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A1 English News | Fairphone's Repairable Phone Finally Reaches the US
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- 436
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Summary
Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: A Dutch phone company brings a repairable phone to the US. The phone has a removable battery, swappable parts, and a single screwdriver for fixes. Also: Long-term borrowing costs rise in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. Oil prices, inflation fears, debt, and AI spending are pushing costs higher. Today’s English focus: is made to be fixed, is designed for fixing = is designed for fixing. Vocabulary: battery (battery), screen (screen), slot (slot). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-19 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.