Category: Conversation
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It’s My Podcast and I’ll Ramble If I Want To
Have you ever eaten bone marrow? You know, the fat inside of animal bones? Have you ever wondered whether ancient humans sucked out the marrow like a tube of yoghurt? Yeah, that’s the kind of stuff I’ve been doing recently. Have a listen.
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Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling
Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions Hello, my lovely learners and 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 episode is a conversation about Hangzhou and the joy of […]
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How Slow Can I Go?
Listen to me articulate every word as I discuss unusual beverages, insane apps, Pilates in Chinese, and how I’m feeding you all worms.
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My Morning Routine
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Genre: ConversationNew Vocabulary: “He could talk for England”, Bar soap, Cork, Dental floss, Deodorant, Equator, Grind, Mouthwash, Muesli, Night owl, Shower gel, Yoga block, Yoga strapWord Count: 5360Download as a PDF Hello, my Lovely Learners and welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from Okay to Good and from Good to Great! I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s episode is a conversation about my morning routine. As always, the transcript and PDF […]
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Hello from China!
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Genre: ConversationNew Vocabulary: ‘A fish out of water’, ‘Mad dogs and Englishmen’, Adzuki bean, Apartment complex, Bedside manner, Bullfrog, Bureaucracy, Cicada, Congee, Pale, Red bayberry, Scavenger hunt, SIM card, Sweat, UltrasoundWord Count: 6366Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out… my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful!
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I Ate Colin’s Face
In the last week before moving to China, I recount awkward goodbyes, the British tradition of caterpillar-shaped cakes, my sneaky strategy to avoid jet lag, and my super secret language study hacks. Keep listening to learn English!
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Freezing to Death in Scotland
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New Vocabulary: ‘It hits different’, Camper van, Ceilidh, Close the loop, Emotional breakdown, Heart rate variability, Pass rate, Peter Pan syndrome, Puer aeternus, Quaker, RV, ShibbolethWord Count: 5594So I recently went to my cousin’s wedding in Edinburgh, which turned out to be much colder than expected, ESPECIALLY since I was camping! Fortunately, the beauty of the Quaker wedding ceremony more than made up for it. I couldn’t stick around for long, though, as I had to whiz back to London on the train to take the highest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Sounds boring, but in fact it allowed me…
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I Got Kicked Out!
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New Vocabulary: Ball (party), Bumper cars, Checkmate, Gen Z, Hay fever, Helter skelter, Incense, Joie de vivre, Middle of the road, ShishaWord Count: 6405Yes, that’s right, I was kicked out of a public building… Not only that, I went to a wild party in Cambridge, and I’m setting the house on fire with incense. Sort of.
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Who is Middle Class?
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New Vocabulary: Chav, Nouveau riche, Parvenu, Posh, Processed food, Received Pronunciation, Social bubbleWord Count: 5444Want to really know how the UK works? Then you need to understand class. Come with me on a journey through food, supermarkets and sports to discover what the hoi polloi and high society do different.
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Giving Up Sugar for Lent
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Genre: ConversationNew Vocabulary: Abstain, Crave, Daylight savings, Flashcards, Give something up, Hojicha, Hold someone accountable, Lent, Ramadan, Spring (verb), Taste buds, VainWord Count: 3773Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians fast or give something up. In today’s episode, I talk about giving up sugar, plus give some tips on how best to use flashcards to learn vocabulary.
