Short Stories Learn English

Graham Swift’s first collection of short stories confirms his power to bring an edge of the extraordinary, the dangerous or the subversive into otherwise familiar, safe, even comforting settings. On a holiday beach, a mismatched couple wage a sexually charged war for the devotion of their literally floundering son. A family doctor, oppressed by his own domestic insecurities, intimidates an apparent time-wasting patient. A zookeeper becomes the keeper of a bizarre fixation.

Compared to novel writing, short stories and novellas need special and different skills that every writer should master. Readers love shorter stories! From Kim Knight, The Art of Short Story and Novella Writing writer’s reference is perfect for both seasoned and aspiring writers of all genres. The Art of Short Story and Novella Writing will help you perfect, sharpen, and increase your skills and abilities when writing engaging short stories, novellas, or novelettes for both stand-alone and series stories.

This book is a new way of mastering vocabulary and verb in context. If you are experiencing difficulty in expressing yourself in Spanish, then this book is for you! An innovative method of learning and practicing vocabulary and verbs in Spanish.

Celebrated for her award-winning political columns, criticism, and poetry, Katha Pollitt offers something new in this poignant, hilarious, and sometimes outrageous collection of stories drawn from her own life.

In this book, Children enjoy learning with five fun conversational short stories that introduce an interesting new concept from the real-world environment while enabling language skills.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - November 2022 Water Under The Bridge: Rusty is beat up by the neighborhood bullies trying to steal his bike, and looks to get revenge. The Stone Piles: A young boy seeks the approval of his father through hunting, but finds he doesn't have the stomach for it. Cycles: An Associate English Professor goes through a series of unsuccessful relationships, and finds out she's pregnant. Waiting For The End: Two boys debate "the Sister's" proclamation about the upcoming end of the world. Notes From The Struggle: Two men discuss baboons over drinks and consider ...

The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in Middle English by Robert Ross.

By reading six German stories that revolve around common and daily activities, you will expand your vocabulary with words you will use frequently, while learning more in-depth grammar by becoming familiar with these stories. Each story tackles a relatively common task - such as shopping for groceries or visiting a dog park - and by using this scenery, this book will give you the opportunity to see these words in action, making it easier for you to integrate the new words not only into your vocabulary but also into the conversation in a more transparent manner.

This book Wind in the Flute is a collection of tales of giving and lessons learned from stories of real lives. These stories are in prose and prose poetry form. It speaks of opportunities of being generous with ourselves and with people who come into our lives. It is often for reason or a lesson that we come in contact with certain people in our lives.

What do Cappadocia, Shkodra, and Wuerzburg have in common? Across the miles and through the ages they have been the site of attacks: during invasions and during battles. We often think of those attacks in terms of the total number of people injured and killed and the amount of property damage done. But we often lose track of the individuals who go through the attacks – the individuals on both sides, soldiers and civilians alike. These three short stories look at historic attacks in Cappadocia, Turkey, Shkodra, Albania, and Wuerzburg, Germany through the eyes of a mother, children, a ...

BrainGymJr is a child development platform that teaches children ‘how’ to think, not ‘what’ to think. We orient children to think independently, creatively and adopt a solution-oriented approach. This is done through reinforcement of age-appropriate content in the form of puzzles, challenges and conversational learning through interactive stories.

BrainGymJr is a child development platform that teaches children how to think, not what to think. We orient children to think independently, creatively, and adopt a solution-oriented approach. This is done through reinforcement of age-appropriate content in the form of puzzles, challenges, and conversational learning through interactive stories.

Synopsis - A woman goes back to get revenge on the man who forced her soul into a new body. After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions. Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, ...

Synopsis - A traveling wise man gives each customer the service they need, and teaching his apprentice a valuable lesson about externality. After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions. Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner ...

A short story about a boy who learns to swim and saves his friends in a pool in a rhyming pattern.

"The Adventures With "E" is a compilation of three adventures filled with challenges "E" must face in order to learning and understand her diagnosis of central precocious puberty. The Giant in Me: "E" has to accept her diagnosis of central precocious puberty and undergo surgery to help with her condition. The Day I Met Doctor System: "E" meets a nanorobot Doctor from the future, who explains how science can help with medical conditions. Me and That MRI!: "E" has to find the courage to have an MRI test to continue exploring her body as she grows at an unusual rate.

"What Shall We Do Today? The Day of Stories and Sea Lions" - An Educational Adventure for Young Readers Ages 6-9 Join curious Imani, enthusiastic Tommy, and knowledgeable Maya in their latest heartwarming adventure as they discover the importance of marine conservation, storytelling, and community celebration! When Maya arrives with exciting news about three special holidays happening on the same day—Marine Mammal Rescue Day, National Tell a Story Day, and National Prime Rib Day—the three friends embark on an unforgettable trip to the local aquarium. Through engaging stories about ...

Get lost in a whirlwind of lust, chance encounters and tricky dilemmas while testing your reading and listening skills. After each short story, you can either read or listen to the comprehension questions. Each question is followed by the answer, allowing you to study on your own. The stories do not contain any explicit scenes. The audio and print versions of this ESL guide are available at major online retailers.

Stories, including jokes, can provide useful lessons if you look for them. Here is a compilation of 180 such stories and jokes. There are stories intended to encourage you. There are moral stories extolling certain values. There are also stories with lessons on motivation, human communication, perception, pride, and the impermanent nature of all things.

A soldier struggles with the emptiness left behind by amnesia until he learns he is more than the world would have him remember. The Earth is desolate, and only one ship of humans remains. An assassin plays god, dealing out justice and mercy as he sees fit. Explore the outer reaches of the imagination through these and other short stories. From brainwashed clones to winged aliens of destruction, the stories in Stellar Cloud will pull in any lover of science fiction and fantasy.