{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6a5af69c461a6a41906c3596?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Magnitude 7.3 Quake Strikes Off Mexico","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/0e7ce967-062c-430f-9ca2-12e115758061.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: The European Union proposes slower carbon cuts for businesses, with some industries getting more time before stricter rules apply. Also: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Mexico triggers a tsunami warning, and officials later say the danger has passed.\n\nToday’s English focus: have been reported = news wording for facts that were said without naming who said them. Vocabulary: tsunami warning (a message that tells people a sea wave may come), evacuated (moved people out of a place for safety), threat (danger that may cause harm).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-18","author_name":"LinguaWire"}