Cinderella story written by Nafise Aghaee with a podcast and vocabulary practice in real context for ESL students Podcast of Cinderella story Watch this video on YouTube. Cinderella story Cinderella is a girl with small glass shoes. A story that expresses oppression in which Cinderella’s stepmother and her daughters hurt her. After her father’s death,…
The Ass and the Lap-dog from Aesop with video and vocabulary practice for ESL students to learn vocabulary in real context The Eagle and the Fox is now in the public domain available at: Gutenberg Project Video of the Ass and the Lap-dog Watch this video on YouTube. The Ass and the Lap-dog There was once…
How Much Land Does A Man Need Theme and plot summary written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl and narrated by the author Video of How Much Land Does A Man Need Theme Watch this video on YouTube. How Much Land Does A Man Need Theme This realistic story begins with an encounter between two…
English Conversation on Schadenfreude English Conversation on Schadenfreude Lecture on schadenfreude Watch this presentation on schadenfreude and express your opinions about it in the comment form at the bottom of this post. Watch this video on YouTube. Sasan It seems to me that Schadenfreude is a horrible feeling that can ruin peoples’ lives. What would…
Writing Practice on Schadenfreude for IELTS Writing Practice on Schadenfreude for IELTS Topic Watch this video on Schadenfreude. Sasan It seems to me that Schadenfreude is a horrible feeling that can ruin peoples’((people’s)) lives. What would be wrong if we set a goal for ourselves and tried hard to achieve our objective and enjoyed the…
The Raven and the Swan is one of Aesop’s fables and tales to learn vocabulary in context with images. Study this English fable and listen to the text by selecting any part of the story. Practice listening and reading comprehension and improve your advanced vocabulary in authentic context at the same time. Source of story:…
How much land does a man need? How much land does a man need? An elder sister came to visit her younger sister in the country. The elder was married to a tradesman in town, the younger to a peasant in the village. As the sisters sat over their tea talking, the elder began to…
The Eagle and the Jackdaw is an English fairy tale from Aesop’s Fables to let you practice vocabulary in context and improve your reading comprehension. You can also select any text and listen to it to improve your listening ability. Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube. The Eagle and the Jackdaw…
Envy Envy (noun & verb) /ˈen.vi/ noun: the state of being jealous of others’ success, possessions, etc. – jealousy – resentment – greed – covet – resent: The childless woman was gazing at a mother and her newborn with envy.
Jealous 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Jealous 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈdʒel.əs/ (adj) feeling unhappy or bitter because other people have some advantages or possessions, envious, covetous, green-eyed, resentful, green with envy, desirous – protective, suspicious, wary, watchful Maybe you’re jealous of others’ success at work. Perhaps you’re envious of your friend’s…