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Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A new John Deere repair service lets one reporter fix a tractor with a laptop, but farmers are not all convinced. Also: Céline Dion returns to the stage in Paris after years away, with an emotional first show and a long run ahead. Today’s English focus: was late to start, began later than planned = began later than planned. Vocabulary: the sensor (a small part that notices a problem), the manual (a guide with instructions), the screen (the flat part of a computer or phone). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-14

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: The US Open women's final pits Aryna Sabalenka against Elena Rybakina in New York, with Sabalenka chasing a rare third straight title and Rybakina set to become world number one. Also: Rosh Hashanah begins, and the episode explains the shofar: an animal horn blown like a trumpet that has deep meaning in the holiday. Today’s English focus: the top two seeds will meet = the two highest-ranked players will play each = the two highest-ranked players will play each other. Vocabulary: seed (a player placed high in a draw), champion (the winner of a contest or title), rankings (lists that put players in order by results). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-12

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Macy's says its sales improved and it raised its full-year forecast. Also: Android now helps people move logins between password managers. Today’s English focus: be and have, to use be and have for facts and now = to use be and have for facts and now. Vocabulary: quarter (a three-month period), sales (money a business gets from selling things), forecast (a guess about later events, often with numbers). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-11

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Coco Gauff fights back from a bad start in New York and reaches the US Open semifinals after saving two match points. Also: Scientists find very old signs that people in Indonesia may have used mind-altering betel nuts 25,000 years ago. Today’s English focus: did Gauff say anything about that slow start?, asking about the past = asking about the past. Vocabulary: relief (a good feeling when worry ends), rally (a long exchange of hits in tennis), pressure (a strong feeling that you must do well). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-10

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Apple may show its first foldable iPhone and new CEO John Ternus at the Sept. 9 event, with pressure to prove progress on AI and phone sales. Also: An EU report says illegal cigarette factories are growing fast, with almost one in ten cigarettes illegal and big raids in Belgium and Spain. Today’s English focus: it says = it says. Vocabulary: report (report), illegal (illegal), factory (factory). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-09

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: A top U.S. official travels to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to meet their new presidents and talk about aid, security, and trade. Also: A new TSA program lets some TSA PreCheck members go past airport security without a plane ticket to visit gates, shops, and restaurants. Today’s English focus: will meet = will meet. Vocabulary: gates (gates), secure (secure), pass (pass). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-08

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: After 9/11, Gander in Newfoundland sheltered 7,000 stranded passengers and crew when 38 planes landed there. Also: Jamaica sends a slavery reparations petition to King Charles, asking about legacy and restitution. Today’s English focus: made fast decisions = to make fast decisions. Vocabulary: petition (formal written request), legacy (something from the past that still has an effect now), restitution (giving back or making repair after harm). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-07

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: OpenAI says its newest model may have crossed the AGI threshold, while safety experts worry about control and a possible $850 billion stock sale. Also: Sara Duterte posts bail in Manila after an arrest order over alleged threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two others. Today’s English focus: had crossed the line = had crossed the line. Vocabulary: threshold (a point that changes something), stock sale (selling company shares to get money), risk (the chance that something bad will happen). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-09-06