Easy Stories in English Ariel Goodbody
Learning a language is hard. With Easy Stories in English, you can learn English the natural way, without studying lists of vocabulary or complicated grammar rules. Every week, Ariel Goodbody, author and language teacher, will present a story adapted to your level of English. The stories will be hilarious, dramatic, and entertaining, but never too difficult. If you’re learning English and are tired of boring textbooks, then this is the podcast for you. Go to easystoriesinenglish.com for full transcripts of every episode, and to see a list of stories categorised by level.
The Tattoo (Beginner)
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Everyone gets their tattoo when they turn 18, but Gary doesn’t want one. Finally, his parents make him get one. So he shaves off all his hair and gets an X-shaped tattoo on his head. Everyone hates it, and things only get worse.
Today’s story is The Tattoo. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Tattoo for the full transcript.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Science Fiction.
New Vocabulary: Tattoo, Months in advance, Lie, Shape, Anxious, Hidden, Bum, Treat someone like, Barber, Shave your hair off, Go bald, Original, Remove.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 2244.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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The Flesh and Blood We Share (Intermediate)
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Hale’s lover, Bulan, has died. He went off in hunt of the dragon they were supposed to kill together. With nothing left to live for, Hale wanders the streets alone, drunk and miserable. But then the dragon returns, and something is very different about it.
Just a warning: today’s episode contains mentions of sex, bodily functions—specifically going to the toilet when you don’t want to, as well as throwing up—strong swearing and mild gore—that’s blood and violence and things like that. This episode will not be suitable for children.
Today’s story is The Flesh and Blood We Share. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Flesh for the full transcript.
Level: Intermediate.
Genre: Romance.
New Vocabulary: Flesh and blood, Dragon, Slay, Prostitute, Armour, Bladder, Alley, Sorcerer, Beast, Disarm, Claw, Dignity, Tame, Choke on your own spit, Penance.
Setting: Medieval.
Word Count: 4436.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed (Beginner)
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Two-Eyed isn’t beautiful and clever, and unlike her sisters, she only has two eyes. But when a man tries to marry her, her mother and sisters will do anything to ruin Two-Eyed’s life. She will need the help of a magical deer to show that, in the end, love always wins.
Today’s story is One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/EyeL1 for the full transcript. You can listen to the pre-intermediate level version of this story at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Eye.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children’s.
New Vocabulary: Work hard, Fringe, Marry, Skin, Goat, Asleep, Awake, Hoof, Horn, Dig a hole, Pick (fruit).
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 2083.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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Have You Seen This Woman? (Beginner)
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A strange girl goes to university, but she doesn’t have many friends. One day, she disappears. Her friend tells us what he knows about her.
Today’s story is Have You Seen This Woman?. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Woman for the full transcript.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Science Fiction.
New Vocabulary: Lecture, Christian society, Doughnut, Embarrassed, Drunk, Hungover, I wish I had…, Surprised, Poetry.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 1345.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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Sleeping Beauty (Advanced)
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In the Blue Castle, everything is soft and blue. In the Red Castle, everything is bright and strong. The two lands each have their princesses, and the two lands hate each other. But the princesses will have to work together to create peace.
Today’s story is Sleeping Beauty. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/SleepingAdv for the full transcript. You can listen to the beginner-level version of this story at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sleeping.
Level: Advanced.
Genre: Children’s.
New Vocabulary: Beloved, Compassion, Dye, Compliment, Gladiator, Throne, Cloak, Under a spell, Curse, Seafoam, Crack.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 2354.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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It’s a Small World (Pre-Intermediate)
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After World War III, nuclear weapons were banned. So in World War IV, America got creative. But in the end, they only end up hurting themselves.
Today’s story is It’s a Small World. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Small for the full transcript.
Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Science Fiction.
New Vocabulary: Throne, Beehive, Sting, Gut instinct, Apocalypse, Seed, Shrink, Nuclear weapon, Cure, Squirrel.
Setting: Future.
Word Count: 1811.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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All Ears English Podcast Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan
Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you special tips on American culture, customs, etiquette, and how to speak with Americans as well as conversation and commentary on study tips, business English, life in America and Boston and New York, how to apply to university in the US, dating, travel, food and more. You’ll get TOEFL, IELTS, and TOEIC help also from The Examiner of Excellence, Jessica Beck. This podcast is for adult students who are professionals and university students as well as ESL teachers. Join the community to learn to speak American English like a native! Connection NOT Perfection!
