BBC Learning English

At BBC Learning English (www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish), you can read and listen to news stories for English learners from the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• Under the News Report feature, you can read short news stories and answer questions.
• You can also play or download an audio recording of the story.
• The website has other activities and videos to help you learn English skills.

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VOA Learning English

At VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), you can read and listen to news stories for English learners from the Voice of America.

• Level One stories are for beginning English learners. These stories are short, and you can find nearly all of the words in the VOA Learning English Word Book or explained at the end of the story.
• The VOA Learning English Word Book lists the 1500-word Special English vocabulary.
• While you read the news stories, you can also listen to an audio recording of someone reading the story clearly and slowly.
• The website has other activities and videos to help you learn English skills.

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Simple English Wikipedia

The Simple English Wikipedia (simple.wikipedia.org) is an online encyclopedia written at an easier reading level for second-language English learners.

• This encyclopedia contains more than 120 thousand articles about many topics.
• These articles are written and edited by many people on the internet.
• The articles use shorter sentences and simpler vocabulary (such as the 850 words of Basic English), so they are easier to read for people learning English.

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