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Welcome to Six Minute English, where we bring you an interesting topic and six items of vocabulary.
And all in just six minutes, of course.
I'm Catherine.
And I'm Neil.
Today is technology built to fail.
And are we throwing away too much technology and harming the planet?
Catherine, tell me how old is your TV?
My TV has just had its fifth birthday.
And your mobile phone?
It's about two and a half.
So you do like to have gizmos, but not necessarily the latest.
Exactly.
Gizmo.
Nice word.
A gizmo is a small piece of technology,
otherwise called a gadget.
And of course, I'm not alone in buying gadgets from time to time.
They actually keep on getting more advanced.