A Fun and Fresh Way to Say No Thank You in English
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In this episode you will learn one of the most natural and common ways that natives say that they don’t need something. Listen in for natural English today.
How to Bond Over Your Overindulgences in English
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Do you ever eat too many cookies and then regret it the next day? Today find out a native construction to talk about how you regret doing something and how you can use this to build connection with someone else
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Group Conversation: Have You Experienced Road Rage?
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Are you an angry or aggressive driver? In today’s episode, get native, natural group conversation, the entire All Ears English team discusses road rage. Listen in for our experiences with this common and very dangerous phenomenon.
How to Get the Elusive Startup Visa to the United States with Tahmina Watson
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Where there’s a will, there is a way. If you are a company founder or if you have a big business idea, the US is still a great place to immigrate. Today I interview Tahmina from Tahmina Talks Immigration Podcast about the many ways you can secure a visa to the US as an entrepreneur or a highly skilled employee
How to Find Common Ground and Connection in English
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How can you find out in an English conversation if the person knows someone you know or follows a show that you love? In this episode, you’ll build this super useful connection skill to have more vibrant conversations in English
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6 Minute English BBC
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. A weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Thursday.
The Human Library: Life as an open book
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Why we forget the things we learn
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Why is Super Mario so popular?
We talk about a famous video game character from the 80s.
Should fast food sponsor sport?
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Grime: Music from architecture
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10 подкастов для изучения/продолжения изучения английского языка
Шесть месяцев назад, я сделала для себя очень приятное открытие — подкасты на английском языке для изучающих английский язык. На тот момент у меня были проблемы с аудированием и открытие подкастов очень помогло мне развить аудирование до уровня понимания фильмов и аудиокниг без каких-либо субтитров.
Подкасты – это звуковые аудиофайлы в стиле радиопередач в интернете Как правило, подкасты имеют определенную тематику и периодичность издания. Каждый человек, у которого есть смартфон, может прослушивать подкасты. Для прослушивания подкастов у владельцев Apple есть родное приложение, называется «podcasts». Android пользователи могут использовать приложение «Podcast Addict».
Сразу стоит пояснить, что подкасты очень сильно развивают понимание английской речи, особенно, если вы слушаете подкасты разных жанров и разного уровня сложности. Если вы слушаете подкасты регулярно, мозг привыкает к английской речи => вам становится проще понимать контекст предложения => ваш прогресс в изучении английского становится больше.
От себя добавлю, что лучший прогресс получается тогда, когда вы загоняете себя в стрессовую ситуацию. Для нашего мозга стрессовая ситуация — это тогда, когда для решения задачи требуется больше усилий, чем наш мозг ожидал или ситуация возникла внезапно и требует немедленного решения этой задачи. Так вот, к чему я это? Я к тому, что нужно слушать те подкасты, которые вам НЕ комфортно слушать, я имею в виду, те подкасты, слушая которые, понимание материала МЕНЕЕ 70 процентов. В таком случае, вы будете напрягаться, для вас это будет своеобразный challenge, вы будете расти и, от этого будет больше толку, чем от того, что вы слушаете то, что не вызывает у вас напряжения.
Для себя я выделила два варианта прослушивания подкастов:
1) Целенаправленное прослушивание. Вы выделяете специально время, выписываете непонятные слова, заносите их в словарь, занимаетесь их разбором. Вы концентрируетесь только на том материале, который вы прослушиваете. Для такого варианта очень подходят те подкасты, понимание которых, вызывает у вас трудности.
2) Вы слушаете подкасты и параллельно занимаетесь какими-то делами, такими как, поездка на работу, готовка, занятие в зале. Вы слушаете то, что говорят, но концентрируетесь на речи не полностью. Толку, разумеется, от такого варианта меньше, чем от предыдущего, но он есть. Ваш мозг не зависимо от вас, фиксирует слова и выражения и, когда вы встретите эти слова в каком-либо тексте, для вас они покажутся знакомыми. Для этого варианта подходят подкасты которые вам приятно слушать.
Сначала мне показалось это странным и необычным — изучать английский отходя от обычных методов аудирования. Было немного непривычно, как будто слушаешь радио… Вроде и занимаешься серьезным делом, в вроде это как развлечение. Anyway. Мне стало интересно, я втянулась и, вот итог, я готова дать детальное описание моих любимых подкастов.
Я начну описывать подкасты исходя из их уровня сложности, то есть пойдем от легкого к сложному.
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