ESL News Stories

ESL News Stories offers complete, level-graded English lessons for classroom or self-study. Real-world news, social posts, and reviews for reading and listening practice, with audio, activities, and discussion questions.

A person in a spring park wipes their nose with a tissue, looking tired and uncomfortable from seasonal allergies, with blooming trees and soft sunlight in the background.

Spring Allergies Are Getting Worse

Level 1–2 News

Border collie looking out the window of a blue rescue helicopter flying over dense New Zealand bush.

Dog Rescue in New Zealand

A woman was hiking with her dog Molly in a forest in New Zealand. They were near...

Man With 2,000 Ants

Red Fox Goes to New York

Boy Swims to Save Family

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Level 3–4 News

Illustrated map of the United States with large arrows pointing outward to other parts of the world.

Americans Start New Lives Abroad

A rising number of Americans are leaving the United States and building new lives...

At Dinner, Fewer Drink Orders

Is Matcha Caffeine Different?

Prediction Markets Face Anger

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Social Posts

A young woman from behind, bare-backed in pajama bottoms, opens her apartment door to her middle-aged father. Her boyfriend reacts with a shocked expression from the bedroom.

Is this weird?

Is it just me, or is this weird? My girlfriend (23F) and I (25M) have been dating for...

Ready to Quit

I Found Hidden Photos

My Roommate Brought Too Many People

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Reviews

Apple's MacBook Neo in four colors

Is MacBook Neo a Good Buy?

Apple has a new low-cost laptop, the MacBook Neo. It is a 13-inch computer with a metal...

Stardew Valley Review: 10 Years On

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