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A1 English News for Beginners

Short sentences and common words — the easiest way to start reading real news in English. Every story is also available in 4 higher levels when you're ready to step up. A1 is the beginner level of the CEFR scale — roughly equivalent to "Level 1" on News in Levels.

All A1 stories

Wooden gavel resting on a dark surface next to book
TechnologyJUL 13

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Secrets

Audio97 words1 min
Two white devices on a rooftop against a cloudy sky.
HealthJUL 12

New York Fights Lung Sickness

Audio81 words1 min
astronaut floating in space
ScienceJUL 11

Oldest Woman in Space Dies

Audio99 words1 min
woman in black and white soccer jersey kicking soccer ball on green field during daytime
SportJUL 10

Switzerland Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals

Audio90 words1 min
woman standing in the middle of crowd
WorldJUL 9

Bombs Hit Macron's Syria Visit

Audio94 words1 min
white corner desk
BusinessJUL 8

Microsoft Cuts Jobs at Xbox

Audio85 words1 min
A air conditioner sitting outside of a building
NatureJUL 6

Heatwave Restarts Air Conditioning Debate

Audio97 words1 min
bouquet of assorted-color flowers hanged on brown plank with white textile
CuriousJUL 5

Taylor Swift Marries Travis Kelce

Audio89 words1 min
silver compact disc on black cd rack
TechnologyJUL 4

Sony Ends PlayStation Game Discs

Audio100 words1 min
football players on field during daytime
HealthJUL 3

Johnson Reveals He Has ALS

Audio94 words1 min
an artist's rendering of a space station in orbit
ScienceJUL 2

NASA Robot to Save Telescope

Audio83 words1 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUL 1

Paraguay Beat Germany on Penalties

Audio81 words1 min
a large pile of rubble next to a building
WorldJUN 30

Venezuela Quake: Father, Son Saved

Audio90 words1 min
an apple laptop sitting on a wooden table
BusinessJUN 29

Apple and Xbox Raise Prices

Audio95 words1 min
A swift bird flying in a clear blue sky.
NatureJUN 28

Study: Swifts Keep Same Nests

Audio94 words1 min
a coat of arms with a lion and a unicorn on top of it
CuriousJUN 27

King Charles Shows Tax Bill

Audio82 words1 min
rocket ship launching during daytime
TechnologyJUN 26

SpaceX Shares Fall on Debt

Audio91 words1 min
The thermometer shows a very hot temperature.
HealthJUN 25

Doctors Warn: Heat Can Kill

Audio91 words1 min
Saturn and its rings
ScienceJUN 24

NASA Finds Fuel on Titan

Audio89 words1 min
a green and white shopping cart
SportJUN 23

Cape Verde Draw With Uruguay

Audio89 words1 min
a large factory with a lot of smoke coming out of it
WorldJUN 22

Ukraine Hits Moscow Oil Plant

Audio93 words1 min
Mobil gas station sign with fuel prices at night
BusinessJUN 21

Deal Drops US Gas Price

Audio81 words1 min
two men riding on the back of a motorcycle down a street
NatureJUN 20

Delhi Ground Hits 64C

Audio92 words1 min
white and black sailboat on calm water
CuriousJUN 19

Russian Ship Fires Near Boat

Audio100 words1 min
woman holding phone
TechnologyJUN 18

UK Bans Kids' Social Media

Audio94 words1 min
white blue and orange medication pill
HealthJUN 17

Study: Women Buy Wrong Painkiller

Audio92 words1 min
a great white shark swimming in the ocean
ScienceJUN 16

Divers Film Great White Shark

Audio91 words1 min
people inside soccer stadium during day
SportJUN 15

Vinícius Saves Brazil in Draw

Audio85 words1 min
white DJI quadcopter drone flying in mid-air
WorldJUN 14

Drones Send Yoon to Prison

Audio87 words1 min
rocket launch light trail at dusk
BusinessJUN 13

SpaceX Sells Shares, Sets Record

Audio83 words1 min
green grass field under gray clouds
NatureJUN 12

Storms Hit 90 Million

Audio89 words1 min
a black bear is sitting in the woods
CuriousJUN 11

Bear Closes 94 Japan Schools

Audio99 words1 min
a person holding a cell phone in front of a stock chart
TechnologyJUN 10

