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Misty the Snake loves eating other people's pets. This does not make the people of the United Kingdom happy. So her owner takes her to Brazil, but really she wants to go home to Ghana...
This episode is a rerun, BUT I add some new commentary and talk about my exciting new project, Story Builders. Story Builders will be an eight-week online language course where we will work together to create a story based on all our experiences that will then appear on the podcast. To hear as soon as sign-ups for Story Builders are open, join my email newsletter at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Email.
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Level: Beginner.
Genre: Comedy
Vocabulary: Sneak, Parcel, Queue, Bubble wrap, Marmite, Lick, Ex, Prison bars, Put a bounty on someone’s head, Owner, Tongue, Yeast.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 1457.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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In today's episode, I talk all about how I injured my leg at my sister's wedding, the race riots currently happening in the UK, not so nice, and end with some motivation for all of you. Very nice. Keep listening to learn English!
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Vocabulary: Buddy, Nomenclature, Yap, Gen Z, Segment, Ramble, Civil partnership, Registrar, Brother-in-law, Bonfire, Cartwheel, Pull a hamstring, Ceilidh, Gaelic, Calves, Killing me, Polyamorous, Sedate, Woo woo, Stoic, Two sides of the same coin, Adman, Conscript, Eyewitness, Testify, Tabloid newspaper, Beaver, Rewilding, Double whammy, Food for thought, Ultra-processed food, A rule of thumb, Livestock, Calf (cow), Fasting
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Tobias arrives at St Gummarus' School for Nasty Children. At first, he thinks his parents might have made a mistake, because all the kids here are badly behaved and nasty. But he soon realises that deep down, they are good, and they're threatening his mission to do evil. So Tobias decides to use goodness as a weapon...
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Level: Intermediate.
Genre: Philosophical.
Vocabulary: Frame someone for something, Theology, Wet the bed, Ripple, Detention, Do-gooder, Put your head down, Oxbridge, Indoctrination, PE, Brush yourself off, A-level, ‘Even if I die trying’, Practically vibrating.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 4021.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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When Tobias's parents ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he says, 'Evil.' There's just one problem: his parents are devoted Christians! As Tobias does more and more bad things, his parents try to find ways to make him good, until finally there is only one option left...
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Level: Intermediate.
Genre: Philosophical.
Vocabulary: Evil, Lord, Mass, Hypocrisy, Rota, Seven deadly sins, Spit, Test the waters, Tabernacle, Chapel, Host (Christianity), A cross to bear, Satan, Boarding school, Bullying, Atheist.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 3625.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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A fisherman finds a golden fish. The golden fish says it can grant his wishes. But the fisherman doesn't wish for anything. However, when his wife gets home she says she wants a new house. So the next day the fisherman catches the golden fish again and wishes for a new house. That starts a series of events that ends in disaster...
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Level: Beginner.
Genre: Philosophical.
Vocabulary: Fisherman, Hut, Stormy, Calm (weather), Let go of, Grant a wish, Nag, Education, Politics, Revolution.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 1086.
Author: Fairy Tales.
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Today's episode comes from the Into the Story podcast. Check it out if you like the idea of learning English with real-life stories - and I'm sure you do!
Laurie Skreslet and a team of climbers face difficult conditions as they attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest — will they make it?
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Level: Upper-intermediate
Accent: Canadian
5 words and expressions in today's story:
- TO BRACE YOURSELF: means to prepare yourself for something that might be difficult or unpleasant.
- TO KEEP PACE WITH vs TO FALL BEHIND: To keep pace means to stay at the same speed or level. To fall behind means to not keep up with others.
- TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: to start focusing on an important task or activity, and stop wasting time.
- TO BE TOUCHED BY SOMETHING: used figuratively, this means to be emotionally moved or affected by something.
- TO SINK IN: means to start to understand or realize the truth of something.
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Today's episode comes from the Into the Story podcast. Check it out if you like the idea of learning English with real-life stories - and I'm sure you do!
When Laurie Skreslet attempted to climb Mount Everest in 1982, he faced dangerous avalanches, the closure of the only route up the mountain, and a life-changing moment.
Level: Advanced
Accent: Canadian
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5 words and expressions in today's story:
- TO IGNITE: to start something, either literally by starting a fire or figuratively by sparking an idea or feeling, as Laurie discusses igniting a passion for climbing.
- LITTLE DID I KNOW: expresses discovering or experiencing something unexpectedly, often referring to unexpected consequences. For instance, loving a food you thought you would hate or finding a test more difficult than expected.
- DIVING BOARD: is a platform used for jumping off into a pool, commonly used in the sport of diving.
- LEAP: refers to a big jump, like a cat jumping from a table to the ground, or a sudden change, such as starting a business after years of working in the same job.
- TO GIVE IN: means to agree or surrender to something you didn't want to do, while "to give up" means to stop doing something or quit trying.
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In this episode, I talk about everything I've been up to for the past two months: visiting a friend, what I'm wearing, a romantic encounter in the supermarket, my try at stand-up comedy, the Royal Academy of Art, eating in the dark: there's just too much to summarise! Listen to it!!
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An old couple wish for a son and instead have a daughter with long, magical hair. They don't see the value in it, and sell her off to an old man who keeps her in a tower. Every day, he massages the oil from her hair and sells it. But the girl gets tired of this life, and makes a plan to escape...
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Level: Pre-intermediate.
Genre: Romance.
