Learn English A2 with Daily News | Simple English Listening Practice

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: More than 300,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain as strong winds and hot weather make the fires hard to control. Also: India's Cockroach Janta Party ends a five-week protest after the education minister resigns, and supporters celebrate in Delhi. Today’s English focus: have left = to have recently left, with a result now. Vocabulary: firebreak (a line of cleared land that helps stop fire from spreading), evacuate (to leave a place quickly for safety), brush (small trees, dry plants, and other low wild growth). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-26

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A court in Indonesia convicts 19 people in a baby trafficking case, but the future of at least 12 babies in Singapore is still unclear. Also: Nigeria approves 28,000 extra soldiers and four new army divisions to respond faster to armed groups and kidnappings. Today’s English focus: has approved = a recent official decision by people in power. Vocabulary: verdict (final decision in a court case), to adopt (to legally take a child into your family), to keep (to continue having something). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-25

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: Google's parent company Alphabet and Tesla see big share drops as investors worry about huge AI spending and future profits. Also: In India, activist Sonam Wangchuk ends a 26-day hunger strike after talks and fears of possible violence. Today’s English focus: is going to spend = is going to spend. Vocabulary: shares (parts of a company that people can buy), stock (the price of a company on the market), spending (the money you use for something). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-24

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: The US and Saudi Arabia sign a landmark nuclear deal that could give American firms greater access and raise questions about uranium enrichment. Also: Austria opens a police station in Hitler's birthplace to stop the site becoming a Nazi pilgrimage spot. Today’s English focus: is being used = is being used. Vocabulary: house (a building where people live or work), building (a structure like a house or office), station (a place where police work). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-23

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: Trump announces 50% tariffs on many goods from Canada, and Mark Carney says Canada is looking at all options while trade talks continue. Also: Thousands gather again in Delhi after a police crackdown on protesters calling for education reforms and the education minister's resignation. Today’s English focus: all options were on the table = there were many possible choices or answers. Vocabulary: tariff (a tax on imported goods), trade (buying and selling goods between places or countries), response (the action taken after something happens). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-22

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: Ryanair says fewer people booked flights and fuel costs jumped, pushing profits down. Also: The Houthis announced an immediate maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, raising tensions over Red Sea shipping. Today’s English focus: were covered = were protected by an agreement. Vocabulary: profits (money a company keeps after costs), costs (money you must pay for something), demand (how many people want to buy or use something). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-21

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A Chinese food delivery rider wins a major literary prize for poems inspired by life on the job. Also: Norway opens a new memorial in Oslo for the 77 victims of the 2011 terror attack. Today’s English focus: has won = won and still matters now. Vocabulary: poem (a short piece of writing with rhythm and feeling), essay (a short piece of writing about an idea or experience), pressure (stress or a heavy feeling from demands). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-20

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: In Russia, more people are using cash again because mobile internet shutdowns make card payments harder, and some businesses are trying to avoid tax. Also: Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted into US cities, and Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada over the air quality. Today’s English focus: be under pressure = to be in a difficult situation. Vocabulary: cash (money in notes and coins, not on a card), shutdown (a time when a system stops working), forecast (a guess about what will happen, often about money or weather). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-19

Improve your English with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: The European Union proposes slower carbon cuts for businesses, with some industries getting more time before stricter rules apply. Also: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Mexico triggers a tsunami warning, and officials later say the danger has passed. Today’s English focus: have been reported = news wording for facts that were said without naming who said them. Vocabulary: tsunami warning (a message that tells people a sea wave may come), evacuated (moved people out of a place for safety), threat (danger that may cause harm). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-07-18