{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/6a59a57f62e50b14bd728d9d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Can Smoke from Canada Reach US Cities?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/ac4afdff-150f-4b1e-bec0-6785e79db7c6.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Ghana now requires businesses to scan ID cards electronically instead of using photocopies, to help stop fraud. Also: Smoke from more than 800 wildfires in Canada is drifting into US cities, triggering air alerts and cancellations.\n\nToday’s French focus: il faut vérifier = it is necessary to check. Vocabulary: le nuage (cloud), la fumée (smoke), l'air (air).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-17","author_name":"LinguaWire"}