{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/6a7bdd8d1549db32d462b452?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Million Afghan Girls Face School Ban","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/29344719-ae69-4954-ad25-6fcd39313ce6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: About 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan cannot go to secondary school, and UNESCO says the number is growing. Also: France has banned unwanted sales calls, with only a few exceptions for existing contracts or prior consent.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: can not go, cannot go / are not able to go = cannot go / are not able to go. Vocabulary: girls (young female people), school (a place where children learn), ban (an official rule that stops something).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-12\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-12</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}