Unique English Course Speak real English. Часть 2

Who learned how to take care of the magic wand?

Amelia did. Amelia learned how to take care of her magic wand.

Did Amelia learn how to protect the magic wand well or badly?

Well, not badly. Amelia learned how to protect her magic wand well.

What else did Amelia learn to do with the magic wand in the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

She also learned how to use the magic wand properly.

You mean she learned how to use the magic wand to do good things?

Yes, that’s what I mean. Amelia learned how to use her magic wand properly.

Was Amelia a quick learner?

Yes, she was. She learned quickly. She was a quicker learner.

Did Amelia make mistakes in school?

Of course, Amelia made mistakes. Simply because everybody makes mistakes when they learn new things, right?

Was Amelia a success?

Yes, she was. She was a success. She was a very successful student.

Why was Amelia a success?

Because she was a diligent student. Because she was a diligent student she was a success.

A diligent student? What do you mean by saying that?

I mean she was a very hard-working student. She put her love, care and attention into performing magic. That’s why she was a success.

After four years in the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Amelia became a master of her magic wand. Her dream came true. She became a real magician. She became a fantastic wizard. Amelia helped a lot of people to become happier and luckier. She was fulfilled.

After how many years did Amelia become a master of her magic wand?

After four years. After four years in the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Amelia became a master of her magic wand. She could perform magic easily and confidently. She became a real magician. She became a fantastic wizard.

Did Amelia help less fortunate people to become happier and luckier?

Yes, she did. With the power of the magic wand, Amelia helped a lot of less fortunate people to become happier and luckier.

How did Amelia feel?

Oh, she felt fulfilled. She felt proud of herself.

Why did Amelia feel fulfilled?

She felt fulfilled, because she was proud of herself. She felt fulfilled because she’d done good things for less fortunate people. And it was important to her.

This is the end of the mini-story for “A Little Girl” My hope is that every time you do these lessons, you feel fulfilled too, not only because you improve your English, but also because you help other people to understand you better. By improving your English, you make talking to you a real pleasure for others. See you soon.

Unit 3. “A Sweet Tooth”

Hello, this is Alex. Welcome to our third story called “A Sweet Tooth”. Before we start the lesson, I want to remind you that you are doing this unique English course because you want to speak true, real and excellent English. I also want you to know that I am here to help you succeed in doing it far better and much faster. But if by the end of this unique English course, you want to open the door to another foreign language, for example, you will want to understand Italian and to start speaking Italian, so this commercial break is just what you need.

I’ll be back after the commercial break

Voglio parlare italiano. I want to speak Italian is my new absolutely gorgeous Italian course for beginners. This Italian course is something. It is for people who have decided to understand Italian form nothing. There are sixteen stories and more than ten hours of Italian with Russian translation.

Voglio parlare italiano. I want to speak Italian is where I’ll guide you and I’ll train you from story to story. It is an amazing journey that you are going to undertake with the main characters. From them you will learn how to make sentences in Italian, how to ask questions in Italian, how to answer them and, most importantly, you will learn how to make so – called Italian salad out of new words to improve your Italian quicker, even if you are just a beginner. Do my fantastic Italian course which is called “Voglio parlare italiano. I want to speak Italian” and start speaking Italian better than you are doing now.

Okay, I am back and I am with you again. Let’s start with the story!

Carol is a successful business cow. She runs a huge company and she is rich. The cow has a sweet tooth. Every day she goes to a candy shop. She buys a lot of sweets there. The cow eats ten kilos of chocolate, three dozens of dates and a hundred cream cakes a day.

Because Carol the cow eats so much sugar, she starts to forget things. She cannot make clear business decisions. As a result, she’s lost her job. But the cow continues to eat sweets.

Six months later because the cow continues to eat a lot of sweets, she cannot recognize her family and friends.

Finally, one day, the worst thing happens, the cow forgets her own name. But it doesn’t stop her from eating sugary things.

Her husband is very much concerned about the cow. He takes her to a famous nutrition doctor.

The doctor says, “You must break your bad habit. Or else!” And he tells her how.

Does the cow want to die? Of course, not. The cow doesn’t want to die. She decides to get control over her craving for sweets.

Oh, a tough, difficult, not easy decision.

The cow decides on a juice fast. Every day she only drinks fresh vegetable juice. And, of course, she drinks two or three protein shakes a day not to lose muscles. After three weeks, what happens? The cow doesn’t want to eat sweets. Her mind gets clear. She starts remembering things again. She runs her huge company again. The cow goes back to her family and friends. She remembers her wonderful name. Now her family and friends are very happy and so is Carol the cow.

This is the end of the story called “A Sweet Tooth”. Listen to this story every day. If you listen to my lessons every day for seven days or more, you will speak English for sure better than you are doing now. Next is your vocabulary lesson. See you there! time.

