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>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << We're going to continue to discover some more super short scary stories. Next, I'm going to do a little mini-story for you to practice fluency. Simple and effective. "Your bank called you." Phew. Every time the bank calls me, they try to offer me something I don't need: a mortgage, credit, insurance. But I suppose that, if there is a problem, they also call you. Still, they have never called me to give me any good news. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << I’ll be talking about one of the most celebrated holidays in the United States: . After that, you’ll practice your speaking with a new mini-story, while enjoying my new Question & Answer story. Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the last day of October. I would say it’s very popular because everybody’s excited about it, especially children. The word Halloween comes from an old English expression, “All Hallows’ Eve,” and it means the day before All Saints’ Day.   For more episodes and the full text, visit     

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << We're going to be a bit scared. Well, not really. We're going to listen to some super short scary stories. Each story is one sentence, more or less. In the second part, we're going to listen to a point of view story to learn grammar in context without memorizing any boring rules. How was your day? A lot is going on today: some good, some okay, and some bad.  Today, I'd like to talk about fear. Well, I'm not going to get serious about it because we already have plenty of real scary stories in the news. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Today I’m going to talk about , where no one lives anymore for one reason or another. With a mini-story, we will meet John, a man who, tired of his lifestyle, makes a radical decision. There are several words you can use to describe such a town. They all mean the same thing: Abandoned Uninhabited Ghost Deserted  For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Today, I will share with you 9 of the most  in English. And with the point of view story, you will learn grammar only by listening. In 2010, during a project to search for words in digitized books, researchers estimated a total of 1,000,000 words. First, you need to take into account that they have included different forms of the same word. Also, many words are archaic since they are not used in modern English. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Do you like mysteries? I do, but only when they explain what’s really going on. Today I’ll talk about mysterious metallic monoliths. And with a mini-story, you will improve your English fluency. Today’s topic is about mystery. I don’t know if you’ve seen this on social media or TV. In several places around the world, some very remote metal monoliths have appeared. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Today, I'll talk about dubbing. And we will practice grammar in context with a point of view story. Don’t worry. You won’t have to memorize any boring rules. Have you ever wondered why movies are dubbed in some countries and not in others? Dubbing a movie means to substitute the original voice for another one in the language of the country. An alternative is to simply add translated subtitles. This is done in most countries.  For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Let’s look at some bad strategies and attitudes that don’t quite work in conversation. I mean, like having awkward conversations. Next, you’ll practice your fluency with a mini-story lesson—the best way to learn to speak English without translating mentally. All right, have you ever been with someone and not know what to talk about? It’s happened to me sometimes. Every once in a while, we run into situations where it’s difficult to continue the conversation. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << • I'll be talking about what happens just after we end our vacations. • Later, a cool mini-story to practice your English speaking. Let me start by telling you that I'm super excited to be back again and connecting with you! How are you doing? Are you feeling happy and relaxed? Or are you feeling blue?  We’re in September, so I can officially say that the summer holidays are over.  During summer, I've been resting, sunbathing, and enjoying my free time. I've recharged my batteries. For more episodes and the full text, visit 

>> Get my new course: The  Course 2024! Visit  and get the course! << Today, I will talk about  and how it is related to the possible mistakes that occur when we speak. Yes. Sometimes we can make mistakes! Next, we will practice grammar with a funny point of view story. You just have to listen and observe how the different grammar points change. When a person can speak fluently, they can speak more or less without hesitation, without pausing and thinking about how to say something. Occasionally, we can take a short pause to think, but this is not usual. For more episodes and the full text, visit