{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6a9bc1e2ffe0e274919b7132?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Why This $650 Phone Is Made to Last","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/d490c26b-fb2a-49e4-b970-28f541e841a7.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>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.</p>\n\n<p>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).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-05\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-05</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}