{"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/6acc3891d3bfab176e781e91?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/4fec562c-5541-4cef-8f11-5dd875425f82.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: Sailors are reportedly offered up to five times their normal salary to cross the dangerous Strait of Hormuz, where nearly 100 vessels have been hit. Also: At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti; around 82 people were rescued.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: the = used for a specific person, group, or thing. Vocabulary: capsize (to turn over in water), rescue (to save someone from danger), survivor (a person who remains alive after a dangerous event).</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-b1-2026-10-12\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-10-12</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}