{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/6ab07ddc7aa361c61261ed8d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 English News | Australia Could See More People Reach Their 90s","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bcc43f4eb34728ccd5e7/c295e6b9-2d07-49ff-aad5-ec5c6e6b03ec.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: Australia&#x27;s long-term forecast says life expectancy may rise, with more people living into their nineties. Also: Chiltern Railways returns to public ownership, with more trains and extra seats planned.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: life expectancy at birth was forecast to reach almost 90 = life expectancy at birth was predicted to reach almost 90. Vocabulary: life expectancy (the years people are expected to live), forecast (a future guess based on facts and numbers), investment (money put into something to help it grow or improve).</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-a2-2026-09-21\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-21</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}