Read in Levels

A2 English News for Elementary Learners

Slightly longer sentences and everyday vocabulary, still beginner-friendly. A natural next step from A1 — same news stories, a little more challenge.

All A2 stories

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

White House Builds UFC Fight Cage

Audio142 words2 min
A small delivery robot with googly eyes on a sidewalk.
TechnologyMAY 27

LA Gets Robots; AI Helps Airport

Audio131 words2 min
people watching soccer game in stadium
SportMAY 26

Arsenal Win League After 22 Years

Audio126 words2 min
ocean waves crashing on shore during daytime
NatureMAY 25

NOAA Warns of Bigger Pacific Heatwave

Audio139 words2 min
gray spacecraft taking off during daytime
BusinessMAY 24

SpaceX Papers Show Mars Plans

Audio132 words2 min
person in green shirt wearing white mask
HealthMAY 23

WHO Says Ebola Is an Emergency

Audio143 words2 min
brown chick on focus photography
ScienceMAY 22

Colossal Hatches Chicks in Fake Shells

Audio143 words2 min
A scuba in a cave with a green light
WorldMAY 21

Italian Divers Die in Maldives Cave

Audio140 words2 min
Silhouetted figures under stage spotlights at concert
CuriousMAY 20

Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest

Audio132 words2 min
A gavel rests on a sound block with money.
TechnologyMAY 19

Musk Loses His Case Against OpenAI

Audio140 words2 min
a man is practicing boxing in a gym
SportMAY 18

McGregor Returns to Fight Holloway

Audio129 words2 min
Eagle soaring near nest
NatureMAY 17

Bald Eagles Hatch in Chicago Again

Audio142 words2 min
a large building with columns and a flag on the corner
BusinessMAY 16

Warsh Becomes New Fed Leader

Audio150 words2 min
a doctor showing a patient something on the tablet
HealthMAY 15

Doctors Say AI Can Be Wrong

Audio144 words2 min
green and black trees under blue sky
ScienceMAY 14

Pentagon Shares Secret UFO Files

Audio129 words2 min
black mountain with flowing lava at nighttime
WorldMAY 13

Volcano Kills Three Indonesian Hikers

Audio132 words2 min
shallow focus photo of man in black jacket
CuriousMAY 12

Long Work Hours May Cause Obesity

Audio130 words2 min
person sitting while using laptop computer and green stethoscope near
TechnologyMAY 11

Pennsylvania Fights AI Fake Doctor

Audio139 words2 min
boxer on ring
SportMAY 10

Wardley Fights Dubois for Boxing Title

Audio133 words2 min
white airplane wing over the clouds during daytime
ScienceMAY 9

Satellite Watches Mexico City Sink

Audio142 words2 min
a factory with smoke coming out of it
BusinessMAY 8

Shell Makes Big Profit from Oil

Audio141 words2 min
person in black jacket sitting on brown wooden dock over sea waves during daytime
NatureMAY 7

Fewer Hurricanes Expected in 2026

Audio129 words2 min
a man in white lab coat looking through a microscope
HealthMAY 6

Hantavirus Kills Three on Cruise Ship

Audio121 words2 min
Large ship sailing into harbor at sunset
WorldMAY 5

Trump Helps Ships in Hormuz

Audio148 words2 min
Race cars speed through wet track during competition.
CuriousMAY 4

Miami F1 Race Starts Earlier

Audio132 words2 min
a man and a woman exchanging a cell phone at a store
TechnologyMAY 3

Apple Sells More iPhones

Audio148 words2 min
Two skiers descend a vast snowy mountain slope.
SportMAY 2

Vonn Hurt Badly at Winter Olympics

Audio139 words2 min
Satellite orbiting earth with clouds below
ScienceMAY 1

Old Spacecraft Falls to Earth

Audio140 words2 min
pump-jack mining crude oil with the sunset
BusinessAPR 30

UAE Quits Big Oil Group

Audio125 words2 min
a close up of an octopus under water
NatureAPR 29

Giant Octopuses Lived With Dinosaurs

Audio137 words2 min
brown egg on white woven basket
HealthAPR 28

Drugs Disappoint, Eggs May Help

Audio132 words2 min
a couple of elephants standing next to each other
WorldAPR 27

Hunter Killed by Elephants

Audio131 words2 min
selective focus photo of poker chips
CuriousAPR 25

Soldier Bet on Secret Operation

Audio125 words2 min
two ping pong paddles and a ping pong ball on a blue table
TechnologyAPR 24

Robot Beats Humans at Table Tennis

Audio139 words2 min
Runners collapse at finish line after race.
SportAPR 23

Runners Help Man Finish Boston Race

Audio132 words2 min
Earth above the lunar surface
ScienceAPR 22

Astronauts Fly Around the Moon

Audio141 words2 min
A gas station with a few gas pumps
BusinessAPR 5

US Gas Prices Go Up

Audio122 words2 min

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