Easy Stories in English

By Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

Learning a language is hard, but Easy Stories in English makes it easy! Ariel Goodbody introduces each story, explaining difficult vocabulary and talking about their life. Thanks to their high energy ... more

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Easy Stories in English episodes:

September 27, 2022 The Last King of the Britons (Pre-Intermediate)
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King Herla is fighting a war against the Saxons and winning. A group of dwarves comes to his wedding and makes a deal with him: if they can come to his wedding, then in the future the king will go to the dwarf king's wedding. He thinks the dwarves will give them amazing gifts, but he doesn't know the risk he's taking...
Today's story is The Last King of the Britons. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Last for the full transcript.
Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Myths & Legends.
Vocabulary: Rule, Give up (defeat), Dismount, Banquet, Do someone an honour, Faerie folk, Dwarf, Risk your life, Make a deal, Crack, Shepherd, Be reunited.
Setting: Medieval.
Word Count: 1272.
Author: British Myths.
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September 13, 2022 The Boy Who Knew No Fear (Beginner)
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One day, a young man called Anders hears his brother say, 'Oh, those scary stories make me shudder!'
'I wonder what it means to shudder?' Anders thinks, and he goes out on a journey to find out.
Today's story is The Boy Who Knew No Fear. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/FearL1 for the full transcript. This is a levelled-down version of a pre-intermediate story. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Fear to listen to the pre-intermediate-level version.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Comedy.
Vocabulary: Stupid, Shudder, Scary, Priest, Ring a bell, Ghost, If only, Hanging, Burn, Lathe, Axe, Warm (verb), Claw, Bone, Skull, Bowling, Coffin, Stone, Bucket.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 2740.
Author: Fairy Tales.
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August 30, 2022 Hector the Snail (Beginner)
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...
Today's story is Hector the Snail. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Snail for the full transcript and PDF.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children's.
New 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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21min
August 16, 2022 The Digital Fugitive (Advanced)
The war is raging on, and the government needs a part from her wheelchair. The only problem is, her wheelchair is now a part of her body. And she's illegally modified it.
Today's story is The Digital Fugitive. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Digital for the full transcript and PDF.
Level: Advanced.
Genre: Science Fiction.
New Vocabulary: Fugitive, Nerve endings, Powerchair, Cog, Prosthetic, Middle management, Underclass, Scrap, Merge, Accessibility, Physiotherapy, Painkiller, Bodybuilder, Puff.
Setting: Future.
Word Count: 1170.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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23min
August 02, 2022 The Turnip Princess (Beginner)
A young man called Arran hates eating his vegetables. One day, his mother locks him out. Arran finds a house with a strange old woman inside, and a dog that talks. Will he find his way home, and will he discover the secret of the house?
Today's story is The Turnip Princess. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Turnip for the full transcript and PDF.
Level: Beginner.
Genre: Children's.
New Vocabulary: Turnip, Princess, Chest, Lock out, Witch, Curse, Familiar, Collapse, Bite, Carve.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 1648.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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23min
July 19, 2022 His Latest Experiment (Pre-Intermediate)
God is trying to make humans, but something is wrong. His calculations look right, but the humans are staying babies for fifty years. What is the problem?
Today's story is His Latest Experiment. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Experiment for the full transcript and PDF.
Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Science Fiction.
New Vocabulary: Graduate, Move on, Economy, Drag (art), Gender, Heartwarming, After-show party, Flash fiction, Disaster, Earthling, Calculation, Magnesium, Error, Coding, Bark (dog), Pregnancy, Rounding (maths), Heaven, Lifespan, Times (maths).
Setting: Ancient.
Word Count: 522.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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19min
