{"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/6a5da0047a878a3380366116?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Runners Race at the North Pole","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/a722171f-9fad-4689-bd16-d363bc74c2fe.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Twenty-three runners from seven countries race on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole, with safety gear and polar bear guards nearby. Also: A well-known Cuban dissident leaves Cuba for exile in the United States after serving a five-year prison sentence, while supporters greet him in Miami.\n\nToday’s French focus: partir = to leave / to go away. Vocabulary: la glace (ice), la boucle (a loop), partir (to leave / to go away).\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-a1-2026-07-20","author_name":"LinguaWire"}