Fairy tales for children: The Town Musicians of Bremen (Brothers Grimm's fairy tale)

This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals who are convinced they can earn a good living as musicians. Indeed they do, but it isn’t really the sweetness of their barking, braying, mewing, and cockle-doodle-doing, that earns them their supper – it’s more the terror of the sound they make! If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via href="http://ift.tt/1P4niQa">ESLforeveryone

Fairy tales for children: The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership (Brothers Grimm's fairy tale)

If you have ever been tempted to be greedy, you will have just a little sympathy with the cunning cat of this story, even though she is certainly bad. Every time she thinks about being naughty, she persuades herself with a little excuse that rings true to life. A warning: this tale of old enemies doing their best to be friends is full of charm right up until the end, which is rather sudden and realistic. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: Rapunzel (Brothers Grimm's fairy tale)

Rapuzel was taken at birth by witch Dame Gothel and was shut in a tower in the middle of the woods, with neither stairs nor a door, When the witch visits her, she stands beneath the tower and calls out: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair to me Upon hearing these words, Rapunzel would wrap her long, fair hair around a hook beside the window, dropping it down to Dame Gothel, who would then climb up If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: Hansel and Gretel ( Grimm 's fairy tale)

Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister kidnapped by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery. The two children save their lives by outwitting her If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: Snow White

Jealous of Snow White's beauty, the wicked queen orders the murder of her innocent stepdaughter, but later discovers that Snow White is still alive and hiding in a cottage with seven friendly little miners. Disguising herself as a hag, the queen brings a poisoned apple to Snow White, who falls into a death-like sleep that can be broken by the prince. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: The flying horse part 2

If you have heard the first part, you will know that an inventor has presented the king of Persia with an enchanted horse that can fly. His son, the prince has indeed flown away on it to Bengal where he has found a beautiful princess. The guards discovered him in her chamber – and he was almost killed on the spot. The King of Bengal has agreed that instead, he may die a noble death fighting his massed guards in the morning. This is where the great storyteller, Scheherazade left us last time. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: The Flying Horse Part 1

A flying horse takes a prince of Persia off on some incredible adventures. He meets a beautiful princess in India, but the romance soon runs into problems. He is separated from his love and has to search the world to be reunited with her. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for childrem: The Fourth Voyage of Sinbad

The story is rather dark and scary in parts, it’s not a tale for more sensitive listeners. It’s the central story of the Seven Voyages of Sinbad. It’s the most profound, and the one that casts the most doubt on the good character of its hero, the wealthy merchant Sinbad. If you don’t mind a plot that deals with death and an underground tomb, then listen on, because it is a fascinating tale. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos via http://ift.tt/1P4niQa

Fairy tales for children: The Third Voyage of Sinbad

Restless for travel and adventure, Sinbad sets sail again from Basra. But by ill chance he and his companions are cast up on an island where they are captured by a huge creature in the likeness of a man. Sinbad hatches a plan to blind the beast. He and the remaining men escape on a raft they constructed the day before. However, the Giant's mate hits most of the escaping men with rocks and they are killed. After further adventures, he returns to Baghdad, wealthier than ever. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: The Second Voyage of Sinbad

In the first episode a wealthy merchant called Sinbad invited a humble porter into his mansion. By coincidence the poor man has the same name as the wealthy one. He bemoans the unfairness of the world. The rich Sinbad responds by telling the stories of the seven sea voyages that made him wealthy. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: The First Voyage of Sinbad (1001 nights)

A poor man of Baghdad rests by the gates of a fabulously wealthy merchant. He is invited in by the owner and discovers that they share the same name – Sinbad. The wealthy Sinbad relates how he made his fortune in seven adventures at sea. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: Ali Baba and the Forty Thief

This story is one of the most familiar of the "Arabian Nights" tales, and has been widely retold and performed in many media, especially for children, where the more violent aspects of the story are often suppressed. In the story, Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret of a thieves' den, entered with the phrase "Open Sesame". The thieves learn this and try to kill Ali Baba, but Ali Baba's faithful slave-girl foils their plots. Ali Baba gives his son to her in marriage and keeps the secret of the treasure. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

1001 nights: The Bull and the Donkey

Scheherazade is married to the Sultan. All his many previous brides have been beheaded the morning after their wedding. Her plan to stay alive is to keep the terrible tyrant amused with stories, always leaving him wanting more. Her first story is an amusing tale which she heard from her father. It tells of a crafty donkey who advises a bull how to avoid work. He does not realise that their master can understand the speech of animals and will outwit him. But there is a twist to the tale. The master’s wife demands to know what the animals have said, but he cannot tell her or else he will die. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: The Wolf and the Fox

When friends do not trust each other, they both fall into trouble. The fox and the wolf live together, but the wolf is a bully, and secretly the fox hates him. They both find themselves at the bottom of a trap set by a man. Their only hope of escape is to trust one another. Can a wolf trust a fox? And vice versa? If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: 1001 nights (The Arabian nights)

