Freezing to Death in Scotland (Conversation)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === 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. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Syys 202236min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Elo 202220min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Elo 202222min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Elo 202222min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Heinä 202218min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Heinä 202217min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Kesä 202228min

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. If you enjoy the podcast, you can support me on Patreon, buy me a coffee or follow me on Instagram and Twitter. Support Easy Stories in English by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/easystoriesinenglish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Kesä 202212min