A1 English News | After 8 Years, BepiColombo Reaches Mercury's Final Stretch
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This episode discusses BepiColombo's nearing of Mercury after eight years in space and Volkswagen's job cuts.
Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: BepiColombo nears Mercury after eight years in space, with one last step before orbit. Also: Volkswagen approves another 50,000 job cuts in a major company shake-up. Today’s English focus: has been flying - has been doing an action for eight years and it still = has been flying. Vocabulary: module (one part of a machine), flyby (a fast pass near a planet), orbit (the path around a planet). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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