Breaking News English

What it actually is

Sean Banville publishes current news stories graded into seven versions from very easy to near-native, each with audio at several speeds and a stack of downloadable exercises — gap-fills, dictations, discussion questions. The multi-level format means you can read the same story at your level and then reread it a level up, which is an unusually effective way to push comprehension. It is entirely free, but the site is ad-supported and visually cluttered, and the worksheets are aimed at classrooms so self-studiers will ignore half of them.

What it covers

• Reading
• Listening
• Vocabulary

Listed for

• English

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