Gemma finds a strange red book on her way home from school. She starts reading it, and it is a story about a boy called Nai. In the story, Nai also finds a red book, and when he starts to read it, the story is about Gemma...

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Level: Beginner.

Genre: Horror.

Vocabulary: Pile, Leaf, Push, Wrap, Treasure, Keep doing, Dive, Scary, Run away.

Setting: Modern.

Word Count: 1821.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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In this conversational episode, I do a tarot reading. Tarot is a type of playing cards that can be used to read your future. The tarot is made up of the major arcana and the minor arcana.

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Level: Intermediate.

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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.

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Level: Intermediate.

Genre: Comedy.

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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A blind boy lives in Greenland with his parents and his aunt. The aunt is always complaining, so the boy's mother sends her away, but one night, there is a storm and the boy hears his aunt being struck by lightning. The aunt goes mad, and only the blind boy can save her, but he'll have to travel far from home to do so...

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Level: Intermediate.

Genre: Children's.

Vocabulary: Narwhal, Tusk, Keen (ear), Raven, Grumble, Exile, Yank, Bolt of lightning, Migrate (illness), Rot, Flesh, Whittle, Harpoon, Igloo.

Setting: Greenland.

Word Count: 2831.

Author: Howard Norman.

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A woman grows a really big turnip. She wants to pull it out of the ground but she can't. Her husband helps her, but together they still can't pull the turnip out of the ground. How much help will they need?

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Level: Beginner.

Genre: Children's.

Vocabulary: Giant, Turnip, Weak, Ground, Pull on, Llama, Snake charmer, Nanny, Waste, Granny.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 1061.

Author: Slavic Fairy Tales.

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A mother dreams that her daughter is going to get married, but her dress will be made of water and tears. Her daughter doesn't listen, though, and goes to do laundry at the lake. Someone else there has dreamt of marriage, a certain monster waiting under the water...

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Level: Intermediate.

Genre: Horror

Vocabulary: Froth, Swirl, String of pearls, Seaweed, Mild, Brine, Bend someone’s will, Tea (food), Make to do something, Flesh and blood.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 753.

Author: Karel Jaromír Erben.

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It's a lovely day, and Doggo and Kitty go for a walk in the forest. But when Doggo gets into a fight with a rabbit, he tears his trousers, and now everyone is laughing at him! How can they mend his trousers when they're just a dog and a cat?

Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/TrousersL4 for the full transcript. This is a levelled-up version of a beginner story. To listen to the beginner-level version of Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers, go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Trousers.

Level: Advanced.

Genre: Children's.

Vocabulary: Parasol, Uneven, Thorn, Giggle, Needle, Thread, Curl up, Knot, Unravel, Peck, Wriggle, Seamstress.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 1766.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Today we have a bonus episode from The Level Up English Podcast with Michael Lavers, answering the question 'How long does it take to get fluent in English?'. Get the transcript here: https://www.levelupenglish.school/podcast213/

Here are the key lessons from the episode:

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In this episode, I explore methods you can use to teach your language to your friend or partner. It builds upon the information in the previous episode How to Learn a Language, so I highly recommend listening to that episode first.

Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Teach for the full transcript.

Level: Pre-Intermediate.

Genre: Other.

Vocabulary: Build upon, CI, Target language, Aid, Cognate, Mime, Physical, Word wall, Crosstalk, Command, Clip chat, Story listening.

Setting: Other.

Word Count: 3061.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Red loves playing tricks on the adults in her village, so one day her mother sends her to bring bread and milk to her grandmother. On the way, Red meets a strange man, Wolf, who suggests they play a game: he'll walk the path of pins, she'll walk the path of needles, and they'll see who gets to Grandmother's house first. But when Red arrives, she finds something very different to what she expected.

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Level: Intermediate.

Genre: Horror.

Vocabulary: Pins and needles, Sneak, Tickle, Stray from, Get the better of you, Wolf down, Sense (verb), Wet yourself, Intestines.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 2024.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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