Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

854. The Invitation (Learn English with a Short Story)

Nov 28, 2023

01:04:59

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Analyzing a short scary story about visiting the wrong house, discussing creepy elements and vocabulary. Exploring travel expressions and challenges of finding an address. Explaining the meaning of 'shrug' and 'sense of direction'. Recounting a conversation with hosts urging the speaker to stay the night. Learning vocabulary related to haste and urgency. Episode concludes with a call for listener comments and an advertisement.

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The speaker received a mysterious invitation to a dinner party and encountered bizarre and unsettling behavior from supposed relatives.

The podcast explores various language features used in the story to create suspense and suggests a future episode diving deeper into these grammatical elements.

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A Curious Invitation

About seven years ago, the speaker received an invitation to a dinner party from a cousin he had never met before. Confused by the address and poor phone reception, he struggled to find the correct location. Upon arriving, he noticed the house looked dull and dreary. The supposed aunt and uncle seemed oddly excited to see him and insisted he stay the night. Feeling unsettled, he decided to leave quickly, escaping in his car. Later, when he returned home, his mother revealed that his aunt had called saying he never arrived.

Introduction

5min

Wrong House

21min

Heading into the Countryside

19min

Understanding the Meaning of 'Shrug' and 'Sense of Direction'

2min

An Urgent Request to Stay the Night and the Speaker's Irritation

3min

Vocabulary and Expressions of Haste and Urgency

14min

Wrap-up, Invitation for comments, and Advertisement

3min

🎧 Learn English with a short story.

🗣 Listen & repeat after me if you'd like to practise your pronunciation.

💬Learn some vocabulary in the second half of the video.

📄 I found this story in answer to a post on Quora.com asking about true scary stories.

I thought I could use it to help you learn English. Can you understand the story, and predict the twist at the end?

📄 Read the original by Lance Stephenson here https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-short-scary-stories

🔗 Page for this episode on my website with a word-for word copy of the story https://teacherluke.co.uk/2023/11/28/854-the-invitation-learn-english-with-a-short-story/

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