{"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/6ab5bc79cf7654f56aa35923?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | How a Thai Teen Rocker Won the Big Prize","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/8e019898-1cbc-4a58-afb6-c0a08535a670.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: Thai teenager Nene Royal wins America&#x27;s Got Talent and a one-million-dollar prize. Also: Chinese hybrid car sales grow quickly in the European Union, worrying European car makers.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is, to be = to be. Vocabulary: rocker (a person who plays rock music), finalist (a person in the last part of a contest), prize (something given to a winner).</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-a1-2026-09-25\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-25</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}