Go Natural English Podcast | Listening & Speaking Lessons Learn English Through Stories | Improve Vocabulary in a Fun Way
Jun 27, 2022
Learning English can be fun and engaging through storytelling. Ryan shares his harrowing bus delay experience at the Ukraine-Poland border, complete with missed flights and a heartwarming cookie moment. He takes us on a hiking adventure in Italy, highlighting breathtaking views and local hospitality from a new friend. The thrill continues with a hitchhiking escapade that leads to a surprising trespassing scare. Finally, listeners can test their vocabulary skills with a quiz, rounding off an enjoyable journey through language and culture.
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Stories Beat Textbook Boredom
- Learning languages through stories makes practice enjoyable and speeds fluency.
- Gabby emphasizes stories beat textbook boredom for intermediate learners.
Use Active Story Strategies
- Use specific strategies when reading or listening to stories to accelerate fluency.
- Ryan warns passive listening helps, but active strategies hack your way to fluency faster.
30-Hour Border Ordeal
- Ryan recounts a 30-hour bus trip at the Ukraine-Poland border that caused him to miss a flight.
- A stranger's cookies lifted his spirits and a friend later found a replacement ticket so he continued his travels.