The main frame story concerns Shahryar, whom the narrator calls a "Sasanian king" ruling in "India and China". He is shocked to discover that his brother's wife is unfaithful; discovering his own wife's infidelity has been even more flagrant, he has her executed: but in his bitterness and grief decides that all women are the same. Shahryar begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning, before she has a chance to dishonour him. Eventually the vizier, whose duty it is to provide them, cannot find any more virgins. Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctantly agrees. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king, curious about how the story ends, is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins (and only begins) a new one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion, postpones her execution once again. So it goes on for 1,001 nights. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy Tales for children: The Blind Beggar of Baghdad

This story from 1001 Nights tells of hidden treasure and magical powers. It will remind you a little of Aladdin or Ali Baba, but it’s more serious. The Blind Beggar of Baghdad is a warning about how greed can drive you mad. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Fairy tales for children: Aladdin's lamp

When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lamp -- and for Princess Jasmine. But can Aladdin save Princess Jasmine and his love for her after she sees that he isn't quite what he appears to be? Aladdin's lamp is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ("The Arabian Nights"), and one of the best known If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 3: Sense and Sensibility

Marianne forgot about Colonel Brandon, but he did not forget about her. Elinor liked him and was sorry for him, but what could she do? Can a quiet gentleman of thirty-five win against a handsome young one of twenty-five? Mrs Dashwood and her daughters must leave Norland, their family home, and move to a small house in another part of the country. They have very little money now and must live more simply. But almost at once, Marianne, the middle daughter, meets a handsome young stranger called Willoughby. Soon everybody thinks that they will marry. Elinor, her older sister, is more serious. She loves a quiet, sensible young man called Edward Ferrars. But Willoughby suddenly leaves for London, and Edward doesn't seem interested in Elinor now. What has gone wrong? Jane Austen's books describe, with a quiet but sharp sense of fun, a world she knew well: middle-class families with daughters in need of husbands. The perfect husband is young and handsome, loves music and literature, and is good at dancing. More importantly, he has plenty of money and a fine country house. Each book describes the dance of love between young ladies and gentlemen. The wars in Europe at that time do not enter the picture. All attention is on the game of love ? a much more serious business. A film of Sense and Sensibility was made in 1996, with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant in the main parts. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 3: Titanic

There were many examples of bravery on the Titanic on the night of April 14, 1912. Some of the crew and passengers worked all night to save other people. They chose to stay on the ship until the end. Other passengers thought only about saving themselves. They fought to get into the lifeboats. So what really happened that night? Why did the ship hit an iceberg? Why didn't another ship save the passengers? How many people survived, and how many died? You will find the answers in this book. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 3: A history of Britain

This book tells Britain's story, from its days as part of the Roman Empire two thousand years ago. It describes the different groups of people who have lived there. It shows how the four countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland,Wdes and Northern Ireland — came together as one state. And it explains the birth of Parliament and the battles for power between kings, religious groups and ordinary people. It also tells the stories of some of the great, and not-so-great, men and women who shaped the British nation. In these pages you will find out how Henry VIlis love life brought a new religion to the people of England. You will meet Oliver Cromwell. He destroyed a king's power and then ruled England in his place. And you will learn about some of Britain's great queens. Boudica was a dangerous enemy to the Romans. Elizabeth I was a strong ruler who made England one of the most powerful countries in Europe. Victoria was Empress of India and Queen of Britain's lands around the world. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 3: The Beatles

The Beatles had fans all around the world. For the rest of the 1960s, their music led the way. Each record brought new sounds, new ideas. How did four boys from Liverpool reach this position? What was so special about the Beatles? And why did it all have to end? This book follows the story from their happy early days in Liverpool until the sad end of the most famous group in the world. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 2: Stranger than Fiction Urban Myths

A man falls from a tall building, but he doesn’t die. A driver suddenly finds a cow in the back of his car. How did it get there? What fell out of an old man’s ear, and why did everybody laugh? And did you hear the story about the bank robber – he left his name and address on an envelope in the bank! Every city in the world has’urban myths’ (city stories) like these. People often think these stories really happened. But usually they did not really happen. Sometimes you hear the same story in different countries, but the people have different names. You can hear a story about Mr Smith in New York and the same story about Mr Chang in Bejing If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Learn English short conversation: Unemployment

1. Unemployment Insurance 2. Calling EDD to Report Unemployment 3. How to Collect Unemployment Benefits 4. Questions about the Forms 5. At the EDD Office 6. Payment not Received 7. Reduced Payments 8. Looking for Jobs at EDD 9. Talking to People at EDD 10. Attending a Workshop at EDD 11. How to prepare for an Interview If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

English pronunciation: How to Pronounce TH Consonants [θ] + [ð]

These two consonants are paired together because they take the same mouth position. Learn the correct mouth position for these sounds to pronounce them clearly and accurately. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

How to Pronounce the SHR Consonant Cluster

Clusters can be a challenge. Learn the position of the SHR cluster, and how your mouth should change from beginning to end. If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

Graded reader level 2: Simply Suspense

Three stories ... In a far country, a man must open one of two doors. One door will bring him love. The other door will kill him. In a French hotel, a woman goes into her room. But it is not her room. And someone is with her. In London, a man stays the night in a waxworks. The killers, the people with knives, are not real. So why is he afraid? Three stories, four doors. Be careful when you open them ... If you enjoyed my video please SUBSCRIBE and SHARE . That helps me a lot and encourage me to upload more videos

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