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

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.

A2 English News | A 20m Dinosaur Found in Thailand

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Scientists in Thailand have found a new plant-eating dinosaur, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, from fossils in Kalasin Province. It may have lived 150 million years ago and reached 20. Also: Donald Trump let a major U.S. housing bill become law without signing it. The law aims to lower housing costs and increase supply after a long political fight.Today’s English focus: become law = to be officially approved and start to count as law. Vocabulary: law (an official rule made by the government), supply (the amount of something that is available), voters (people who vote in an election).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-12 ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.