{"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/6a50a2ba0be8a677175039b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 French News | Why Traffic Through Hormuz Is Falling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/84044a99-b1c7-4021-81b8-3ac3777ce83a.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz drops sharply after new strikes, with far fewer tankers and cargo ships crossing the waterway. Also: A factory fire in Jinjiang, China kills at least 28 people in a city known as the country's shoe capital.\n\nToday’s French focus: a beaucoup baissé = has fallen a lot. Vocabulary: détroit (strait), navire (ship), trafic (traffic).\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-a2-2026-07-10","author_name":"LinguaWire"}