A2 English News | Why This $650 Phone Is Made to Last
About this episode
This episode discusses a durable $650 phone designed for easy repair and a new map of a fruit fly brain.
Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A Dutch phone maker sells a $650 phone built for long life and easy repair. It has modular parts, so people can open it, fix it, and keep using it for years. Fairphone says the. Also: Researchers finish a second full map of a fruit fly brain. The connectome shows every neuron and connection, and the team says it could help future brain research. Today’s English focus: is built for = made to do = made to do. Vocabulary: modular (made of separate parts), fragile (easy to break), drawback (a bad part or problem). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Host: LinguaWire
Topics covered
- technology
- sustainability
- brain research
- modular design
- repairable products
Keywords
- Fairphone
- modular
- repairable
- fruit fly brain
- connectome
- A2 English
- language learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fairphone
Products: $650 phone
Places: Dutch
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