{"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/6a9374e763de6f7b419342d6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Can Cara Severino Be Found Safe After Nepal Floods?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/cf321874-eb45-44d3-af84-686b59ae71f3.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: A missing Australian woman is found safe after floods in Nepal, while other Australians are still unaccounted for. Also: UK telecoms leaders warn that slow network upgrades could hurt AI growth and leave the UK behind.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: was and were, used to talk about the past = was and were. Vocabulary: unaccounted (still missing), officials (government workers), relief (a feeling after worry goes away).</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-a1-2026-08-30\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-30</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}