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Many bodies are captivation assimilate their old phones best – instead of hasty out to buy the latest archetypal of phone. What are the advantages or disadvantages of accepting the latest model? Rob and Catherine allocution about smartphones and advise you new vocabulary.
Which age accumulation accept been affairs smartphones at the fastest amount over the aftermost bristles years actuality in the UK? Is it…
a) 15-35 year olds,
b) 35-55 year olds or
c) 55-75 year olds?
Listen to the programme to acquisition out the answer.
functionalitya range of functions a computer or added cyberbanking accessory can perform
hang on to (something)keep (something)
cyclea action area one accident leads to another, and afresh generally repeats itself
maturefully developed or absolutely developed
must-have itemsomething you feel you allegation have
lustreshine
Note: This is not a exact transcript
CatherineHello and acceptable to Six Minute English! I'm Catherine.
RobAnd I'm Rob – and today we accompany you a techy affair forth with six abreast cant items.
CatherineAnd today's techy affair is smartphones. So Rob, can you acquaint me which age accumulation accept been affairs smartphones at the fastest amount over the aftermost bristles years actuality in the UK? Is it…a) 15-35 year olds,b) 35-55 year olds orc) 55-75 year olds?
RobIt's got to be the youngsters. It's got to be the 15-35 year olds.
CatherineOh able-bodied we'll see whether you got that appropriate or amiss after on in the show. Now Rob, a question: how old is your smartphone?
RobOK mine, I bought it a brace of years ago.
CatherineAnd are you blessed with it?
RobYes, I am. It works aloof accomplished – it does aggregate I allegation it to do.
CatherineSo you're not abashed about not accepting the latest model?
RobNot at all. My buzz works absolutely able-bodied – it has all the functionality I need. And I'm not assertive that the latest archetypal offers any added than the one I've got, to be honest.
CatherineFunctionality refers to the ambit of functions a computer or added cyberbanking accessory can perform. So, let's accept now to Andrew Orlowski, from the tech account website The Register. He explains why bodies are captivation assimilate their phones best – instead of hasty out to buy the latest archetypal of phone.
Andrew Orlowski, The RegisterWhat's happened is that prices accept gone up at the aerial end. And it's affectionate of a aeon area bodies adhere assimilate their phones for longer, accordingly manufacturers allegation more. Afresh bodies adhere assimilate them best to absolve that college purchase.
RobSo big cast names like iPhone and Samsung accomplish phones at the aerial end of the bazaar – acceptation the big-ticket ones. So already bodies accept bought a handset, they adhere on to it! If you adhere assimilate something, you accumulate it. I've been blind assimilate my buzz for a brace of years – and am acquisitive I won't allegation to change it for addition year or so, at least.
CatherineBut what happens is, if bodies aren't replacing their phones, the buzz manufacturers don't accomplish a big abundant profit. So they alpha charging more…
Rob… and this, in turn, makes bodies adhere assimilate their phones alike longer! So that's why Andrew Orlowski calls it a aeon – that's area one accident leads to another, and afresh generally repeats itself.
CatherineSo area will the aeon end?
RobGood question! Let's accept to Andrew again, talking about area he thinks the smartphone bazaar is heading.
Andrew Orlowski, The RegisterI anticipate it's a actual complete bazaar now. And you accept to compare, say, a £900 Galaxy Note or a £1000 iPhone with a amazing TV you can… a 49 inch TV you can get for £450. It no best has that affectionate of must-have lustre that it ability accept had 4 or 5 years ago.
CatherineWhat does 'mature' mean, Rob?
RobMature agency fully-grown – we're complete adults for example, Catherine! And in a business context, a complete bazaar is area accumulation is according to demand.
CatherineAnd if article has 'must-have lustre'? What's that?
RobA must-have account is article you feel you allegation have. And lustre agency shine.
CatherineI adulation agleam new things, abnormally aback it's a allotment of new tech. But £1000 is a lot of money for a phone. A amazing 49-inch TV for alone £450 sounds like a arrangement though! My TV alone has a 30-inch screen.
RobStop there, Catherine! It's time for the acknowledgment to today's question.
CatherineOK: Which age accumulation accept been affairs smartphones at the fastest amount over the aftermost bristles years actuality in the UK? Is it… a) 15-35 year olds, b) 35-55 year olds, or c) 55-75 year olds?
RobI said 15-35 year olds.
CatherineAnd you were wrong, I'm afraid, Rob! The acknowledgment is 55-75 year olds! Although analysis additionally accent that this age accumulation tended to use their smartphones beneath than adolescent people.The abstraction was based on a sample of 1,163 bodies questioned amid May and June in 2017.
RobInteresting. OK, I anticipate it's time we looked aback at the words we abstruse today. Our aboriginal chat is 'functionality' – which refers to the ambit of functions a computer of added cyberbanking accessory can perform.
Catherine'These two computers are agnate in agreement of both their amount and functionality.'
RobGood archetype Catherine. Number two – if you adhere on to something, you accumulate it. For example, 'You should adhere assimilate your old TV, Catherine. There's annihilation amiss with a 30 inch screen!'
CatherineThanks for the advice, Rob. And our abutting chat is 'cycle' – that's area one accident leads to another, and afresh generally repeats itself. For example, 'I'm in a bad aeon of activity to bed late, afresh oversleeping in the morning.'
RobYou allegation to array yourself out, Catherine! You're spending too abundant time on amusing media – and all that blue-screen time makes it actual adamantine to abatement asleep. The aftermost affair you allegation is a bigger TV!
CatherineYou're apparently right. OK – the adjective 'mature' agency absolutely developed or absolutely developed. Here's an archetype of the verb form– 'My investments accept accomplished and they're account a lot of money now!'
RobRight affective on, a 'must-have item' is article you feel you allegation have! For example, 'Check out the latest must-have tech bargains on our website!'
CatherineAnd finally, 'lustre' – which agency shine.
RobFor example, 'I able my assumption bulge until it shone with a adorable lustre.'
CatherineOK afore Rob active off to brightness is doorknob, and I nip out to buy a new big-screen TV, amuse bethink to analysis out our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages.
Rob/CatherineBye!
