The Newsstand
Issue — January 2026
In this issue
24 lessonsA2 — Elementary
6 lessons- News from Around the World Easy stories from seven different countries this week.
- Healthy Habits: Easy Ways to Stay Fit and Happy Simple daily routines that help you feel great every day
- Everyday English: 20 Must-Know Words for Daily Life Learn essential English words for shopping, asking directions, and talking about the weather.
- Little Ones of the Wild: How Baby Animals Grow Up From wobbly first steps to hunting skills — the amazing journey of young animals
- Basic Grammar Detective: Finding Nouns and Verbs Learn to spot the two essential parts of a sentence—nouns and verbs—with fun, short examples!
- Weather Around the World: Sunny, Rainy, or Snowy? Learn the essential English words to describe weather, temperature, and seasons in different countries.
B1 — Intermediate
6 lessons- Our Changing Planet: A Guide to Climate Change Learn how everyday choices and big decisions shape Earth's future.
- Street Food Stories: Favorite Dishes from Bangkok to Mexico City How the world's most delicious meals are made on the sidewalk
- Idioms in Action: 15 Expressions Using Body Parts Discover 15 common English idioms that use body parts to express emotions, actions, and ideas in a lively and memorable way.
- The Plastic Problem: How Small Changes Make Big Differences Rising ocean plastic pollution is a global crisis, but everyday choices by regular people are starting to turn the tide.
- Mastering Past Tenses: When to Use 'Did' vs. 'Was/Were' Learn to correctly choose between simple past and past continuous to describe completed actions and ongoing events in the past.
- Test Your World Knowledge: Intermediate Geography Challenge Discover fascinating facts about our planet's countries, capitals, and cultures while practising your English.
B2 — Upper Intermediate
6 lessons- The Future of Work: How AI Is Reshaping Careers From factories to hospitals, artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace — and the skills we need to thrive in it.
- Silent Languages: Understanding Gestures and Body Language Globally How We Speak Without Words Across Different Cultures
- British vs. American English: Spelling, Speaking, and Slang Discover how spelling, pronunciation, and everyday expressions differ between British and American English, and learn to navigate both varieties confidently.
- CRISPR: Editing Life's Code Scientists can now change the genetic code of living organisms, but is it ethical?
- Relative Clauses Mastery: Defining vs. Non-Defining Explained Learn to distinguish between essential and non-essential information using relative clauses with confidence.
- Critical Reading Challenge: Analyzing News Bias Sharpen your ability to detect bias, loaded language, and unbalanced reporting in everyday news.
C1 — Advanced
6 lessons- Quantum Computing Explained: From Qubits to Revolutionary Applications How quantum mechanics is poised to transform computing as we know it
- Beyond the Empire's Shadow: The Rise of Post-Colonial Literature How writers from India, Nigeria, and the Caribbean are reshaping the English literary canon
- The Evolution of English: How Language Changes Over Centuries Explore how English transformed from a minor Germanic dialect into the world's most widely learned language, shaped by invasions, trade, and global migration.
- The Great Movement: Why People Cross Borders Examining the economic forces driving migration and the global responses reshaping societies.
- Subjunctive Mood and Advanced Modal Complexity Master the use of subjunctive forms, semi-modals, and complex modal combinations for expressing varying degrees of certainty and hypothetical scenarios.
- Argumentation Workshop: Writing Persuasive Academic Essays Advanced practice in constructing logical arguments, anticipating counterarguments, and using rhetorical strategies effectively in written discourse.