Visit our brand new Ko-Fi profile now! Become today one of our backers and actively take part in the making of the of the podcast. Follow the link and feel free to give us a tip or buy us a coffee: it'll cost you almost nothing but it would mean the world to us! Thanks in advance: https://ko-fi.com/learnenglishwithfairytalespodcast#galleryItemView/ . Howdy, folks, and welcome to the forth episode of “Learn English with Fairytales''. . The story will be taking into account for today's episode is: "The strange musician", from brothers Grimm. . You cand find the transcript of this episode here: https://masteryourenglishwithgaetano.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/learn-english-with-fairytales-ep-7-the-tulip-bed/ . Come find us on our brand new Instagram account: http://tinyurl.com/4kj75cz4 . Here's the list of vocabulary and expressions selected from today's story: NEIGHBOURHOOD, /ˈnābərˌ(h)o͝od/, (noun) referring to a district forming a community in a town or a city In this neighbourhood there was once a woman who possessed a cottage. PIXIE, /ˈpiksē/, (noun) referring to magical creatures from children’s stories The pixies were so delighted in this spot. LULLABY, /ˈlələˌbī/, (noun) a gentle song sung to send a child to sleep Often, at the dead hour of the night, a sweet lullaby was heard. RETAIN, /rəˈtān/, (verb) to continue to have something The tulips retained their beauty much longer than any other flowers. (TO) BE PLUCKED, /tuː biː plʌkt/, (exp.) meaning to be removed She never suffered a single tulip to be plucked from its stem. AT LENGTH, /æt lɛŋθ/, (exp.) meaning after a long time At length, however, she died. (TO) WITHER, /ˈwiT͟Hər/, (verb) become dry and or shrivelled The pixies caused the parsley bed to wither away. (TO) RESENT AN INJURY, /rɪˈzɛnt ən ˈɪnʤᵊri/, (exp.) to feel anger about something bad happened to you These sprites, though eager in resenting an injury, were, like most warm spirits. UNWORTHY, /ˌənˈwərT͟Hē/, (adj.) not deserving attention or respect He was unworthy of trust. SOLICITUDE, /səˈlisəˌto͞od/, (noun) care for someone They tended the bed with affectionate solicitude. MOURNFUL, /ˈmôrnf(ə)l/, (adj.) feeling, expressing or inducing sadness Nor did they neglect to pay this mournful tribute to her memory every night. SOD, /säd/, (noun) the surface of the ground with the grass growing on it The sod was ever green. . "Learn English with Fairytales" is an educational project by Gaetano Del Gaiso and Camilla Turco aka Chestnutmane. . Gaetano Del Gaiso is an Italian musician, composer, producer and sound designer, CELTA qualified teacher/tutor, graduated in "Musicology" at Salerno's conservatoire and graduating in "European languages and cultures" at E-Campus University, with over three years of experience in teaching English language as a second and a foreign language in Italy. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourenglishwithgaetano/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gaetanodelgaisocomposerWebsite: https://www.masteryourenglishwithgaetano.wordpress.com/ . Camilla Turco, also known as "Chestnutmane" on the net, is an Italian artist and language expert fond of horses, nature and scented candles. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chestnutmane/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chestnutmaneRedbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Chestnutmane/shop . If you liked this episode, share it everywhere and with everybody. Plus, don't forget to rate the podcast and to give us your feedback writing to us at: learnenglishwithfairytales@gmail.com
