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- 2 weeks ago27 min
I Can't Keep Doing This (Intermediate)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Enough is enough. Something has to change. I’m sorry everyone, but I can’t do episodes every fortnight anymore. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cant for the full transcript. New Vocabulary Binge – to do a lot of one thing in one go, e.g. to binge a TV show A leap of faith – a big, scary decision in your life – comment and let me know what leap of faith you’ve been putting off in your life! Watching paint dry – an expression we use to refer to a very boring activity On the back burner – when you keep putting off an important project because it’s not urgent ‘That sucks’ – a colloquial way of saying something is bad Fortnight – two weeks, or fourteen days (UK English) To kick in – to start taking effect, e.g. when a medicine kicks in Anodyne – boring, uninspired, unoriginal Anecdote – a small story from everyday life A preview – when you get to see/hear part of something before it’s released Video about North Korean pop culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T-pPPUAppk 00:00 Intro 01:24 New Vocabulary 07:37 How tastes have changed 10:45 Me vs. the other English learning podcasts 14:04 Bored of my own style 16:34 I need more time 18:19 Big plans 19:42 Story preview! 24:27 Vocabulary Recap 25:29 Tell me about your leap of faith! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 6, 202630 min
Cambodia is Hard to Talk About (Conversation)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! I discuss my friend visiting me from the UK, and an emotional holiday in Cambodia. I touch on the heartbreaking topic of the genocide, but also something more fun: eating a giant spider! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cambodia for the full transcript. 00:00 Intro 01:07 A visitor 03:16 Two big empires 05:59 Visa-free travel 07:01 Force-fed in a teahouse 08:23 My new spirit animal 11:36 My most important job 13:55 Cambodia 18:00 Yummy spider! 20:13 The challenge of talking about this 25:31 Summer plans 27:01 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mar 23, 202626 min
Herding Mountains to Make a Forest (Pre-Intermediate)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! The Stone Forest in Yunnan is a beautiful karst mountain range. But how did it come to be? Learn all about the Sani people and the magical origins of this Chinese nature site in today's episode. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Mountains for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Herd, Bucket, Spirit, Order, Whip, Unfurl, Dam, Rooster, Freeze. Setting: China. Word Count: 681. Author: Chinese Myths. 00:00 Intro 00:52 The Sani people 01:39 My full circle momoent 04:12 Leaving Chinese 06:19 Coming back to Chinese 08:57 Busy busy! 11:14 Stumbling across the origin story 13:30 Vocabulary 17:34 Herding Mountains to Make a Forest 23:31 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mar 9, 202625 min
Doing Stand-Up Comedy in Chinese (Conversation)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Comedy is hard enough, but doing it in Chinese? Oh, Ariel, you do love a challenge! Hear all about my performance adventures and upcoming travel in this laughs-packed episode. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Comedy for the full transcript. 00:00 Intro 01:18 Batching episodes 03:09 Discovering pine cones 05:14 The nightmare of tones 08:33 Trying comedy in Chinese 11:37 This is your host! 13:45 London vs. China 15:48 I've arrived 17:56 Upcoming holidays 19:33 Wicked 2 22:31 Let's gallop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Feb 23, 202620 min
The Animals' Peace Party (Pre-Intermediate)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! The cows and horses have argued with the pigs for too long. It's time to have a peace party and finally settle things. But one very talkative pig has a different view... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Peace for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Hoarse, Filthy, Greedy, Settle a dispute, Master (leader), Amongst, Farmhand, Favour (verb), Wisdom, Squeal. Setting: China. Word Count: 1044. Author: Mary Hayes David, Chow Leung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Feb 9, 202659 min
All the Housemates I've Ever Had (Conversation)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Living with people isn't easy, and I've had it really hard. The Illuminati, the silent treatment, and deadly narcissists - I've seen it all. If you live alone, this episode will fill you with relief, and if you have housemates, it'll make you think 'Maybe they aren't so bad after all!' Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Housemates for the full transcript. Cover art image of dirty dishes by Johan Hansson CC BY 2.0 00:00 Preview 00:39 Intro 03:48 The ethics of this episode 05:50 Living in Bristol 13:46 Moving in with a 'friend' 20:16 Choosing my next housemate 22:36 A brief interlude 23:21 Moving to London 27:27 Down to Eltham 32:20 Finally, up to Walthamstow 38:40 The confrontation 48:58 The actual building 52:11 Would I do it again? 55:07 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jan 26, 202618 min
How the Moon Became Beautiful (Beginner)
Get episodes without adverts at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! The moon is beautiful, but it wasn't always that way. True love was needed, as well as breaking a mother's heart... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Moon for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Astronomy, Poem, Pick (flower), Sharp, Gentle, Ridiculous. Setting: China. Word Count: 843. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 00:00 Intro 01:11 Vocabulary 04:53 How the Moon Became Beautiful 12:58 Transcription problems 16:10 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jan 12, 20261h 7m
Christmas in Japan (Conversation)
Hear all about my time in the bars of Osaka and Fukuoka at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Christmas in Japan isn't like Christmas in the UK. For one thing, it includes humiliation. It also includes very strange food. And don't forget the hot springs! Vocabulary: Elephant in the room, Onsen, Thatched house, Bullet train, Purikura, Chazuke Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Japan for the full transcript. 00:00 Preview 00:31 Intro 01:34 The elephant in the room 03:23 New Year's resolutions 07:03 A spicy train journey 12:25 The hotel tricked me! 14:19 A smooth flight 15:57 The little things 18:32 Public behaviour 20:38 The wonderful resort 23:26 My first onsen experience 27:41 Let's go to the murder village! 34:13 The panda has left the building 36:14 Meeting the locals 39:15 Pew pew trains 40:51 Bright lights, big city 42:25 Ariel, you tease! 43:58 Welcome to the New World 46:54 The magical disappearing hangover 49:09 Onwards to Fukuoka! 50:51 Embarrassing ourselves at the Pretty Club 52:54 Crooning like robots 53:59 Exploring Fukuoka 57:23 But what about Christmas? 59:34 Culture shock-ish 01:02:35 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About Easy Stories in English
Learning a language is hard, but Easy Stories in English makes it easy! Ariel Goodbody introduces each story, explaining difficult vocabulary and talking about their life. Thanks to their high energy and clear pronunciation, the stories are entertaining and simple to understand.Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner, there’s something for everyone. The stories cover a wide range of genres, such as fairy tales, myths and legends, drama, comedy, romance, horror, science fiction and action. There is a balance of children’s stories, as well as more mature themes for adults. While listening to the stories, you can read the transcript at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com and get both reading practice and listening practice. With enough time, you’ll find that your reading and writing skills improve as well.Ariel Goodbody has a strong background in linguistics and language acquisition, and they base the podcast on Stephen Krashen’s th
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