{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a91694453508d8b54a7feb5/6ae476dde96b052ecafbd3c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pope seeks US postal ballot | Beginner French Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News","description":"<p>Today's story: Pope Leo XIV has requested a postal ballot from Vatican City.. You will hear it in French first, then line by line with the English beside it.</p><p>Today's headline in French: Le pape Léon XIV a demandé un bulletin de vote par courrier depuis la Cité du Vatican</p><p>(00:00) Welcome and today's headline</p><p>(01:34) Today's headline, slowly</p><p>(02:24) Asking for something</p><p>(02:59) Voting registration</p><p>(03:31) Receiving a ballot</p><p>(04:14) Today's grammar point</p><p>(04:45) The story again</p><p>The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/class/french/a1/2026-10-30</p><p>TODAY'S FRENCH TEXT</p><p>Le pape Léon XIV a demandé un bulletin de vote par courrier depuis la Cité du Vatican</p><p>Le 3 octobre, le pape Léon XIV a demandé un bulletin de vote par courrier depuis le Vatican.</p><p>Il est inscrit comme électeur en Illinois.</p><p>Les élections de mi-mandat aux États-Unis sont la semaine prochaine.</p><p>Le bureau électoral du comté de Will n'a pas reçu son bulletin rempli.</p><p>On ne sait pas si le pape a rempli ou envoyé son bulletin.</p><p>ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE</p><p>Patrick Stewart, acteur de “Star Trek” et “X-Men”, est mort à 86 ans</p><p>Les ventes de Starbucks déçoivent, mais progressent aux États-Unis</p><p>Reddit va demander une connexion pour utiliser son service</p><p>WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES</p><p>- verb (demander)</p><p>- vocabulary (électeur)</p><p>- vocabulary (la semaine prochaine)</p><p>- vocabulary (n'a pas reçu)</p><p>- vocabulary (On ne sait pas)</p><p>New to French? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.</p><p>Not sure this is your level? Our free French level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/assessment</p><p>Grammar explained in plain English:</p><p>https://linguawire.com/guide</p><p>If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other French learners find us.</p><p>Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.</p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}