# A2 English News | Israel Faces a Big Wave of Emigration

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Podcast: [Learn English A2 | Slow Clear News for Learners, Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-english-a2-with-daily-news-simple-english-listening-practice-7757941)
Published: 2026-08-20T02:20:16+00:00
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## Resource

Learn English through today’s real news. Clear, steady English at A2, with a full transcript. In this episode: Amazon plans to expand its delivery drones to nearly 500 US cities and towns by the end of 2026, while more flights may also mean more noise for neighborhoods. Also: Nearly 270,000 Israelis have left the country in three years, with political uncertainty and security worries driving a wave of emigration. Today’s English focus: be going to grow, plan to expand = plan to expand. Vocabulary: Emigration (leaving your country to live somewhere else), Uncertainty (not knowing what will happen), Brackets (groups or levels in a tax or social system). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a2-2026-08-20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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