Unit 3. The vocabulary lesson

Hello, this is Alex and this is your vocabulary lesson for “A Sweet Tooth”.

Let me start with the title of the story, with the name of the story which is “A Sweet Tooth”.

You probably understand what it means, but let me explain this idiom, just in case. When someone has a sweet tooth it means that he or she likes eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate. In the story I say, “The cow has a sweet tooth.” It means that the cow likes eating sweet foods. She likes eating sweets, cakes and chocolate very much.

Okay, next we have the expression to run a company.

I say, “She runs a huge company.” Here “to run” means to be in control of something. It can be anything. You can run a company. You can run a business. You can run a theatre. You can even run a boat. It all means that you are in control of this. You decide what the business you are running, for example, has to be. You decide what product your company has to come on the market with. You decide what strategy your company has to develop for the next few years and so on. You run the process. You are in control. You are the boss. I think you get the point, right?

In this lesson we also have the expression to make clear decisions.

To make clear decisions means to make the right decisions. It means that you choose to do something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities.

From the story you know that Carol the cow cannot make clear decisions after eating a lot of sugary things. In other words, the cow cannot choose what to do. She tries to think. She tries to choose what to do next, but she cannot. The cow cannot make clear decisions. All her decisions are not right. All her decisions are wrong. Carol the cow cannot make clear decisions about her business and about her life.

Next we have the verb to recognize.

I say, “Six months later because the cow continues to eat a lot of sweets, she cannot recognize her family and friends.”

To recognize means to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her before. You know who that person is or what that thing is. In our case, the cow doesn’t know who her family members are. She simply cannot remember them. She cannot know who her friends are. She simply cannot remember them. The cow cannot recognize her family and her friends. And of course, you know the reason, right? Yes, it is because the cow doesn’t stop eating sweets.

We move on down the story and we see the phrase the worst thing happens.

What does it mean? When the worst thing happens, it means that the most difficult, unpleasant or painful thing comes into your life. In the story I say, “Finally one day, the worst thing happens”. I say that finally, one day, the most difficult, unpleasant and painful thing happens to the cow. And of course, you already know what happens, right? Yes, you are totally right. The cow forgets her own mane. This is the most unpleasant, the most difficult and the most painful thing for her. That’s terrible. And I believe that it is true for everyone who one day goes through such an experience to forget your own name. It is very painful when you look at yourself in the mirror and you don’t remember what your name is. Oh, my gosh. It is really the worst moment in one’s life. Don’t you think so?

Next we have the fantastic expression which is to be concerned about someone or something.

The sentence says, “Her husband is very much concerned about the cow.”

What does it mean when someone is concerned about someone? It means that he or she is worried about this person. In our case, the cow’s husband is worried about his wife very much. In other words, the fact that his wife Carol not only forgets who he is, but she also forgets who she is, makes him worry a lot. This fact makes him feel worried about his wife. He is very much concerned about his wife.

The next sentence says “He takes her to a famous nutrition doctor”.

What is a nutrition doctor or a nutritionist? What does this doctor do?

A nutrition doctor or a nutritionist is a doctor whose job is to give advice on what you should eat to remain healthy, to stay healthy. So Carol’s husband puts her in his car and drives her to a famous doctor who can tell her what she should eat to return her memory back, to remain healthy in order to remember her name again.

And of course, you remember what the nutrition doctor tells her, right? Yes, here it is what the doctor tells her, “You must break your bad habit. Or else!”

So, the nutrition doctor tells the cow to stop doing something that she does regularly, especially something that she should not do. In our case, the cow must stop eating sugary things. She must break her bad habit. And then the doctor says “or else!” When someone tells you “or else”, it means that if you don’t stop doing what you do, something terrible will happen to you. In our case, if the cow continues eating sweets, she will die soon. That’s why the nutrition doctor tells her to break her bad habit, because if she doesn’t do that she will die soon.

Next, we have the expression to get control over one’s craving for sweets.

Okay, it’s a kind of a very long expression, but don’t worry. I’ll explain it to you. What it means is that someone decides to get power or influence over one’s strong desire for sweets. In other words, the cow decides to become so powerful that she can say “no” to sweets. She decides to get power over her craving for sweets. As you understand “craving for something” means a strong desire to have something. In the cow’s case, it is sweets. She wants to become so strong in her mind that she can stop eating sweets and she can easily live well without sweets at all. She decides to get control over her craving for sweets. She must do it, or she will die. I think you get the idea, right?

In this story you can also see the verb to decide on.

To tell you the truth, this is the expression, the phrasal verb. I love this expression a lot.

I say, “The cow decides on a juice fast.” What it means is that the cow chooses to drink a juice fast after thinking about the possible choices. Yes, it is simply another way to say that she decides to drink or to have a drink. So she decides to drink a juice fast or she decides on a juice fast. You decide what to choose when you want to talk about your choices.

