{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6ac993ca68b7ce6ffb94cf42?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/c511e448-a153-41bc-aa4d-6462807c43ef.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: An Instagram photo helps scientists identify a new giant waterlily species in Colombia, but it is already critically endangered. Also: NASA asks US space companies to propose private space stations that could replace the International Space Station as early as 2030.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: did not plus a base verb = past simple negation. Vocabulary: Investigate (to examine something carefully to learn more), Funding (money given for a project or activity), Permit (an official document that gives permission to do something).</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-b1-2026-10-10\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-10</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}