Dear Heart Chapter 1 (Pre-Intermediate)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Cass is the best IT worker at her company. She's strong and confident, but when she meets Fergus, fighting with the photocopier on his first day of work, she doesn't feel so strong. She feels attracted to the small man with a passion for handwriting and crafts. There's just one problem: the only thing she can do with her hands is fix bikes and computers, not hearts. Today's story is Dear Heart. This is chapter one. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dear1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Weights, Attracted to someone, Assume, Fire (job), Bowtie, Glitter, Cross out, Unicorn, Freak, Tell off, Chopsticks, Crafts. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2553. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
19 Jan 202131min
Cacica Gaitana, an Indigenous Hero (Intermediate)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Hundreds of years ago, the Spanish came to Colombia to steal, kill and enslave. But one indigenous woman took a stand and fought back. Find out about the inspiring history of Cacica Gaitana, who saved her people from the invaders! Today's story is Cacica Gaitana, an Indigenous Hero. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cacica for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: History. New Vocabulary: Indigenous, Savage, Warrior, Crush, Messenger, Spaniard, Pat, Pay tribute, Grit your teeth, Crawl, Spear, Cowardice, Ashes. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 1470. Author: Ariel Goodbody, Hamilton Posso. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
12 Jan 202127min
New Year, New Me (Beginner)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Two sisters, Minerva and Diana, are celebrating New Year's Eve together. Diana thinks that Minerva must have lots of New Year's resolutions, plans to improve herself, for the next year, because she is so wise. But Minerva has just one small one. Diana decides to have a competition: who will meet their resolution by the end of next year? Diana thinks that this time, she might actually win... Today's story is New Year, New Me. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/New for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s resolution, Wise, Spontaneous, Serious (person), Childhood, Gym, Frown, All at once, Pour, Smile, Go off (sound). Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1515. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
5 Jan 202127min
Nasreddin the Wise Man (Pre-Intermediate)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Nasreddin is a famous character from Middle Eastern and Eastern European folklore. In these six stories, we find out all the crazy things that Nasredin does. He's wise, in his own strange way. Today's story is Nasreddin the Wise Man. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wise for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Wise, In that case, No reason, Truly, Equally, Vineyard, Basketful, Precious, Stroke, Sunlight, Train (animal). Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 941. Author: Middle Eastern Myths. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
29 Dec 202021min
Open Sesame (Beginner)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man has a rich brother who never gives him any money. One day, while looking for food in the forest, he sees twelve men going to a strange mountain. They say some magic words, and the mountain opens up! What could be inside? The man waits for them to leave, and then repeats the magic words... Today's story is Open Sesame. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Open for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Seed, Wheelbarrow, Thief, Treasure, Jewel, Pile, Glue, Stick to, Leader, Secret. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1109. 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, conversational podcasts, 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
15 Dec 202020min
Mother Death (Intermediate)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A poor man's wife dies and he is left alone to look after 13 children. That is, until Death comes along and makes a deal: they'll become the mother of his son and make him into the best doctor in the land. But as Mortimer grows up, he learns about the truth of his mother's job, and he decides to test the limits of Death's power... Today's story is Mother Death. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Death for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Spit, Cloak, Scythe, Bony, Diagnosis, Potion, Wicked, Disobey, Spin, Wax, Drip. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1586. 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, conversational podcasts, 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
8 Dec 202022min
[100th episode celebration!] The Wind in Her Hand (Intermediate)
Buy me a coffee to say thank you for 100 episodes! === Today we celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast! I give a history of the show, and listen to your voice recordings. In a land where the sun never sets, the people are tired of the heat and light. A mysterious woman, pale as the moon, arrives and says she can help. When she opens her hand, tornadoes come out. She can get rid of the sun for them. The King agrees, but the woman's help comes at a high price... Today's story is The Wind in Her Hand. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hand for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Parasol, Fist, Palm, Suck, Snake (verb), Flutter, Mansion, Candy floss, Crush. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1032. Author: Ariel Goodbody, Lina. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
1 Dec 202040min
The Land of Youth (Beginner)
To celebrate 100 episodes of Easy Stories in English on 1st December, I want to put YOUR voices on the podcast. Record a message and say how Easy Stories in English has helped you to learn English. I also want to have a special introduction with all of your voices. So make sure to record yourself saying, ‘Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great.’ Email your recording to Ariel@EasyStoriesInEnglish.com. Make sure it’s less than a minute, so that there’s time for everyone’s recording! === In Tír na nÓg, the Land of Youth, nobody gets old. Every seven years, the men run to a chair to decide who will be king. The daughter of the new king, Niamh, wants to be queen, but there are no queens in the Land of Youth. So when the druid casts a spell on her and makes her ugly and strong like a pig, she goes to live in the forest in Ireland. There she meets a quick young man called Oisín, and they fall in love... Today's story is The Land of Youth. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Youth for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabulary: Land, Youth, Forever, Druid, Son-in-law, Marry, Ugly, Cast a spell, Hunt, Monster, Disguise. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1563. Author: Irish Myths. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, conversational podcasts, 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
24 Nov 202024min
