A2 English News | Why This $650 Phone Is Made to Last

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).

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