{"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/6a81193b83128ee3d2c73421?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Will Hawaii Get Its First Direct Hurricane in 34 Years?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/5adadf0e-3a64-46a4-85fa-a23e0f55b6cb.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: Hawaii prepares for Hurricane Lala, which could be the first direct hit there in 34 years, with heavy rain, flood risk, and storm shelters open. Also: Kate O&#x27;Connor wins European gold in the heptathlon, sets an Irish record, and says her late grandmother would have been very happy.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: could bring, might bring = might bring. Vocabulary: storm (strong weather with wind and rain), shelter (a safe place where people can stay), landslide (earth and rocks that move down a hill).</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-a1-2026-08-16\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-16</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}