A1 English News | Canada's Dairy Sector Faces Trump's Tariff Fight

A1 English News | Canada's Dairy Sector Faces Trump's Tariff Fight

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Canada's dairy rules face pressure after Trump targets them with a 50% tariff on Canadian goods. Also: A Pan Am plane wreck found after 74 years explains why airlines began safety briefings. Today’s English focus: is set to start = planned to start soon. Vocabulary: tariff (tax on goods from another country), limit (set stop or rule), supply (amount of something that is available). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-23

A1 English News | Brazil's Amazon Burns Far Less in 2025

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Brazil's Amazon burned much less in 2025, with the smallest area since 1985. Also: Nigerian police officers were arrested after a reported roadside extortion attempt. Today’s English focus: police say = police report. Vocabulary: burned (damaged by fire), area (a place or part of land), record (the best or biggest result seen before). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-22

A1 English News | Trump Hits Canada with 50% Tariffs

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: The US puts a 50% tariff on many Canadian goods, and Canada says it is ready to intensify trade talks. Also: In Australia, a mother gives birth to very rare identical quadruplets, and the babies are healthy after a high-risk pregnancy. Today’s English focus: be ready to = to be prepared to do something. Vocabulary: tariff (a tax on goods from another country), export (goods sent from one country to another country), ready (prepared to do 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-a1-2026-07-21

A1 English News | Runners Race at the North Pole

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: Twenty-three runners from seven countries race on sea ice at the geographic North Pole, wearing warm gear and life vests while guards watch for polar bears. Also: Cuban dissident Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara goes into exile in the US after a five-year prison sentence, with supporters greeting him in Miami. Today’s English focus: went into exile = to leave your country to live elsewhere, often because home is hard or unsafe. Vocabulary: race (competition to be first), gear (clothes or things for work or sport), loop (a shape that goes round and comes back). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-20

A1 English News | India's First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: A private Indian company launches Vikram-1 and reaches orbit for the first time. Also: Europe's new border system is making passport control slower for some travellers. Today’s English focus: is taking = to be taking. Vocabulary: the queue (a line of people waiting), the wait (the time before something happens), the check (a quick look or test). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-19