A1 English reading
A1 texts give the topic, the key terms and the main facts of the news in short sentences. They are for learners who are starting.
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
Latest stories at A1
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An Old Stone Stands Again in Dorset
Natural England and others put up the Bride Stone.
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What to Watch in the November 2026 Sky
NASA shared its sky list for November 2026.
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Tara iti Visit Ruakākā in New Zealand
People saw two young Tara iti at Ruakākā.
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Eelgrass Grows Back in Morro Bay
Nature groups helped eelgrass in California's Morro Bay.
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First Egg on Royal Cam
Royal Cam shows a Toroa.
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Fabric Mold Cuts Concrete in Beam
Engineers at MIT and Boston University built a beam.
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UK Keeps Old Bust in the Country
The United Kingdom Government stopped an old bust.
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New Pictures of Vega Island
A camera on Landsat 9 took new pictures.
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Dog Attacks on Sea Birds in New Zealand
DOC has news about dog attacks on kororā.
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How Pacific Storms Move Invasive Species
BioScience Talks is a science radio show.
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A New Study Looks at Yellowstone Rock
Scientists at Montana State University studied volcano rock.
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Study Counts Bat Deaths at U.S. Wind Places
USGS scientists studied bat deaths in the U.S. USGS is a United States science group.
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Team Turtle Watches Green Sea Turtles
Team Turtle watches green sea turtles.
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NASA Wants Help for the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA wants ideas for the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Why Burmese Pythons Climb Trees
USGS scientists studied Burmese pythons.
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New Bridges on the Mangapurua Track
The Department of Conservation reopened the Mangapurua Track.
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Two Rings Around a Dead Star
Scientists found two rings around a star.
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Social.Wiki Lets People Change Social Websites
Scientists at MIT made Social.Wiki.
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Send Your Name to Saturn's Moon Titan
NASA asks people to send their names.
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Curiosity Prepares to Drill on Mars
Curiosity is a science machine on Mars.
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NASA Sees the Cat's Head Nebula
NASA looked at the Cat's Head Nebula.
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A Soft Robot for the Small Intestine
Engineers at MIT built a new soft robot.
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Twenty-Five Years of the Dragonfly Festival
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge holds a festival.
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Checking Six Islands in Virgin Islands National Park
Island Conservation worked on six small islands.
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A New National Park in Arizona
The United States has a new national park.
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Warming in US States
A research center at MIT did a study.
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The Mars Machine Opportunity
Opportunity was a NASA machine on Mars.
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Tiny Magnets Read How Muscles Move
MIT scientists tested magnetic sensors on muscles.
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Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day from the Sun
Voyager 1 is a space machine from 1977.
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New Software for 3D-Printed Objects
Scientists at CSAIL and Tianjin University made X-Hinges.
Technology