A1 English News | Why Are So Many Italian Children Overweight?

A1 English News | Why Are So Many Italian Children Overweight?

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: A 17-year-old in southern Italy weighs 170 kilos and is waiting for surgery, while doctors warn that more children in Campania are overweight. Also: The Flatiron Building in New York is being turned from offices into luxury apartments, with some homes priced up to $58.5 million. Today’s English focus: is being turned into = is being changed into. Vocabulary: weight (how heavy someone is), surgery (an operation in a hospital), doctor (a person who helps sick people). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-26

A1 English News | More than 220,000 Flee Wildfires in France and Spain

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: More than 220,000 people are told to leave as wildfires burn in France and Spain, and France sends in the military to help. Also: In India, people keep protesting over education, with talks still open and the main demand unchanged. Today’s English focus: be told to = to receive instructions. Vocabulary: protest (a public action to show strong disagreement), demand (something people ask for strongly), resignation (leaving a job by choice). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-25

A1 English News | US Tariffs Hit 60 Trade Partners

Learn with slow English news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: The US is adding new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on about 60 trade partners, including the UK, China, the EU, Canada, Japan, and India. Also: An Indonesian court convicted 19 people in a baby trafficking case, and families in Singapore are waiting to learn what happens next. Today’s English focus: is putting on = to be adding. Vocabulary: tariffs (extra taxes on goods from other countries), partners (people or countries that work together), imports (goods coming into a country from elsewhere). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-07-24

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