Episodes

  • Think Fast! (Beginner)

    Think Fast! (Beginner)
    Jan 7 2025
    Eugene is a big nerd, and he's afraid of everything. But one day, a man attacks him in the street, and Eugene discovers that he isn't so weak after all. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Fast for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: Comedy. Vocabulary: Nerd, Solve a formula, Strategy, Attack, Avoid, Power cut, Swing, Punch, Dodge, Lamppost. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1098. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • How I Celebrate Christmas (Conversation)

    How I Celebrate Christmas (Conversation)
    Dec 24 2024
    Chocolate oranges, burning puddings and white carrots: British Christmas is quite unique. Find out all about how it's celebrated in today's episode. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Christmas for the full transcript. My video on making mince pies: https://youtu.be/i7VcVKYQRKI Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Word count: 5099 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)

    How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)
    Dec 10 2024
    The nose of a duck, the fur of an otter and the tail of a beaver: platypuses are one of the strangest animals in the world! So where did they come from? Find out in this hilarious story... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Platypus for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Platypus, Beak, Came to be, Can’t be bothered, Pester, Beaver, Tail, Dam, Otter. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1040. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • New? Start here! (Conversation)

    New? Start here! (Conversation)
    Nov 26 2024
    New to the podcast, or want to know how best to learn English, and more about me, Ariel Goodbody? You're in the right place. In today's episode I reintroduce myself, answer some frequently asked questions and recommend you my favourite episodes. Transcript: https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/start Get episodes without advertisements! EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support Word count: 6463 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • The Curse of the Pig (Beginner)

    The Curse of the Pig (Beginner)
    Nov 12 2024
    A princess finds a book that tells her future. When she grows up, she will have to marry a pig. The girl doesn't want to believe it, but one day a pig comes knocking on her door. But things are not as they seem. This is a curse, and there has to be a way to break it... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Curse for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Curse, Forbid, Dragon, Tell the future, Mud, Pork, Pass by in a blur, Transform, String, Tie around, Wear out, Iron, Bone, Catch wind, Ladder. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 4280. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Three Kisses (Pre-Intermediate)

    Three Kisses (Pre-Intermediate)
    Oct 29 2024
    Answer my survey and get the free beginner story, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse: https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/ask Leah's mother dies, and her brother leaves home, and Leah is so sad that she cannot speak. Her father plants a rose garden on her balcony, and every day she gives a white rose to a seagull and kisses it three times, sending it to her brother. But dark magic is also travelling across the sea, and soon Leah will find that every rose is not so sweet... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Kiss for the full transcript. Mit dem Code easystories erhältst du das 12-Monatsabo von Babbel zumPreis von nur 6 Monaten. Das Angebot gilt bis zum 31. Oktober 2024. Einfach auf https://www.babbel.com/audio einlösen und loslegen. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Ruby, Grief, Servant, Dragon, Witch, Seagull, Courage, Slave, Smash, Bathtub. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 2405. Author: Gordon Urquhart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • I have a confession to make...

    I have a confession to make...
    Oct 18 2024
    Answer my survey and get the beginner story, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse: EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Ask Today, I have a confession to make. I thought I knew what you all wanted, but I was wrong. In this episode, I ask for your help. Get the transcript: https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TRANSCRIPT-I-have-a-confession-to-make.pdf Level up your English with Story Builders, an eight-week online course https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/build Mit dem Code easystories erhältst du das 12-Monatsabo von Babbel zumPreis von nur 6 Monaten. Das Angebot gilt bis zum 31. Oktober 2024. Einfach auf https://www.babbel.com/audio einlösen und loslegen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
  • The Freezer Door (Beginner)

    The Freezer Door (Beginner)
    Oct 15 2024
    Level up your English with Story Builders, an eight-week online course https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/build A woman has a loving husband and children, and she's great at her job. So why is she sad? One day, she opens the freezer door and sees the way into another world. If she goes, she will lose her husband and children. But could she be happy there? Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Door for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Freeze, Freezer, Cheek, Pick at, Kid, Nightmare, Gooseberry, Cliff, Sober, Weigh something up, Parallel universe. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 1517. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Mit dem Code easystories erhältst du das 12-Monatsabo von Babbel zumPreis von nur 6 Monaten. Das Angebot gilt bis zum 31. Oktober 2024. Einfach auf https://www.babbel.com/audio einlösen und loslegen. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins