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A2 English News | Can AI Workers Keep Driving San Francisco Prices Up?

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Scientists study bumblebees and find behaviour that may look a little like feelings. Also: San Francisco home prices hit a record high as wealthy AI workers help push them up.Today’s English focus: instead of = in place of or rather than. Vocabulary: median (the middle value in a group), renovated (repaired and made better), buyers (people who want to buy 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-a2-2026-07-09 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Wildfire Forces 10,000 to Flee Southern France

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: A wildfire near the French Pyrenees has forced more than 10,000 people to leave their homes, with strong winds making the fire more dangerous. Also: Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027 and appeal her conviction in France's highest court, with her electronic tag on hold for now.Today’s English focus: wear a tag = to have an electronic tag on your body. Vocabulary: evacuated (told to leave a place for safety), villages (small places where people live), winds (moving air).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-08 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Over 1,000 Arrested in Global Human Trafficking Crackdown

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Interpol coordinates arrests in 59 countries during a major human trafficking operation. Also: Australian officials investigate six mysterious space objects found on a Queensland beach.Today’s English focus: appear = to seem. Vocabulary: wash up (to be brought to a beach by the sea), hazardous (dangerous or not safe), move away (to go farther from 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-a2-2026-07-07 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Why Europe Is Getting Hotter and Hotter

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Europe breaks June heat records as scientists link stronger heatwaves to human-made climate change. Also: Bangladesh seeks Chinese investment while trying to improve strained relations with India.Today’s English focus: improve = to become better, or to make something better. Vocabulary: heatwave (several very hot days together), break a record (to go higher, lower, or do better than the best number before), at risk (in a situation where something bad may happen).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-06 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

A2 English News | Ukraine Hits Russia's St Petersburg Oil Terminal

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Extreme heat cancels Fourth of July events across the United States. Also: Ukraine says it hit a major oil terminal in St Petersburg.Today’s English focus: was hit and were cancelled = passive forms used when the action is more important than who did it. Vocabulary: cancel (to decide that an event will not happen), humidity (water in the air), heat-related illness (an illness caused by too much heat).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-05 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.