{"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/6ab0762946fd9745ea86f56c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Why More U.S. Parents Need Grandparents","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/2a167ceb-2988-4d26-9369-53ce52e606b1.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 Maryland family worries about childcare costs and gets help from a grandmother who moves from Idaho to care for her grandchild. Also: Remco Evenepoel wins his fourth straight world time-trial title in Montreal, with Marlen Reusser also keeping her crown in the women&#x27;s race.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: about the same as, near or almost equal to = near or almost equal to. Vocabulary: care (help for a child), grandparents (a child&#x27;s grandmother and grandfather), mortgage (money you pay for a home over time).</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-a1-2026-09-21\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-21</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}