Easy Stories in English

The podcast that will take your English from OK to Good and from Good to Great!

Author: Ariel Goodbody

How to Learn a Language

Aug 29, 2023

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Genre: Other

Setting: Other

New Vocabulary: Abstract, Affective filter, Bibliography, Cognate, Comprehensible input, Conscious, Controversial, Criticise, Data, Figure out, Hypothesis, Innate, Make a deal, Memorise, Monitor, Negative emotions, Output, Panic, Researcher, Second language acquisition, Spark an interest, State (say), Subconscious, Theory

Word Count: 5130

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

In this episode, I explain the theory behind second language acquisition, or the way that we learn languages and how best to study languages. I introduce Stephen Krashen’s Theory of Comprehensible Input and discuss the five hypotheses that make it up, and then explain how I used this theory when creating Easy Stories in English.
The Piper of Hamelin (Beginner)

Aug 15, 2023

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Genre: Horror

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Blind, Deaf, Disappear, Drown, Get rid of, Lead, Limp, Mayor, Piper, Times (maths)

Word Count: 1588

Original Author: Fairy Tales

Rats come to the town of Hamelin, three times as big as normal rats. The townspeople don’t know what to do. But then a piper comes to town and says he can get rid of the rats with his music. The only problem? The price! But when the mayor refuses to pay him, the piper plays a different kind of music…
The Elephant and the Hare (Intermediate)

Aug 1, 2023

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Crush, Hare, Herd, Hop, Sack, Savanna, Skin (verb), Spit, Trunk (Elephant), Wily

Word Count: 1294

Original Author: Fairy Tales

An elephant is travelling to meet his family, bringing delicious honey as a gift. He stops to give a hare a ride over the river, but the hare smells the honey and can’t resist just having a taste…
The King’s New Clothes (Beginner)

Jul 18, 2023

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Council, Knight (verb), Lie, Naked, Outfit, Parade, Pretend, Stupid, Wardrobe, Weaver

Word Count: 1439

Original Author: Hans Christian Andersen

There is a king who loves only his clothes. One day, two brothers come to town and say that they can make magic clothes for the king. If you are stupid or bad at your job, you can’t see the clothes. But what happens when the king can’t see them?
The Voice of Reason

Jul 4, 2023

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Bandit, Hanging, Hedge, Ignore, Jeweller, Land (verb), Obey, Pitchfork, Property, Reason, Spread, Tame

Word Count: 2303

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

In a small town, the people look after each other. When someone is hungry, the others give them food. But one day, the Voice of Reason comes to town and changes everything.
Four Windows

Jun 20, 2023

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Aerosol can, Distort, Moral (story), Mundane, Pristine, Quirk, Rut, Scrub, Sleep in, Warfare

Word Count: 1609

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Two people live in buildings next to each other: a clean man and a messy woman. Each day, they look through the window into the other’s flat and imagine what their life is like. But in the end, only one person knows the truth…
Eyes, Teeth and Toenails

Jun 6, 2023

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Genre: Comedy

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Cavity, Destroy, Filling, Hammer, Hero, Nail, Notice, Radiator, Sandals, Smile

Word Count: 1165

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Ken finally has his holiday. But his eyes hurt! Maybe watching TV will help. Lisa loves brushing her teeth – she does it EVERYWHERE. But what will happen when she goes to the dentist? Vladimir has beautiful, long toenails… but does his boss agree?
Interview with Alastair about Pioneers of the Continuum

May 23, 2023

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Genre: Conversation

Setting: Other

Recently, I worked with Alastair Budge on Pioneers of the Continuum, an eight-part audio drama featuring your favourite ESL podcasters as narrators. Today, we talk about Pioneers of the Continuum and Alastair’s other work. Alastair also hosts the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast, where you can learn about history and inspiring stories in accessible English.
Eileen

May 9, 2023

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Genre: Horror

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Acid, Bruise, Bully, Climate change, Come up with, Disguise, Disprove, Exponential, Hack, Precocious

Word Count: 1449

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

With every month that passes, Eileen gets cleverer. The kids at school hate her, and her parents are afraid of her. There’s something not… human about this child. This story covers my feelings about AI (artificial intelligence). I talk a lot about an episode of another podcast, Your Undivided Attention, which explains the dangers and possibilities of AI.
Saint George and the Dragon

Apr 25, 2023

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Genre: Myths & Legends

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Collar, Desert, Dew, Dragon, Kingdom, Knight, Pass out, Saint, Scratch, Tame, Well (water)

Word Count: 1662

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Download this episode as a PDF. Transcript Welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great. I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s story is for pre-intermediate learners. The name of the story is Saint George and the Dragon. […]

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