Okay, we also have three words in this lesson which are a protein shake.

The sentence says, “She drinks two or three protein shakes a day not to lose muscles.”

A protein shake is a drink made by mixing protein power with milk or water. A protein power that has a substance that makes your body grow and be strong. It actually means that she decides to make this protein cocktail. She takes a protein power and mixes it with milk and she shakes it well. The drink is ready. You see it is easy, right. The cow drinks the protein shakes, the protein cocktail and she does it two or three times a day not to lose muscles, to stay strong.

Our final phrase for today is to get clear.

I say, “When the cow stops eating sweets, her mind gets clear.” I know that you already understand what it actually means, but I also know that people may forget things if they don’t repeat them. And because I want the best for you, let me explain this phrase to you. “To get clear” means to be freed from something dangerous. So the cow becomes free from the sugary effect. She frees herself from sugar by stopping eating sweet things. Her mind becomes free from sugar and now her brain begins to see everything differently, much better. In our case, the cow remembers things again: her name, her family and her friends. Her mind gets clear.

This is the end of the vocabulary lesson for “A Sweet Tooth”. See you for the mini-story!

Unit 3. The mini-story lesson

Hello, this is Alex. Welcome to the mini-story lesson for “A Sweet Tooth”

Before we start this lesson, I want to remind you of the importance of this lesson. Why are the mini-story lessons that powerful? They are that powerful because with these lessons you are getting better at grammar by answering easy, funny and sometimes silly question. Isn’t that wonderful? Most of the mini-story lessons are in the past tense. Why? Because of the irregular verbs. And you know how difficult they can be, even for native speakers. We need to practice them again and again to become better at them. Okay, let’s run into the mini-story lesson.

Carol was a successful business cow. She ran a huge company and she was rich.

What was Carol? A dog?

No, she wasn’t a dog. She was a cow. Carol was a cow.

Was Carol the cow a successful dentist?

No, she wasn’t a successful dentist. She was a successful business cow. She was in business.

How do you know that?

I know that because Carol the cow ran a huge company.

Was Carol the cow in control of a huge company?

Yes, she was. Carol the cow was in control of a huge company.

Did Carol the cow think about the strategy of the company?

Yes, she did. She thought about the strategy of the company.

Did Carol the cow decide what product the company would bring to the market?

Yes, she did. She decided what product it would be.

So Carol the cow was a boss, right?

Yes, she was. Carol the cow was a big boss. She ran a huge company.

Did Carol the cow run a huge or a small company?

A huge one. Carol the cow ran a huge company.

Did Carol the cow have money?

Yes, sure. Carol the cow had money. She was rich. This is great!

So Carol the cow had money. What else did the cow have?

Carol the cow had a sweet tooth.

A sweet tooth? What do you mean by saying “She had a sweet tooth”?

I mean that Carol the cow loved sweets very much.

Oh, I see. So when someone has a sweet tooth, it means that he or she loves sweets a lot, right?

Yes, that’s right.

You are asking a lot of questions today.

Yes, I am just practicing my English.

That’s good. But let me do my job well. My next question is,

Did Carol the cow make sweets or did she buy them?

She bought them. She didn’t make them. Every day she went to a candy shop and she bought a lot of sweets there.

Who went to a candy shop every day?

Carol the cow did. Every day Carol the cow went to a candy shop.

What did she buy at that candy shop?

She bought sweets, of course. She bought a lot of sweets there. What else can you buy at a candy shop?

You are doing it again. Asking me questions.

Sorry. Yes, I am just practicing my English with you.

Did Carol the cow buy a lot of sweets?

A lot of sweets. She bought and ate ten kilos of chocolate, three dozens of dates and a hundred cream cakes a day.

Okay. And because Carol the cow was a very kind and generous cow, she gave all the sweets to her workers, yes?

No, she didn’t give all the sweets to her works. She was kind, but not generous. She ate them all by herself.

Ten kilos of chocolate. She ate ten kilos of chocolate, not eight kilos?

No, not eight kilos. Ten kilos of chocolate she ate every day.

What else did Carol the cow eat?

She bought and ate three dozens of dates.

What is a dozen? How many is a dozen?

A dozen is twelve units, twelve things, a group of twelve objects or things. For example, a zone of bananas means twelve bananas. It is easy, right?

So “a dozens of dates” means twelve dates. Dates grow on palms and they are very sweet.

I see. Thank you for explaining it to me.

My pleasure. This is my job.

How many dozens of dates did Carol the cow buy every day?

Three. She bought three dozens of dates very day and she ate them all. Oh, my God. And that is not all.

No. What else did she eat?

She bought and ate a hundred cream cakes a day.

A hundred cream cakes a day. I myself can eat only one or two, but a hundred. No, I cannot.

Of course, you can’t. You aren’t a cow.

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