The Mice and the Weasels with new words, a video and discussion questions for ESL students to learn English vocabulary in real context and enjoy English literature The Mice and the Weasels is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Video of the Mice and the Weasels Watch this video on YouTube The…
The Stag and the Pool from Aesop’s fables with video and new vocabulary to learn English words in real context with images, and enjoy English literature with great moral lessons. Source of story: Gutenberg Project Video of The Stag and the Pool Watch this video on YouTube The Stag and the Pool A thirsty stag…
Narcissism 601 Words You Need to Know /ˈnɑː.sɪ.sɪ.zəm/ (noun) Definition the psychological condition of admiring one’s own appearance or abilities excessively and unreasonably, egocentrism, self-admiration, conceit, conceitedness, vanity, vainness, erotic interest in oneself, egoism, self-love, self-importance, egotism, megalomania, self-absorption Example Narcissistic personality disorder — one of several types of personality disorders — is a mental…
Vain 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /veɪn/ (adj) extremely proud of one’s appearance, narcissistic, self-important, arrogant, conceited – abortive, futile, without any good result, otiose, fruitless, unsuccessful, worthless, ineffective, unproductive, in vain Vain: having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth. So vain is definitely not the right word…
The Cactus by O. Henry The Cactus by O. Henry Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ The most notable thing about Time is that it is so purely relative. A large amount of reminiscence is, by common consent, conceded to the drowning man; and it is not past belief that one may review an…
Get down off a high horse Get down off a high horse to act like an ordinary person, to stop being arrogant or haughty, to stop disregarding people around you, act modestly or humbly, stop belittling others, stop being condescending, eat humble pie When we now say that people are on their high horse we…
The Cask of Amontillado The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that…
The Hare & the Tortoise The Hare & the Tortoise A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. Watch this video on YouTube “Do you ever get anywhere?” he asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” replied the Tortoise, “and I get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you…
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…
Araby by James Joyce Araby by James Joyce North Richmond Street, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers’ School set the boys free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a square ground. The other houses of the street,…