A1 English News | Russia Faces Fuel Shortages After Ukraine Strikes

A1 English News | Typhoon Bavi Forces Nearly Two Million to Flee

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: A strong typhoon hits China again, and nearly two million people leave danger zones. Flights and trains are also cancelled. Also: A T. rex fossil in New York may sell for $30 million, and scientists worry it should stay in a museum.Today’s English focus: move = to take someone or something to a new place. Vocabulary: evacuate (to move people to safety), cancel (to stop something that was planned), storm (very bad weather with strong wind and rain).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-12 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Why Meta Pulled Its New AI Image Tool

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Meta removes a new image feature after people raise privacy concerns about public Instagram posts being used. Also: Scientists in Thailand identify a new plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck, found from fossils in Kalasin Province.Today’s English focus: no longer available = cannot be used now. Vocabulary: feature (a new part or tool in a product), privacy (keeping your personal life or things away from others), control (the power to decide or manage something).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-11 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | SK Hynix's US Listing Breaks Records

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: SK Hynix sold $26.5 billion in shares in New York, making the biggest US listing ever by a foreign company. Also: A Greek F-16 crash-landed at Zakynthos airport, and officials are investigating the cause.Today’s English focus: to investigate = to check carefully and find facts. Vocabulary: landing gear (the wheels and parts for landing), runway (the long road for planes), firefighters (people who stop fires).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-10 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Dock Workers Fight AI for Shorter Hours

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Australia's dock workers want a 28-hour week with no pay cut as ports test AI tools and machines. Also: A major phone outage in Australia cancelled trains, cut mobile service, and disrupted some emergency calls.Today’s English focus: deeply concerning = very worrying. Vocabulary: outage (a time when a service stops working), restored (working again), emergency (a very urgent problem).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-09 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A1 English News | Can Trump Shake Up Nato Again?

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: Trump gets a warm welcome at a Nato summit in Turkey, but his words about Greenland and Nato again cause tension. Also: Hungary pauses public TV and radio news as leaders move to end old propaganda and make media more trustworthy.Today’s English focus: stay tuned = keep listening or watching. Vocabulary: halted (stopped for a time), suspended (stopped for now), trustworthy (easy to trust).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-08 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.