The Newsstand
Issue — April 2026
In this issue
24 lessonsA2 — Elementary
6 lessons- April Fools' Day: Laughter Around the World On April 1st, people in many countries play silly jokes and fun tricks on each other.
- A Rainy Month: April Weather April showers, umbrellas and rainbows — the weather that gives the month its mood.
- Pets Around the World: How Different Countries Love Their Animals From lucky cats in Tokyo to singing birds in Rio — a journey through three cultures and their beloved pets.
- Weather Words: Sunny, Cloudy, Stormy Learn simple English words to talk about the weather you see every day.
- Prepositions of Place: in, on, at The little words that tell us where things are — finally made simple.
- Quiz: Animals Big and Small Whales, ants and everything between — a friendly animal quiz.
B1 — Intermediate
6 lessons- Bringing Nature Back: The Rewilding Movement in Europe Wolves return to forests and beavers rebuild rivers — can rewilding heal European nature?
- Songkran: The World's Biggest Water Fight Every April, Thailand's streets turn into rivers of joy as millions celebrate the New Year with water, laughter, and tradition.
- Earth Day: One Day That Changed the World How a quiet idea in 1970 grew into the planet's biggest environmental celebration
- Animal Idioms: When English Speaks with a Wild Side From cats falling from the sky to birds catching worms, English is full of expressions inspired by animals.
- Present Perfect vs Past Simple How to choose between 'I have been' and 'I went' — a clear, simple guide for B1 learners.
- Quiz: Our Planet Earth Test your knowledge about Earth's oceans, continents, habitats, and the amazing variety of life on our planet.
B2 — Upper Intermediate
6 lessons- From Leftovers to Lifelines: How Apps Are Tackling Food Waste Startups like Too Good To Go connect stores with hungry customers and help save millions of meals every year.
- Everyday Explorers: How Citizen Scientists Are Changing Research From garden bird feeders to smartphone apps, ordinary people are helping scientists collect data on a massive scale.
- The Joy of Owning Less: Inside the Minimalism Movement A B2-level look at why people are choosing to live with fewer things — and what they find on the other side.
- Words for Nature Under Pressure A guide to the vocabulary of habitats, extinction, and conservation for the environment debate.
- The Passive Voice: When the Object Matters How to flip a sentence around so the action — not the actor — takes centre stage.
- Quiz: Inventions That Changed Daily Life From the zipper to the smartphone — how much do you know about everyday tech?
C1 — Advanced
6 lessons- Carbon Border Taxes: Where Climate Policy Meets Global Trade Europe's new carbon charge is rewriting the rules of international commerce — but not without controversy.
- The Last Glow: How Light Pollution Is Erasing the Night Sky From satellite streaks to city skyglow, artificial light is pushing the stars out of view — but a global movement is pushing back.
- The Patient Line: What Queues Reveal About Us A cultural journey from London bus stops to Parisian boulangeries — and what our waiting habits say about who we are
- Hedging: Sounding Careful, Not Weak Master the precision tools that let cautious speakers commit just enough — without overcommitting themselves.
- Cleft Sentences: It Was the Rain That... It-clefts and wh-clefts put emphasis exactly where you want it.
- Quiz: The Economics of Everyday Things Test your grasp of inflation, scarcity, and the hidden incentives that shape ordinary choices.