July 05, 2022 The North Wind and the Sun (Pre-Intermediate)
The North Wind and the Sun are always arguing about what true power is. Does power come from strength, or from kindness? So the North Wind challenges the Sun to a competition to see who is right.
Today's story is The North Wind and the Sun. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/WindL2 for the full transcript and PDF. You can listen to the beginner-level version of this story at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wind.
Level: Pre-Intermediate.
Genre: Children's.
New Vocabulary: Retreat (holiday), Bathe, Harmony, Strength, Bam, Kindness, Weakling, Suffocate, Bitter cold, Hold tightly, Sweat.
Setting: Fairytale.
Word Count: 862.
Author: Aesop's Fables.
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June 21, 2022 A Lucky New Year (Intermediate)
Harold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won't change. So he decides that this New Year's Eve, he's going to follow every tradition and superstition in the world, to see if he can change his luck around.
Today's story is A Lucky New Year. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Year for the full transcript and PDF.
Level: Intermediate.
Genre: Comedy.
New Vocabulary: Superstition, Good-luck charm, Signify, Noodles, Doughnut, Pomegranate, Lead (metal), Ashes, Choke, Clock strikes midnight, Coal, Shortbread.
Setting: Modern.
Word Count: 2081.
Author: Ariel Goodbody.
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29min
June 14, 2022I'm Back!
Easy Stories in English is back! But there are a few changes:
There will only be a new episode once a fortnight (once every two weeks)
I am stopping teaching
I am going to start scripting the conversation section instead of improvising it
The email newsletter will just contain information about new episodes and other news
I am changing the content of the Patreon levels
For all the details, check out the transcript.
New Vocabulary: Fatigue, Burn out, Fortnight, Evergreen content, To do with, Improvise, Script, Pledge, Bonus, Q&A, Sum up.
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December 21, 2021 I have to pause the podcast
Update from 04/06/2022: The podcast is returning! Listen out for an official announcement on 14th June.
Today's episode is voiced by John Rayment. You can find him on Twitter here.
Transcript
Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great.
I am not Ariel Goodbody. I'm Ariel's friend, John. I'm recording this message for Ariel, because he's unable to speak at the moment.
So here’s what Ariel has to say:
‘Hello, everyone. Some of you may know that I’m autistic. I talked about it earlier this year, when I did the pre-intermediate version of The Little Frog with the Big Mouth.
‘Basically, it means that my brain works a bit differently to most people’s. I am more sensitive to bright lights, loud sounds and strong smells. I don’t talk or act like most people do, so I often mask. Masking is when an autistic person “puts on a mask”, basically pretends to be like everyone else.
‘Because of these things, being autistic can be very tiring. It’s very hard for us to just exist in the world, because the world is full of bright lights, loud sounds and strong smells, and people want us to pretend we’re different to who we actually are.
‘So often, when things are too difficult for us, we shut down. This is when your body says, “No more!” Sometimes, it just means being alone in a room for a long time and resting.
‘But this year, I’ve been having more serious shutdowns. I’ve started going non-verbal—losing the ability to speak. As I’m writing this message, I’ve been non-verbal for 12 days. As well as this, I’ve also had movement difficulties, and I can’t easily do lots of things that I was able to do before, like travelling or shopping.
‘I’m telling you all this because, obviously, if I can’t talk, I can’t record Easy Stories in English. I really hate not being able to do the podcast, but right now, my body needs to rest. I don’t know how long it will be for, and to be honest, I don’t know how reliable my voice will be in the future. I’ve done some research into what’s happening to me, and I seem to have a health problem called autistic catatonia. There isn’t much research on it, and it’s difficult to treat, but I’m trying my best.
‘I want to thank you all for your support. I already talked about this on Patreon and in my email newsletter, and so many of you sent kind messages. I’m sorry I couldn’t respond to them all. I have found it very hard to keep up with emails.
‘So, for now, I will have to take a break from the podcast. Hopefully, I’ll be able to start again in the new year. I hope you all have wonderful holidays, if you do celebrate holidays around this time of year.
‘Thank you for listening, and hopefully I’ll see you soon.’
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