{"id":19744,"date":"2021-10-04T05:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T03:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=19744"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:27:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T03:27:52","slug":"same-charger-for-all-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/10\/same-charger-for-all-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Same Charger for All Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, everyone is very dependent on gadgets like smartphones, tablets, cameras, etc. You normally need a different charger for every different device.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union wants to pass a law so charger ports will be the same for all our devices. This law is also an attempt at reducing electronic wastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the new EU law for universal charger for all devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/the-same-charger-for-all-smartphones-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/the-same-charger-for-all-smartphones-level-1\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your thoughts on this new EU law?<\/li><li>What are the advantages and disadvantages of having the same charger for all your gadgets?<\/li><li>What other things can we do to reduce e-waste?<\/li><li>Apple strongly opposes this law saying it is a restrain on innovation. Do you agree or disagree with Apple on this? 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