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Jim is married to a beautiful woman. They have two children. But Jim is not a success. Instead, he is in debts. He looks at his bank account and he is not happy. It is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Jim always blames someone or something.
Jim has a list of reasons for not being a success.
He always blames the government and the prices. He always blames the taxes and his neighbors. He blames the weather and the traffic. He blames the company and the community. Jim doesn’t know what to do. As a result, he is falling into depression.
But one day fortunately he meets a successful businessman. The man asks him, “Out of curiosity, tell me, Jim, you are young, strong and you have a wonderful wife, but you are not successful. Why?”
Jim immediately goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
The man is very patient. When Jim finishes, the man looks through the list very carefully. He tells Jim that there is a big problem with his list.
“What is it?” Jim wonders.
“You are not on the list”, tells the man.
It revolutionizes Jim’s life.
Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well. Jim throws it away. He grabs a fresh piece of paper. He puts one word on it – him. He writes his name – Jim. Jim changes so does his life. He becomes a successful business man.
This is the end of the story. As always listen to this story every day. You can pause after each sentence, if you like, and repeat it after me. What will it do for you? It will certainly make your pronunciation and your understanding better. And it will certainly help you speak better than you are doing now. And of course, remember. Use your physiology: good posture, big smile, deep breathing. Get your blood moving.
What is next? Right! Next is your vocabulary lesson. See you there.
The Vocabulary Lesson
Hello, this is Alex again. Welcome to the vocabulary lesson for “The key to your better future is you”. The lesson which makes you free. The lesson that revolutionizes your thoughts about vocabulary. The lesson that can easily turn you into a confident, excellent and brilliant English speaker. Let’s start right away.
Our first word is a success. Here a success means a person who is successful. The person who has achieved a lot. Usually we say it about the person who has got money, who is powerful and famous. But in the story we see that Jim is not a success. So he is not successful. Jim has not achieved a lot.
Our next expression is in debts. It comes from the sentence “Instead, he is in debt”. When someone is in debts it means that it is a situation in which he or she owes money to other people. It means that he has no his own money. Jim is not a success. He owes money to other people. Jim has no his own money. Jim is in debts.
Next we see the verb to provide. The sentence says “It is difficult for Jim to provide his family”. You may already know this word, but one more time let me explain it to you. Provide. Provide simply means to give someone what they want or need. Here we see that for Jim it is not easy, it is difficult to give what his family want or need such things as: food, clothes, housing and so one. It is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Okay, in the story we also have a verb to blame. We use this verb to blame when we say or we think that someone or something is responsible for a problem or bad situation, but not us. I say it in the sentence “Jim always blames someone or something”. Actually, it means that Jim always finds someone or something else what or who is responsible for the reason why he is not a success. Jim blames everything outside, but he never blames himself.
Next we have a very common expression to fall into depression. You can see it the sentence “Jim doesn’t know what to do. And as a result, he is falling into depression”. To fall into depression means to enter into a condition where you feel extremely unhappy or supper sad, because you have lost hope for a better future. Jim is falling into depression. He is entering into that condition, where he feels extremely unhappy because he is not a success, because he cannot provide his family, and he has lost hope for a better future. Jim does not know what to do. He is falling into depression.
I have a feeling that you are becoming more and more liberated, actually, with every word that you learn in this lesson. Am I right?
Okay, next we also have an expression out of curiosity. In the sentence like “Out of curiosity, tell me, you are young, strong and you have a wonderful wife, but you are not successful. Why?”
Out of curiosity. It means I want to know, I desire to know, I wonder or tell me why. That famous and successful business person wants to know why Jim is not a success. He says it because he wants to learn, he wonders why he has not been a success yet: being young and strong, having a wonderful wife. The man is curious about it. He is curious about the reason why Jim is not a success yet.
Okay, next we see the expression to go through. The sentence says “Jim goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.” Here go through means to read out again or to tell the same reasons why he is not a success yet. So Jim tells that man, he reads out to that man his list, his list of reasons, why he is not a success yet. He goes though the list of reasons that stops him from being a success.
A little bit lower we see another very common expression to look through. In the sentence like “Jim finishes, the man looks through the list very carefully”. Look through. To look through means to read something usually quickly, especially to find the information you need. That businessman reads Jim’s lists quickly because he wants to find the information he needs to understand why Jim is not a success. And as you know he doesn’t find it.
Okay, our next verb is to wonder. To wonder means it is interesting to know or I want to know, I want to learn. “What is it?” Jim wonders. Jim wants to know, he wants to learn what is wrong with his list. It is interesting for him to learn, where there is a big problem.
