{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a9ee1faf8f4d42589de3386/6acc5641253c13a898b1d2fc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Volkswagen backs EU industry plan | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News","description":"<p>Today's story: Volkswagen chief Oliver Blume supports EU plans for a stronger industry in Europe. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.</p><p>Today's headline in German: Volkswagen-Chef Oliver Blume unterstützt EU-Pläne für eine stärkere Industrie in Europa</p><p>(00:00) Welcome and today's headline</p><p>(00:40) More stories today</p><p>(01:38) Today's headline, slowly</p><p>(02:36) Supporting something</p><p>(03:37) Rules that help</p><p>(04:19) Fewer jobs and models</p><p>(05:21) 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/german/a1/2026-10-12</p><p>TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT</p><p>Volkswagen-Chef Oliver Blume unterstützt EU-Pläne für eine stärkere Industrie in Europa</p><p>Oliver Blume unterstützt vor der Automesse in Paris einen europäischen Plan für die Industrie.</p><p>Er will fairen Wettbewerb mit chinesischen Firmen.</p><p>Die Regeln sollen Firmen mit Produktion in Europa helfen.</p><p>Der Plan kann öffentliche Hilfe auf Produkte aus der EU begrenzen.</p><p>Volkswagen will bis zu 100.000 Arbeitsplätze abbauen und nur noch 75 Modelle anbieten.</p><p>ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE</p><p>Zweiter Angriff auf Flughafen in Riad fordert mindestens ein Todesopfer</p><p>Microsoft-Präsident fordert weltweite Regeln für KI</p><p>Maresca lobt Manchester City nach Sieg in Liverpool</p><p>WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES</p><p>- verb (unterstützen)</p><p>- vocabulary (fairen Wettbewerb)</p><p>- vocabulary (sollen)</p><p>- vocabulary (öffentliche Hilfe)</p><p>- vocabulary (nur noch)</p><p>New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.</p><p>Not sure this is your level? Our free German 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 German 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"}