Today we’d like to talk about the DVD player that as of now has become obsolete because you cannot find anymore in the supermarket or online because it has been replaced by digital online movies and the platform where you can find films digital. The past was very popular because you can buy the CD-ROM, adding the CD-ROM to the DVD player and you can watch a variety of movies, you can also play games, so you can do different and a variety of things. And it was also used as I mentioned for not only watching films or playing games, but also to listen to music, so you can put like a music DVD and you can listen to music, so it was a multifunctional thing. of now has become obsolete because it has been replaced by other online platforms such as for example Netflix. On Netflix there are a variety of films so you just need to pay membership and annual membership and with this you can watch whatever film do you want. And I feel really sad about the fact that we are not any more relying on these things but we are more and more relying on digital and online platforms because it was nice to have it as a physical thing on the top of your sideboard. It was a piece of furniture and it was the work that has interior design because it decorated the house as well.
Band 6+: Describe a piece of technology that has become obsolete but was once very popular. You should say: - What it was - How it was used - Why it became obsolete And explain how you feel about its disappearance from everyday life.
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Today we'd like to talk about the DVD player, which as of now has become obsolete because you cannot find it anymore in the supermarket or online, as it has been replaced by digital online movies and platforms where you can find films digitally. In the past, it was very popular because you could buy a CD-ROM, add the CD-ROM to the DVD player, and watch a variety of movies. You could also play games, so you could do different and various things. It was also used, as I mentioned, not only for watching films or playing games, but also to listen to music. You could put in a music DVD and listen to music, so it was a multifunctional thing. Now it has become obsolete because it has been replaced by other online platforms such as, for example, Netflix. On Netflix, there are a variety of films, so you just need to pay a membership, an annual membership, and with this you can watch whatever film you want. And I feel really sad about the fact that we are no longer relying on these things but are more and more relying on digital and online platforms, because it was nice to have it as a physical thing on top of your sideboard. It was a piece of furniture and it was part of the interior design because it decorated the house as well.
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