteen hours on a single charge. Whether you are working on a train or presenting in a meeting, you will not need to worry about finding a power outlet.

Customers who order the AeroGo 3 during the first month will receive a free carrying case and a one-year extended warranty at no extra cost. In addition, every purchase comes with three months of free access to our online software store.

The new laptop will be sold both on our website and at all major retail partners. Because we expect high demand, we encourage you to reserve yours early to avoid disappointment.

Visit our website today to learn more about the features and to compare the AeroGo 3 with our earlier models. We are confident that once you try it, you will not want to go back.

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Sentence structure

Key sentences split into meaning units, showing the role of each part.

Designed for people who are always on the move, this model is lighter and faster than any laptop we have made before.

ModifierDesigned for people who are always on the movepast-participle phrase modifying the subject

Subjectthis modelsubject

Predicateis lighter and fastercomparative complement

Modifierthan any laptop we have made beforecomparison (contact clause)

The opening "Designed for people ..." is a participial phrase starting with a past participle, modifying the subject that follows, "this model" — "(this model,) designed for people ...." Inside it, the relative clause "who are always on the move" further restricts "people." In the final "any laptop we have made," a relative pronoun is again omitted between "laptop" and "we," giving "any laptop that we have made."

Customers who order the AeroGo 3 during the first month will receive a free carrying case and a one-year extended warranty.

SubjectCustomerssubject (customers)

Clausewho order the AeroGo 3 during the first monthrelative clause restricting the subject

Predicatewill receivemain verb (future)

Objecta free carrying case and a one-year extended warrantytwo objects (and)

After the subject "Customers," a long relative clause "who order ... during the first month" restricts which customers. The relative clause makes the subject and the main verb "will receive" look far apart, but bracket it and the backbone is "Customers will receive a case and a warranty." English ads often use this structure: a qualified subject plus the benefit they will receive.

Questions

Q1What is mentioned as an advantage of the AeroGo 3?

Q2What do customers who order in the first month receive?

Q3Why does the company encourage early reservations?