#48 Learn English with a Story: A Series of Unfortunate Events 💥
Welcome to Episode 48 of our B1 English series! Today, Anna and Lukas are telling stories. But to tell a good story in E
📝 Transcript
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Hello, English learners. Welcome to episode 48. Before we start, please subscribe and like this video. This helps us make more lessons for you.
Yes, please subscribe. Today I have a strange story to tell. It was a day with many bad things. Oh no. But it's perfect for our grammar lesson: 'when' versus 'while'. Listeners, today I want you to use the 'pause, write, repeat' way to learn. When you hear a
new phrase, stop the sound, write it down, and say it aloud. You will really need this today because my day was just a very bad day. Everything that could go wrong went wrong.
I am so sorry to hear that. But you know, for language learning, your terrible day is actually a great way for us to learn deeply.
Oh, great. My bad luck is a grammar lesson. Exactly. Because what we have today are many examples that help us understand English grammar. It teaches us the right way to talk about a bad day, right? How to complain.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
to sign up to receive something regularly, like a magazine or a channel's videos
Please subscribe to our channel for more lessons.
a very bad event that causes a lot of damage or problems
The party was a complete disaster because of the rain.
having bad luck or causing problems
It was an unfortunate accident, but no one was seriously hurt.
something that stops an action or activity for a short time
Sorry for the interruption, but I have an important message.
a clear difference between two things
There's a big contrast between living in the city and living in the countryside.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| subscribe | verb | to sign up to receive something regularly, like a magazine or a channel's videos | Please subscribe to our channel for more lessons. |
| disaster | noun | a very bad event that causes a lot of damage or problems | The party was a complete disaster because of the rain. |
| unfortunate | adjective | having bad luck or causing problems | It was an unfortunate accident, but no one was seriously hurt. |
| interruption | noun | something that stops an action or activity for a short time | Sorry for the interruption, but I have an important message. |
| slip | verb | to slide accidentally and lose your balance | Be careful not to slip on the wet floor. |
| drop | verb | to let something fall by accident | Oh no, I dropped my keys! |
| break | verb | to separate into pieces or stop working | My phone fell and the screen broke. |
| crash | verb | to hit something hard, often causing damage or a loud noise | The car crashed into a tree. |
| suddenly | adverb | quickly and unexpectedly | Suddenly, the lights went out. |
| contrast | noun | a clear difference between two things | There's a big contrast between living in the city and living in the countryside. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Please hit that ___ button and give us a like.
My day was just a complete series of ___ events.
I was walking home ___ I saw my friend.
___ I was cooking, the phone rang.
What does 'interruption' mean?
Be careful not to ___ on the ice.
Choose the correct sentence:
My phone fell and the screen ___.
The 'wavy line' in the story's metaphor represents:
The car ___ into the wall, but luckily no one was hurt.
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