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Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: A Maryland family worries about childcare costs and gets help from a grandmother who moves from Idaho to care for her grandchild. Also: Remco Evenepoel wins his fourth straight world time-trial title in Montreal, with Marlen Reusser also keeping her crown in the women's race. Today’s English focus: about the same as, near or almost equal to = near or almost equal to. Vocabulary: care (help for a child), grandparents (a child's grandmother and grandfather), mortgage (money you pay for a home over time). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: [](https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-21) --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy](https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.