B1 English News | How Perseverance Set a Mars Driving Record

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: NASA's Perseverance rover is close to a new Mars distance record after driving about 45.16 kilometres, with most of the journey done by itself. Also: Typhoon Dolphin has hit Okinawa, cutting power to thousands of buildings and moving toward China after causing injuries and travel disruption. Today’s English focus: is expected to pass, will likely pass = will likely pass. Vocabulary: autonomous (able to work or move by itself), hazard (something that can cause danger or trouble), processing (dealing with information, especially in a computer). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-09