Vocabulary: Loom, Get caught on, Scalp, Pharmacist, Suit of armour, Sword, Chew, Treat someone like, Trapped, Starve, Nail.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 3658.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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A cat and a mouse live together as friends, and what strange friends that makes! One day, the cat suggests they store some food for the winter, so they buy a pot of fat and hide it in a church. But while the mouse happily cleans the house, the cat starts to think about the food...
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Level: Advanced.
Genre: Children's.
Vocabulary: Altar, Fantasise, Christening, Godmother, Crumbs, Savour, Disposition, Kitty, Ponder, Might as well, “For all the good it will do you”.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 1554.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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Hector is a snail, so of course he's very slow. But he dreams of becoming fast. He decides to find a wizard and ask the wizard to swap his body with an ostrich's. What could go wrong? Well, a lot, actually...
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Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children's.
Vocabulary: Snail, Snail trail, Wizard, Swap, Ostrich, Human, Cave, Solve a problem, Ride, Kick, Free (verb), All over, False eyelashes.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 1033.
Author: Ariel Goodbody
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Żgugina lives on the coast of Malta with her son. When pirates attack, she rushes to the church to pray to St Demetrius. 'St Demetrius,' she says, 'if you save my son I will light a lamp that burns forever!' What happened next was too much for her to believe...
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Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Myths & Legends.
Vocabulary: Portrait, Faithful, Saint, Kneel, Captain, Treasure, Basement, Tie up, Horizon, Hoofprint, Earthquake.
Setting: Malta.
Word Count: 979.
Author: Saviour Pirotta.
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The wind carries a pea to a crack by a window. Inside the house, a boy is sick and dying. The pea wants to help the boy, and slowly it grows into a plant. When the boy sees the plant he is so happy, and he helps the plant grow.
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Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children's.
Vocabulary: Kind-hearted, Pea, Pod, Harvest, Blow, Crack, Afford, Shoo, Water (verb), Shaped like
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 1081.
Author: Saviour Pirotta.
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In this episode of Easy Stories in English, host Ariel Goodbody discusses the concept of 'normal people problems' as opposed to more serious issues, drawing on his own experiences of moving to London and finding his community. Ariel reflects on his challenging past, including changing gender twice and dealing with identity crisis, while contrasting these with his current 'normal' problems such as itchy back due to hard water, adjusting to a slower pace in relationships, and struggling to find good cider in London. He also addresses the dynamics of friendship when one is thriving and the other is not, and invites listeners to share their own 'small fish' problems on the show's website and YouTube channel.
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Today's story I wrote with Alastair Budge from the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast. In last week's episode, we brainstormed the story together, and today we present to you A Visitor from Chilly Bottom.
A man who has lived in Antarctica all his life visits the UK for the first time. Technically, he is a British citizen, as he grew up on British Antarctic Territory. And he has an important message for the king! It's just that, the king has no idea who this man is...
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Level: Intermediate.
Genre: Comedy.
Vocabulary: Chilly, Royal seal, Bonkers, Butler, Tailcoat, Worship, Spit, Regurgitate, Colony, Crumbs, Poo, Furrow your brow, Captive, Press release, Waddle.
Setting: UK.
Word Count: 3272.
Author: Ariel Goodbody and Alastair Budge.
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In this episode, I brainstorm a story with Alastair Budge. We start with the concept of someone from Antarctica moving to London and experiencing culture shock and peculiarities of life in the UK. We come up with cultural references and humorous situations involving misunderstandings about British culture. After this episode, Alastair went off and wrote the story, which I then edited, and next week you'll be able to hear the recorded version.
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Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RpDGfqiOP8
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Level: Advanced.
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Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SqPoEVhjGnU
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In this episode of Easy Stories in English, Ariel Goodbody, the host, discusses a recent controversy involving a blasphemous phrase in a podcast episode titled 'The Holy Cat,' leading to its removal after feedback from Muslim listeners. Ariel apologizes and reflects on the learning experience. Additionally, Ariel talks about experimenting with recording formats and locations for YouTube, changes to the availability of episode transcripts, and premium content adjustments. Ariel also shares personal updates, including a recent live stream, an Easter experience, a mindset shift in professional self-perception, pricing adjustments for teaching services, efforts to improve the YouTube channel, upcoming birthday plans, and a collaboration with Alistair from English Learning for Curious Minds. The episode concludes with a promotion for Ariel's English classes and an invitation to subscribe to the email newsletter for live stream notifications.
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An old man lives in an old house. The house is so old that it has changed shape and many things are broken. Every day, the man must climb up a big hill to get to the kitchen. Lots of people tell him he needs to leave the house, but the old man refuses. But one day, the house makes sure he will never leave.
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Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Horror.
Vocabulary: Crooked, Moisture, Warp (wood), Hook, Zip-line, Roll, Fern, Drain (noun), Plumber, Association, Pretend.
Setting: UK.
Word Count: 1753.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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Dinewan gets married to Bohra the kangaroo, and they go for a walk in the desert. But Dinewan soon gets bored. Bohra is a magic kangaroo, and his spirit can walk through the sky. Dinewan thinks it would be interesting to see Bohra's spirit...
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Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children's.
Vocabulary: Emu, Kangaroo, Feather, Spirit, Desert, Shelter, Scratch, Hole, Thorn, Rub, Twig.
Setting: Australia.
Word Count: 741.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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In this episode, I talk about the kinds of performance I've been doing recently - storytelling in a sauna, spinning a tale at the London Esperanto Club, improvising at an open mic night, moderating a talk-show discussion and singing in a church choir. I've been busy this past month! No wonder I've been a bit sick, but hopefully my croaky voice won't stop you from enjoying this episode :)
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Level: Intermediate.
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