050 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Time-Traveling Watch [English Listening Practice]
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Title: The Time-Traveling WatchLevel: Intermediate (B2) #Story : Leo, a collector of strange and rare objects, finds an old pocket watch in an antique shop. The shopkeeper mysteriously claims the watch has the power to control time, though Leo doesn’t believe it at first. But after pressing a small button on the watch, Leo is transported to a different time. He finds himself in a village that feels old and unfamiliar, where he meets Arthur, a man who seems to know a lot about time travel. Arthur warns Leo about the dangers of tampering with time, explaining that any small change could alter the future in ways Leo can’t predict. Now Leo must decide whether to try and return home or explore this new time, knowing the risk he faces if things go wrong. #Vocabulary : Antique – an old and valuable object, often a collectible.Tarnished – discolored or damaged, usually by age or use.Village – a small community or town, usually in a rural area.Ripples – small waves or effects that spread outward, like after a stone is thrown into water.Messing with – to interfere with or change something, often in a careless way. #Grammar Focus: Present Perfect Tense Used to talk about actions that have happened at an unspecified time in the past. For example: “Leo has always loved collecting strange items.”Second Conditional Used to talk about hypothetical situations. For example: “If Leo tries to go back, things could be different.”Reported Speech When explaining what someone else said. For example: “Arthur told Leo that time was tricky and dangerous.” Website: https://Readiocast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Readiolingua ------- Learn English fast and easily with podcasts Conversation, Best Tips For Learning English, Improve Your English Language, Listening and Speaking through Listening, Dictation and Grammar Focus with new words, best practice to learn English online by short stories. (best practice for English Listening skills) ------- #English #learnenglish #howtospeakenglish #englishforbeginners #englishtutorial #ielts #listening #englishlearning #englishpractice #learnenglish #listeningpractice #englishstory #practice #LearnEnglishfast #grammer #podcast #Englishpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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