was a monkey there. And that monkey saw that conversation.
Okay. So what next?
Then the monkey said: “I am not going that dog to get away with tricking this lion”.
Did the monkey say that he was not going to let the dog cheat the lion?
Yes, exactly. He said, “I am not going that dog to get away with tricking the lion.”
Did the monkey want the dog to be punished?
Yes, he did. The monkey wanted the dog to be punished.
Did the monkey want the dog to be caught?
Yes, he did. He wanted the dog to be caught.
And the monkey ran to that lion and he said, “You’ve been tricked. You are a fool. This dog can’t eat lions. He has just set it to scare you away!”
Oh, my Goodness! I can’t believe he did it.
Yes, he did it. He ran to the lion and he said, “You’ve been tricked. You are a fool. This dog cannot eat lions. He has just set it to scare you away!”
Could the dog really eat lions?
No, of course, not. The dog couldn’t eat lions. The dog tricked the lion. The dog cheated the lion.
Did the dog try to make the lion feel scared?
Yes, that’s what he tried to do. He tried to scare the lion away.
Did the dog do it so that the lion could run away?
Yes, he did. The dog cheated the lion. He set it to scare him away, so that the lion could run away.
What about the lion? How did the lion feel?
The lion got very upset and he got wild. The lion was going to eat that dog.
What was the lion going to do?
He was going to eat the dog. He got very upset and he got wild. The lion was going to eat the dog.
And the monkey said, “I can’t wait to come with you to watch.”
What did the monkey want to do?
He really wanted to come and see what the lion was going to do to the dog.
Did the monkey want to wait?
No, he didn’t want to wait. The monkey didn’t want to wait. He really wanted to come with the lion and watch. That’s why he said, “I can’t wait to come with you and to watch.”
So the monkey jumped on the lion’s back and the lion went straight towards the dog.
Where did the lion go?
The lion went straight towards the dog.
Alone?
No, he went straight towards the dog with the monkey on his back.
Did the dog see them coming?
Yes, he did. The dog saw them coming.
What did the dog do, when he saw them coming?
He sat in front of the bones again with his back towards that lion and the monkey on the back, totally unafraid.
What? Again? Oh, my God. I can’t believe he did it! No! He didn’t do that. No way!
Yes, he did it. The dog sat in front of the bones again with his back towards the lion, and he was not afraid at all. And as they came close, the dog licked his lips again.
Again? Oh, my Lord! He did it again?
Yes, the dog licked his lips again. And he said: “Where is that damn monkey? He promised to bring me another lion.”
It’s time for the monkey to pay a very high price for what he did, right?
And for us it is time to finish the story. So that is the end of the mini-story for “A Dog and a Lion”. I hope you enjoyed the story. I hope you are going to listen to this story and answer the questions as many times as you can for one week or even more. And I hope you will use your body to learn English faster and better to eventually start speaking English the way you never did before.
See you next time.
Unit 2
Willy the worm
Hello, my superstar English student. This is Alex, and this is our second lesson called “Willy the worm”. Let’s do it right now!
Willy the worm is small, weak and shy. When Willy the worm is 6 years old, he goes to school; where Willy has many troubles. Everybody laughs at him. Everybody bullies him. Everybody teases him. Willy the worm doesn’t like going to school. He hates school.
But one day Willy the worm falls in love with a butterfly named Angela. Angela is a beautiful, gorgeous and rare butterfly.
Willy the worm wants to impress Angela. Every morning he gives her a lot of beautiful flowers. Every afternoon he brings her sweet nectar. Every night he sings love songs for her.
But the butterfly doesn’t love Willy. It is unrequited love. Willy the worm gets depressed.
But two days later army officers come. Willy is drafted into the army. In the army Willy the worm becomes strong and courageous. And of course, he learns how to stand up for himself. He changes a lot. Now nobody calls him Willy any more. Everybody calls him William or William the worm.
When William returns home, everybody is surprised by a new William and Angela is surprised, too.
But William ignores Angela. He gets into University. He becomes a doctor. William the worm decides to devote himself to serving others.
And this is the end of the story for “Willy the worm.”
As always listen to the story many, many times. Listen and enjoy! Remember about your body. The body that can help you learn faster and speak better. Use your body and your brain: these two things you have got for free. If you follow the system, you will certainly become a great, fantastic, wonderful and brilliant speaker.
The Vocabulary Lesson
This is Alex and this is your vocabulary lesson for “Willy the worm”. It’s time to liberate you from the story. It’s time to make you free. Let’s go!
Okay, our first word for today is shy. When someone is shy it means that he is nervous, and he feels uncomfortable in the company of other people. Willy the worm is nervous, and he feels uncomfortable
