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Learn English the Easy way with stories to motivate you to grow personally and professionally. This lesson is the story of a man named Joseph. There was a man named Joseph. He lived in Phoenix, Arizona. He believed that he was quite average in every as...

Learn English the Easy way with stories to motivate you to grow personally and professionally. This lesson is the story of a man named Joseph. There was a man named Joseph. He lived in Phoenix, Arizona. He believed that he was quite average in every aspect of his life. He never felt like he stood out. He had mediocre grades in college, and he was not athletic or physically active. Joseph felt unfu...

What do you think makes a good life? More money, a bigger house, a nicer car, fame, more friends? Well, let's find out. In this episode, I will tell you about a Ted Talk about a long study on happiness and what makes a meaningful life. I will share you...

What do you think makes a good life? More money, a bigger house, a nicer car, fame, more friends?  Well, let's find out. In this episode, I will tell you about a Ted Talk about a long study on happiness and what makes a meaningful life.  I will share you the key points and ideas from the talk and if you would like to watch the ted talk, the link is below. https://tinyurl.com/2tdnrcsn 

Breaking Bad Walter White had just marked his 52nd birthday when he started realizing that his life was going nowhere. He had a wife and a teenage son, and another one on the way, but was stuck working an unremarkable job at a car wash. He had tried to...

Breaking Bad Walter White had just marked his 52nd birthday when he started realizing that his life was going nowhere. He had a wife and a teenage son, and another one on the way, but was stuck working an unremarkable job at a car wash. He had tried to pursue chemistry and teach at the university, but life had dealt him a different hand. He got diagnosed with lung cancer and everything changed aft...

What Will They Do? Jeff is in Venezuela now. He will stay there for ten days. Then, he will come back to the United States. After he comes back to the U.S, he is going to contact Sarah about the Spanish classes for her and her husband. He will help them...

What Will They Do? Jeff is in Venezuela now. He will stay there for ten days. Then, he will come back to the United States. After he comes back to the U.S, he is going to contact Sarah about the Spanish classes for her and her husband. He will help them learn Spanish because they will travel to Mexico in May. After learning some Spanish, they will book their flight and travel to Mexico. They will...

The mind is the limit, not the sky. You are capable of doing whatever you put your mind into. My friend and I did the cold plunge in the frozen lake. It was one of the best feelings ever!!! 💪🏽🧊😍

The mind is the limit, not the sky. You are capable of doing whatever you put your mind into. My friend and I did the cold plunge in the frozen lake. It was one of the best feelings ever!!! 💪🏽🧊😍

This is a conversation between two best friends, Matt and Tom. Matt is overweight and eat junks food every day despite advice and warnings from his best friend, Tom.

This is a conversation between two best friends, Matt and Tom. Matt is overweight and eat junks food every day despite advice and warnings from his best friend, Tom.

While overeating can be a serious issue and it can lead to many health problems such as weight gain, lack of energy, and poor eating habits, there are things we can do to prevent us from binge eating. How can we avoid overeating? Overeating can be caus...

While overeating can be a serious issue and it can lead to many health problems such as weight gain, lack of energy, and poor eating habits, there are things we can do to prevent us from binge eating. How can we avoid overeating? Overeating can be caused by a number of factors including habit, stress, and boredom. While it may not seem like a big deal to overindulge in food, it can have serious he...

Atomic Habits by James Clear is one of the best books out there on personal development and how to develop powerful habits in your life. This book explores in depth how small changes in behavior can lead to big changes in one's life. The author covers a...

Atomic Habits by James Clear is one of the best books out there on personal development and how to develop powerful habits in your life. This book explores in depth how small changes in behavior can lead to big changes in one's life. The author covers a wide range of topics from understanding why bad habits are hard to break, to replacing bad habits with good ones, and finally making desired behav...

Madame Loisel was a beautiful woman of average means. She lived in a small apartment in Paris with her husband, who worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Madame Loisel had always wanted to lead a life of luxury and be part of the upper class ...

Madame Loisel was a beautiful woman of average means. She lived in a small apartment in Paris with her husband, who worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Madame Loisel had always wanted to lead a life of luxury and be part of the upper class society, but she was unable to do so because of her modest means. One day, Madame Loisel received an invitation to a fancy party at a friend’s house...

This story is to practice Past Tense. *** In the African savanna, a hungry lion sent his baby cub out to find dinner for the night. The cub headed out to the shop to buy dinner. The cub arrived at the shop and looked around before buying his food. He t...

This story is to practice Past Tense. *** In the African savanna, a hungry lion sent his baby cub out to find dinner for the night. The cub headed out to the shop to buy dinner. The cub arrived at the shop and looked around before buying his food. He then bought 25 chickens and then returned to his father… ****

Waking up early has a lot of benefits – you avoid the rush of getting ready for work and you can take your time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. I usually wake up early so that I can have a relaxed start to the day. That was not the case last Thursday. ...

Waking up early has a lot of benefits – you avoid the rush of getting ready for work and you can take your time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. I usually wake up early so that I can have a relaxed start to the day. That was not the case last Thursday. I woke up late and it completely threw off my morning routine. I had to rush to get ready and head to work. I made it to work on time and everything...

Adam and his wife are at the mall. They are shopping for clothes. They are from Texas, but they just moved to Minnesota two weeks ago and it is very cold in Minnesota. So they need winter clothes because they do not have warm clothes ropas calientes fo...

Adam and his wife are at the mall. They are shopping for clothes. They are from Texas, but they just moved to Minnesota two weeks ago and it is very cold in Minnesota. So they need winter clothes because they do not have warm clothes ropas calientes for winter. They need to buy jackets, sweaters, socks, pants, boots, hoodies, and beanies. They have to spend gastar a lot of money. When they walk in...

Listen to the story in present simple and practice your speaking and grammar by answering the questions with me. ** Amanda ** Amanda works at Kroger. She's there five days a week, but never on weekends! She starts her day early, heading to work at 7:00...