OpenAI Files to Sell Shares

Audio97 words1 min
a group of cars driving down a race track
SportJUN 9

Antonelli, 19, Wins Monaco Race

Audio97 words1 min
woman in white and black polka dot shirt with face mask
HealthJUN 8

CDC: 20,000 Could Get Ebola

Audio93 words1 min
man in blue crew neck shirt holding black smartphone
ScienceJUN 7

Scientist Gets First Bionic Arm

Audio90 words1 min
white printer paper on brown envelope
WorldJUN 6

Zelenskyy Asks Putin for Talks

Audio99 words1 min
a large warehouse filled with lots of boxes
BusinessJUN 5

Amazon Sells More Than Walmart

Audio87 words1 min
a snow covered mountain surrounded by pine trees
NatureJUN 4

Scientists Warn About Rainier Volcano

Audio100 words1 min
low-angle photography of airliner during flight
CuriousJUN 3

Bluetooth Name Turns Plane Back

Audio87 words1 min
silhouette of mountain peak at nighttime
TechnologyJUN 2

Meteor Booms Over US Northeast

Audio93 words1 min
a gas station at night with no people around
BusinessJUN 1

Oil Falls on US-Iran Talks

Audio91 words1 min
man playing soccer game on field
SportJUN 1

PSG Beat Arsenal Again

Audio97 words1 min
woman in blue shirt lying on bed
HealthMAY 31

Studies Link Bad Sleep to Cancer

Audio93 words1 min
The surface of the moon with craters in space
ScienceMAY 30

NASA Picks Bezos for Moon

Audio88 words1 min
cargo ship on sea under cloudy sky during daytime
WorldMAY 29

Iran War Stops Sea Trade

Audio94 words1 min
a large white building with a flag on top of it
CuriousMAY 28

White House Builds UFC Cage

Audio94 words1 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

LA Bots; AI Helps Airport

Audio94 words1 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Win Premier League Title

Audio99 words1 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns Pacific Heatwave Grows

Audio91 words1 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX Plans City on Mars

Audio98 words1 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Says Ebola Kills Many

Audio97 words1 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches Chicks From Shells

Audio87 words1 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Italian Divers Die in Cave

Audio96 words1 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins Its First Eurovision

Audio83 words1 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

Musk Loses to OpenAI

Audio90 words1 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor Will Fight Holloway

Audio88 words1 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eagles Born in Chicago Again

Audio92 words1 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Warsh Takes Powell's Fed Job

Audio88 words1 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Doctors Warn: AI Often Wrong

Audio87 words1 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Shows UFO Files Now

Audio88 words1 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Volcano Kills Three Hikers

Audio91 words1 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Study Says: Long Hours Make Fat

Audio87 words1 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Sues Fake AI Doctor

Audio103 words2 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley and Dubois Fight Saturday

Audio93 words1 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

NASA Watches Mexico City Sink

Audio87 words1 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell Earns More from Oil

Audio86 words1 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Fewer Hurricanes in 2026

Audio86 words1 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Hantavirus on a Cruise Ship

Audio97 words1 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Helps Ships at Sea

Audio98 words1 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

F1 Race Starts Early

Audio99 words1 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Apple Sells Many iPhones

Audio97 words1 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Hurt at Olympics

Audio87 words1 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Old Spaceship Falls Down

Audio93 words1 min
pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE Leaves Oil Group

Audio81 words1 min
a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses From Long Ago

Audio85 words1 min
brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Drugs Fail, Eggs Help Brain

Audio86 words1 min
a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

Hunter Dies in Africa

Audio86 words1 min
selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Made Secret Bet

Audio93 words1 min
two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Robot Wins at Table Tennis

Audio93 words1 min
Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Runners Help Tired Man Finish

Audio89 words1 min
Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

People Go to the Moon

Audio93 words1 min
A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

Gas Costs More Now

Audio90 words1 min
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