Easy Stories in English

Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media
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Jun 15, 2021 • 25min

The Shadow Club #2: Shadows and Lightning

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === It rains all week, and it looks like the football match is going to be cancelled. But on the day, a miracle happens, and it's perfect weather! But while they're playing football, a storm begins, and Ricky sees something he really doesn't want to... Today's story is The Shadow Club. This is chapter two, Shadows and Lightning. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Shadow2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Action. New Vocabulary: Forbid, Pyjamas, Drag, Shoot up/through, Resit an exam, Stomach clenches, Miracle, Nod, Milkshake, Pass (sports). Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1653. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me 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
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Jun 8, 2021 • 31min

The Shadow Club #1: A Boring Life

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Ricky Marshall has a boring life. He goes to school, plays video games and steals chocolate from the kitchen cupboard. But he has a dream. One day, he's going to be a professional footballer. It will probably never happen, but he can dream, right? Well, one day Ricky's boring life changes when a strange monster attacks his friend... Today's story is The Shadow Club. This is chapter one, A Boring Life. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Shadow1 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Action. New Vocabulary: Stare, Roman, Duck (movement), Volcano, Way more, At some point, Ignore, Claw, Punch, Priority. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1754. Author: Ariel Goodbody. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me 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
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Jun 1, 2021 • 32min

Butcher Boy George (Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === You won't find another man like Butcher Boy George, even if you travel through 70 villages. Except, is he a man? Man or not, George is strong, but he'll have to be clever to survive his adventure through the forest. Today's story is Butcher Boy George. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Boy for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Action. New Vocabulary: With your bare hands, Glow, Belly, Pinky finger, Pop up, Crooked, Demon, Duel, Sign of the cross, Witch. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1691. Author: Fairy Tales. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me 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
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May 25, 2021 • 25min

Love Like Salt (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === A rich man asks his daughters how much they love him, and his third daughter says he loves him like fresh meat loves salt. Insulted, he throws her out, and she has to find somewhere to work and live. But in the end, her father will understand the true meaning of her words... Today's story is Love Like Salt. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Salt for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Philosophical. New Vocabulary: Get into trouble, Frown, Marsh, Cloak, Pretend, Maid, Once (after), Lord, Bland, Make up. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1490. Author: Fairy Tales. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me 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
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May 18, 2021 • 25min

The Tooth Fairy (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Penny loses her first tooth, and her parents tell her to put it under her pillow. In the night, the Tooth Fairy will come and replace it with a coin. Penny quickly decides that this is wonderful, and starts thinking of ways to get more coins... Today's story is The Tooth Fairy. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Tooth for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: The Tooth Fairy, Fall over, Coin, Asleep, Replace, Disagree, Hide, Emergency, Lie, Save time, Tide, Current (sea). Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1388. 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
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May 11, 2021 • 50min

The Monsters Inside Us (Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Content warning: this episode contains hallucinations, representations of psychosis, homophobia, bullying, child abuse and light mentions of sex. William is the worst student in his class. He never studies, and the voice inside his head is always telling him to work harder. And then the voice turns into a person, his 'guardian angel', Cam. But it turns out Cam isn't just a voice, and he's there to protect William from some real monsters... Today's story is The Monsters Inside Us. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Monsters for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Coming of Age. New Vocabulary: Skinny jeans, A figment of your imagination, Guardian angel, Arse, Cowboy, Psychosis, Dread, Student counselling, Dissertation, Medication. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 4520. 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
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May 4, 2021 • 40min

The Most Wanted Woman in Town (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Content warning: this episode contains suggestions of domestic violence. Ada needs help to get rid of her awful boyfriend, Quinn. She goes to Hartwood Head, where a powerful sorceress lives, The Most Wanted Woman in Town. This woman announces a competition: whoever can get her house key from around a cat's neck and open her door will be able to ask her for one thing. So Ada gets the key the only way she knows how: by being nice. Today's story is The Most Wanted Woman in Town. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wanted for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Romance. New Vocabulary: Prompt, Sorceress, Sleep in, Whoever, Disappear, Chase, Trap, Rub, Scratch, Nap, Gossip. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 3321. 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
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Apr 27, 2021 • 21min

Aldar Kose's Magic Coat (Beginner)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Aldar Kose is a trickster character from Kazakhstan. One day, he is travelling through a cold field with an old horse and a coat full of holes. Then he sees a rich man with a swift horse and a fox fur coat, and he has an idea... Today's story is Aldar Kose's Magic Coat. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Coat for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Trick, Icebreaker, Scoundrel, Fox, Fur coat, Hole, Shiver, Yurt, Blow, Spur, Swift, Fan yourself. Setting: Kazakhstan. Word Count: 773. 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
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Apr 20, 2021 • 30min

The Princess Who Carried a House (Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === Sanonoi is born with a small wooden house in her hand. When nobody is looking, she can make the house grow and go inside. A white cotton rope is hidden there, but what is it for? One day, her father tells her she must leave the palace for her own safety, and her journey begins... Today's story is The Princess Who Carried a House. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Princess for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabulary: Rule over, Limb, Astrologer, Monk, Potion, Instinct, Wound, Dye, Bow (ship), Superstition. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2633. 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
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Apr 13, 2021 • 23min

The Mermaid of Zennor (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast! === In Zennor, a village in Cornwall, there is a carving of a mermaid in the local church. How did it get there? Well, hundreds of years ago, a strange but beautiful woman visited the town, and caught the eye of a young man called Mathew Trewella... Today's story is The Mermaid of Zennor. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Zennor for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. New Vocabulary: Tail, Mermaid, Bench, Carve, Mysterious, Work up the courage, Overlook (view), Cast anchor, Captain, Don’t need to be asked twice. Setting: Medieval. Word Count: 970. 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

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