{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6a8120536e5b5bfda602d149?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Why Electric Bikes Are Catching On in Nigeria","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/60f21d67-721f-4713-a221-b4273603c254.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: In Gombe, riders are switching to electric bikes because petrol is much more expensive, and they say the bikes can save fuel and maintenance costs. Also: Liechtenstein changes its royal succession rule so the first-born child, not only the first-born son, can inherit the throne.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: are going to help, will help = will help. Vocabulary: subsidy (money a government gives to make something cheaper), maintenance (the work needed to keep something in good condition), battery (a part that stores power).</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-a2-2026-08-16\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-16</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}