{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/6a49e7a98890f0eef3b68374?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 French News | Ukraine Hits Russia's St Petersburg Oil Terminal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/f392fc41-90d3-4eea-afed-523c23ee3ee6.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Ukraine says it hit a major oil terminal in St Petersburg, while Russia reports no casualties and Kyiv's wider claims remain unverified. Also: Extreme heat disrupts Fourth of July events across the US, with parades cancelled and millions facing dangerous temperatures.\n\nToday’s French focus: annuler = to cancel. Vocabulary: un défilé (a parade), en plein air (outdoors), recevoir des soins (to receive medical care).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a2-2026-07-05","author_name":"LinguaWire"}