{"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/6a697d317e01e420e5e90c88?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 French News | Japan's Kyushu Island Quake Hits Homes and Power","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ae89472ff36e11a1955fc/c2154f2f-2b45-4aa6-8989-d03d86587c13.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your French with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: A strong earthquake hit Japan's Kyushu island, forcing more than 150,000 people to evacuate and leaving over 40,000 households without power. Also: Ariana Grande is suing two unidentified hackers, saying unreleased songs and studio footage were stolen and leaked online.\n\nToday’s French focus: ont été déposés = were filed. Vocabulary: le séisme (earthquake), la coupure (outage or cut), évacuer (to evacuate).\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-a2-2026-07-29","author_name":"LinguaWire"}