Épisodes

  • A2 English News | Magnitude 7.3 Quake Strikes Off Mexico

    A2 English News | Magnitude 7.3 Quake Strikes Off Mexico
    Jul 18 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: The European Union proposes slower carbon cuts for businesses, with some industries getting more time before stricter rules apply. Also: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Mexico triggers a tsunami warning, and officials later say the danger has passed.Today’s English focus: have been reported = news wording for facts that were said without naming who said them. Vocabulary: tsunami warning (a message that tells people a sea wave may come), evacuated (moved people out of a place for safety), threat (danger that may cause harm).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-18

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | White House Staffer Faces Betting Probe

    A2 English News | White House Staffer Faces Betting Probe
    Jul 17 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A White House teleprompter operator is accused of using secret speech information to place bets on what President Trump would say, with nearly $100,000 at stake on Kalshi. Also: Uganda's last Ebola patient has left hospital, starting a 42-day countdown while the WHO warns the outbreak is still growing fast in DR Congo.Today’s English focus: has now started = has recently begun and still matters now. Vocabulary: discharged (left hospital after treatment), confirmed (officially checked and accepted as true), countdown (a time period before an event starts or happens).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-17

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | Why More Countries Now Prefer China Over the US

    A2 English News | Why More Countries Now Prefer China Over the US
    Jul 16 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A new Pew study says more people in 25 of 36 countries now view China more favourably than the US, with Xi Jinping scoring higher than Donald Trump. Also: Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirm a new monkey species with pinkish-orange lips, found high in the forest canopy.Today’s English focus: used to see = used to see. Vocabulary: species (a group of animals or plants that are the same kind), canopy (the top of a forest, where tree tops form a cover), genetic (related to genes and family traits).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-16

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | Wife Holds Husband Back on Ryanair Flight

    A2 English News | Wife Holds Husband Back on Ryanair Flight
    Jul 15 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: US lawmakers pass a bill that could make daylight saving time permanent, but the Senate still needs to look at it. Also: A Ryanair passenger is nearly pulled out of a window, and his wife says two other travellers helped bring him back inside.Today’s English focus: take up = to start discussing something. Vocabulary: bill (a plan for a new law), vote (a formal choice made by a group), chamber (one of the two parts of the US Congress).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-15

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    5 min
  • A2 English News | Ted Lasso Actor Makes Pro Debut

    A2 English News | Ted Lasso Actor Makes Pro Debut
    Jul 14 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A Ted Lasso actor makes his first professional football appearance in the United States after a long break from the game. Also: Hungary's parliament votes to remove its president, with a major constitutional change and a possible court fight ahead.Today’s English focus: take office = to start an official job or role. Vocabulary: amendment (a change to a law or constitution), office (an official job or position), majority (more than half of the votes).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-14

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | Typhoon Bavi Forces Nearly Two Million to Leave

    A2 English News | Typhoon Bavi Forces Nearly Two Million to Leave
    Jul 13 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A powerful typhoon hits China, forcing nearly two million people to evacuate and disrupting schools, work, and transport. Also: Veteran BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey dies aged 93 after a long career reporting on five popes.Today’s English focus: weaken = to become less strong. Vocabulary: die Evakuierung (evacuation), die Landfall (the moment when a storm reaches land), die Suspendierung (a stop for a time).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-13

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | A 20m Dinosaur Found in Thailand

    A2 English News | A 20m Dinosaur Found in Thailand
    Jul 12 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Scientists in Thailand have found a new plant-eating dinosaur, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, from fossils in Kalasin Province. It may have lived 150 million years ago and reached 20. Also: Donald Trump let a major U.S. housing bill become law without signing it. The law aims to lower housing costs and increase supply after a long political fight.Today’s English focus: become law = to be officially approved and start to count as law. Vocabulary: law (an official rule made by the government), supply (the amount of something that is available), voters (people who vote in an election).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-12

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    6 min
  • A2 English News | Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft

    A2 English News | Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft
    Jul 11 2026
    Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Apple files a federal lawsuit, accusing OpenAI and two employees of using secret company information. Also: At a Buddhist temple in South Korea, 12 men and 12 women join a 30-hour dating retreat.Today’s English focus: take part in = to join an activity or event. Vocabulary: the retreat (a short stay away from normal life), the participant (a person who takes part in an event), awkward (a little uncomfortable or strange).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-11

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    6 min