A2 English News | Why Traffic Through Hormuz Is Falling

A2 English News | White House Staffer Faces Betting Probe

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 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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

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 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Wife Holds Husband Back on Ryanair Flight

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 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Ted Lasso Actor Makes Pro Debut

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 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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

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 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.