{"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/6a7d2fc1baea6e03b04166a2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Can a $6,000 Gift Become a $3 Million Prize?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/8b4b58fa-558c-4839-a4fe-a45b41976d8c.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: Astronomers found a strange space object called a black hole star. It looks like a star, but it gives out far more energy, and the team spotted it with the James Webb Space. Also: A health group began with $6,000 from wedding guests. Now Last Mile Health has won a $3 million humanitarian prize for helping people in hard-to-reach places.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is going to help - will help / is planned to help = will help. Vocabulary: nonprofit (a group that does not work to make money), worker (a person who does a job), village (a small place where people live).</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-a1-2026-08-13\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-13</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}