B1 English News | Rhine Falls to Record Low Levels

Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript. In this episode: Big AI companies want to charge for their services, but fast-changing token costs make prices hard to set for buyers and sellers. Also: The Rhine has fallen to record low levels in Germany and the Netherlands, and other European rivers are also under drought pressure. Today’s English focus: be going to + verb, a future plan or a future result that seems clear = a future plan or a future result that seems clear. Vocabulary: River (a large natural stream of water), Level (how high or low something is), Drought (a long time with very little rain). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-04