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Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: A missing Australian woman is found safe after floods in Nepal, while other Australians are still unaccounted for. Also: UK telecoms leaders warn that slow network upgrades could hurt AI growth and leave the UK behind. Today’s English focus: was and were, used to talk about the past = was and were. Vocabulary: unaccounted (still missing), officials (government workers), relief (a feeling after worry goes away). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: [](https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-08-30) --- Hosted on Acast. See [acast.com/privacy](https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.