Learn French B1 with News | French Listening Practice

Learn French B1 with News | French Listening Practice

LinguaWire 195 - B1 French News | IPCC Climate Report Could Move From 2028 to 2029

Learn French with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear French at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with a free full transcript and English translation for every line.


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WHAT YOU GET

A new episode every morning. Two real stories from the day's news, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the vocabulary the news actually uses.


Every episode has its own page with the full French transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. No account needed to read.


WHY NEWS WORKS BETTER THAN EXERCISES

You already know what happened today. That means your attention goes to the French instead of to the story. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting.


WHO B1+ IS FOR

You can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace here is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall, and daily contact with real news is the thing that gets them through it.


NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL?

About twenty short questions place you on the CEFR scale and show you what to work on next:

https://linguawire.com/assessment


An intermediate French podcast for people who can already read a headline and want to hear one.


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Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Russian ballistic missiles hit a power plant and an apartment building in Kyiv, killing one person and injuring 13, after an announced energy ceasefire. Also: Countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are pressing to delay the IPCC's AR7 climate report from 2028 to 2029, while vulnerable countries fear losing guidance for climate. Aujourd'hui : Des missiles russes touchent une centrale à Kyiv · Le rapport du GIEC pourrait être retardé. Today’s French focus: avait déclaré = had declared. Vocabulary: les émissions (emissions), le réchauffement (warming), les objectifs (goals or targets). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-14 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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B1 French News | IPCC Climate Report Could Move From 2028 to 2029

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Russian ballistic missiles hit a power plant and an apartment building in Kyiv, killing one person and injuring 13, after an announced energy ceasefire. Also: Countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are pressing to delay the IPCC's AR7 climate report from 2028 to 2029, while vulnerable countries fear losing guidance for climate. Aujourd'hui : Des missiles russes touchent une centrale à Kyiv · Le rapport du GIEC pourrait être retardé. Today’s French focus: avait déclaré = had declared. Vocabulary: les émissions (emissions), le réchauffement (warming), les objectifs (goals or targets). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-14 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

14 Οκτ 2026
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B1 French News | Why the EU Is Limiting Chinese Hybrid Cars

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Saudi Arabia says it intercepted three Houthi missiles aimed at Riyadh and Khamis Mushait, while the attacks keep the capital's airport closed. Also: The EU will limit Chinese hybrid-vehicle imports to 350,000 cars a year, aiming to reduce China's market share. Today’s French focus: être soumises à, to be subject to = to be subject to. Vocabulary: Le quota (quota), La douane (customs), Les importations (imports). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-13 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

13 Οκτ 2026
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B1 French News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Sailors are offered up to five times their usual pay to cross the dangerous Strait of Hormuz. Also: At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, die after a boat capsizes off Djibouti. Aujourd'hui : Des marins très bien payés pour traverser Ormuz · Un naufrage fait au moins 139 morts. Today’s French focus: alors que = while / whereas. Vocabulary: Le chavirement (capsizing), Les survivants (survivors), La pauvreté (poverty). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-12 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

12 Οκτ 2026
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B1 French News | Mira Nair Receives a Career Award in Geneva

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. Sunday special: two stories from the French-speaking world from the past week. In this episode: Monaco opened usually restricted cultural spaces during European Heritage Days, attracting nearly 2,900 visitors. Also: The Geneva International Film Festival announced a career award for filmmaker Mira Nair and welcomed screenwriter Fanny Herrero. Today’s French focus: Quels = which or what, masculine plural. Vocabulary: Le recyclage (recycling), La réutilisation (reuse), L'assemblage (assembly). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-11 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

11 Οκτ 2026
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B1 French News | A Giant Waterlily Hidden in Colombia Faces Extinction

Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: A photo on Instagram helps scientists discover a new giant waterlily species in Colombia, but it is already critically endangered. Also: NASA calls on American companies to develop private space stations that could replace the International Space Station from 2030. Aujourd'hui : Un nouveau nénuphar géant en Colombie · La NASA prépare des stations spatiales privées. Today’s French focus: ont cherché, they searched = they searched. Vocabulary: la rivière (river), la forêt (forest), le lac (lake). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-10-10 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

10 Οκτ 2026