English Stories and News for Learning English

Marissa Mayer worked at Google and was the CEO of Yahoo. Today, she believes technology should help us, not control us. She wants people to spend less time tapping on their phones…

In Kenya and other African countries, farmers have a big problem. Elephants enter farms and eat crops, causing serious damage. This makes life difficult for farmers because they lose food and money….

Who Was Van Gogh? Vincent Van Gogh was a famous artist from the Netherlands. He painted many beautiful pictures, but his life was very difficult. He often felt lonely and sad. A…

The Netherlands is famous for its tulips. Tulips are beautiful flowers. Every year, many people visit the Netherlands to see the tulips. Here are the best places to see tulips in the…

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are astronauts from NASA. They lived in space for nine months on the International Space Station (ISS). Life in space is different and very interesting. Butch and…

In June 2019, Steffen Olsen, a scientist, took a surprising photo in Greenland. The photo showed dogs that looked like they were walking on water! Many people talked about this photo online….

Mürren is a small village in Switzerland. It is very special because there are no cars. People go there by cable car. A long time ago, Mürren was very difficult to reach….

Many people stop eating meat. Sometimes, they feel sick when they eat meat again. Can our body forget how to eat meat? Eating less meat is good for the environment. In the…

Kate Winslet is a famous actress. She says women should be happy with their bodies. On a movie set, someone told her, “Sit up to hide your belly.” Kate did not agree….