ESL Articles by Level

Browse our complete collection of ESL articles for students. Each lesson includes vocabulary support, audio, discussion questions, and printable worksheets. More recent story tasks (interactive) can be checked and reset on the webpage. Each level aligns approximately with CEFR standards - learn more about how our levels work.

Level 3 (CEFR B1)

Spring Allergies Are Getting Worse (201 words)

Ready to Quit (238 words)Social

Is Matcha Caffeine Different? (253 words)

Prediction Markets Face Anger (242 words)

Stardew Valley Review: 10 Years On (211 words)Review

Ukrainian Soldier Returns After Family Funeral (224 words)

I Tried Boredom for 30 Days (201 words)Social

Tech Workers Take Off Shoes in the Office (224 words)

Wife Says "No" to Staying Home (172 words)Social

Meta Blocks Under-16 Accounts in Australia (233 words)

Thieves Steal Crown Jewels from the Louvre (195 words)

Greece Spends to Fight Population Decline (307 words)

RFK Jr. Targets Food Dyes, Candy Makers Resist (221 words)

Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones Review (284 words)Review

Ozzy Osbourne, Heavy Metal Pioneer, Dies at 76 (348 words)

BTS Returns After Military Service (318 words)

Vitamin D May Help Slow Aging (325 words)

Man Almost Swallowed by Whale (267 words)

Refugee Bear Finds a Home (247 words)

Wasabi Linked to Improved Memory (222 words)

Star Wars Prop Sells for Three Million (268 words)

Koreans Get Younger in Age System Change (221 words)

Big Wins and Losses (219 words)

Asian American on Coin (200 words)

Starbucks (280 words)Review

Halloween is Coming (222 words)

Thousands Queue for Queen (214 words)

Mona Lisa Attack (187 words)

Rock Paper Scissors Championship (266 words)

Netflix (252 words)Review

Man Gets Pig Heart (201 words)

Gaming Time Limit for Chinese Kids (179 words)

Indomie Mi Goreng Instant Noodles (205 words)Review

Woman Found Guilty in London Jewelry Robbery (242 words)

Level 4 (CEFR B2)

Is this weird? (280 words)Social

Americans Start New Lives Abroad (275 words)

At Dinner, Fewer Drink Orders (287 words)

Looksmaxxing Trend Raises Mental Health Concerns (268 words)

US and Israel Strike Iran (280 words)

When Should You Text After a First Date? (294 words)

20-Year-Old Lottery Winner Chooses Weekly Payments (294 words)

China's Birthrate Falls to Record Low (281 words)

YouTuber Arrested for Visiting Protected Island (263 words)

A New Version of Scrabble (289 words)

Hiker Kills Coyote with Bare Hands (208 words)

Taylor Swift Makes Grammy History (270 words)

Google Maps Leads Hikers Astray (180 words)

The MBTI Personality Test (338 words)Review

Runaway Children (186 words)

The Growing Popularity of Eating Insects (307 words)

Dating a Mother (298 words)Advice

More Evidence in Support of the Mediterranean Diet (180 words)

ChatGPT-4: Revolutionary Processing Technology (170 words)

TikTok Comes Under Fire (194 words)

Protein Hunger and Overeating (211 words)

German Soccer Protest (213 words)

FDA Warns Against Sleepy Chicken (252 words)

Promising Research on Psilocybin (222 words)

Serena Williams to Retire (194 words)

Population Nearing 8 Billion (190 words)

Suffering the Heat (192 words)

Top Gun: Top at Box Office (200 words)

Thailand Legalizes Marijuana (240 words)

Ikea Offers Help with Names (211 words)

Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer (206 words)

Would-be Assassin Fully Free (195 words)

Cats Recognize Names (265 words)

Megadrought and Murder (224 words)

Focus Help at Cafe (217 words)

Tough Choice in French Election (240 words)

Exercise Aids Depression (216 words)

University Life (411 words)Advice

Oscars to Remember (319 words)

Google Cable to Africa (214 words)

Shackleton Ship Found (286 words)

War in Europe (258 words)

Brazilian Umbrella Service Spreads (245 words)

New Indonesian Capital Has Name (219 words)

Female Monkey Takes Top Spot (216 words)

Working Holiday (321 words)Advice

Apple AirPods Pro (287 words)Review

Fish Fall From Sky (206 words)

Smoking Ban in New Zealand (208 words)

Possessive Girlfriend (352 words)Advice

Migrants Die at Sea (183 words)

Babies Swapped at Fertilization (220 words)

Christchurch Wizard Let Go (260 words)

Capone Belongings Sold (221 words)

Coronavirus Restrictions Ending (215 words)

Flirting Boyfriend (285 words)Advice

Woolly Mammoths to Return (227 words)

US Leaves Afghanistan (201 words)

Better Protection for Animals in South Korea (205 words)

American Population Changing (227 words)

Unhappy Couple Brings Everyone Down (307 words)Advice

Skateboarding Makes its Olympic Debut (270 words)