B1 English News | Hectares Burn as Fire Near Paris Spreads

Build stronger English listening with real-world B1 news. In this episode: Firefighting planes are rushed to a forest blaze near Fontainebleau, where 800 hectares burn and roads are partly closed. Also: Mitch McConnell explains his absence after a fall and mild pneumonia, saying he will not return to the Senate quite yet. Today’s English focus: quite yet = not now, and probably not very soon. Vocabulary: hectares (a unit for measuring land), partly (not completely), property (things that people own, such as a house or land). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-07-13