Next we have another good and useful verb, this is to revolutionize. As you may already guess, it comes from the word revolution which means a big, huge or major change in something. To revolutionize something means to completely change the way that something is done, thought about or made. In other words, this idea of not being on the list of reasons why he is not a success, this thought has completely changed Jim’s life. He changes the way he thinks about being a success. It revolutionizes his life.
Our next expression for his vocabulary lesson is to tear up. To tear up means to destroy something such as a piece of paper or clothing by pulling it into pieces. And you can see it in the sentences “Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well”. Jim destroys the list of reasons for not doing well. He tears up the list of reasons for not doing well.
Our final word for today is to grab. Here to grab means to take something quickly and you hold it. So Jim takes a fresh piece of paper quickly and he puts one word on it, which means he writes one word on it – him. Of course, you understand the idea of the story that you are the only person who is responsible for your own success. No one else can decide for you.
Alright, and that is all for the vocabulary lesson for “The key to your better future is you.” See you for the mini-story.
The Mini-Story Lesson
Hello, my superstar English student! This is Alex. Welcome to the mini-story for “The Key to Your Better Future is You”. Let’s get started. By the way, this time I am going to ask the story in the present tense, not in the past tense. Let’s go!
Jim is married to a beautiful woman. And they have two children.
Who is Jim married to?
He is married to a beautiful woman.
Is Jim married to a beautiful or an ugly woman?
Beautiful, of course. Not ugly. Who wants to marry to an ugly woman? And Jim is married to a beautiful woman, of course.
What is her name?
Oh, you don’t know. I’ll tell you. Her name is Dorothy. Oh, what a nice name, right? Dorothy.
So Jim is married to a beautiful woman, named Dorothy.
What do they have? Dogs?
No, no, not dogs. They don’t have dogs. They have children.
How many children do they have?
Two, right! They have two children.
Do they have two girls?
No, they don’t.
Do they have two boys?
No, they don’t.
Do they have a girl and a boy?
Yes, that’s right. They have two children: a girl and a boy.
Okay. That’s lovely. And Jim is a success, right?
No, unfortunately, not. Jim is not a success. Instead, he is in debts.
What is Jim in?
In debts. Jim is in debts.
Does Jim owe money to other people?
Yes, exactly. Jim owes money to other people. He is in debts.
Is Jim’s father in debts?
No, Jim’s father is not in debts. Jim’s father is doing well. It’s Jim who is in debts.
Is Jim a rich or a poor man?
Jim is a poor man.
Does Jim have any money?
No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t have any money. Jim is in debts. He owes money to other people.
How do you know?
Because when he looks at his bank account and he is not happy.
Is Jim happy or unhappy when he looks at his bank account?
Jim is unhappy. He is unhappy when he looks at his bank account.
Why is Jim unhappy when he looks at his bank account?
Because he has no money on his bank account. He is unhappy, because he owes money to other people. Jim is unhappy, because his bank account is empty. Jim is in debts.
What does Jim need money for?
For his family, of course. He needs money to provide his family. As a result, it is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Right?
Yes.
Is it easy or difficult for Jim to provide his family?
It is difficult. It is not easy for Jim to provide his family.
What is difficult for Jim to do?
To provide his family, to give what they want and need. It’s difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Who is it difficult for to provide his family?
For Jim, of course. It is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
And why is it difficult for Jim to provide his family?
Because he is in debts. He doesn’t have his own money. Jim owes money to other people.
And he even has a list of reasons for not being a success.
What does Jim always do? What does he always say?
He always blames something or something.
What kind of list does Jim have?
He has a list of reasons for not being a success.
Jim has a list of what?
He has a list of reasons. He has a list of things for not being a success. He has the list of things that stops him from doing well.
Does Jim have a list of reasons for being successful or for not being successful?
Jim has a list of reasons for not being successful. He has a list of reasons for not doing well.
Plus, Jim always blames the government and the prices. He always blames the taxes and his neighbors. He blames the weather and the traffic. He blames the company and the community.
What does Jim always do?
Blames. Jim always blames.
What does Jim always blame?
He always blames the government and the prices.
He always blames the taxes and his neighbors.
He always blames the weather and the traffic.
And what does Jim blame the government and the prices for?
For not being a success. Jim always blames the government and the prices for not being a successful man.
What does Jim blame the taxes and his neighbors for?
For not being a success. Jim always blames the taxes and his neighbors for not being a successful man.
What else does Jim blame for not being a successful man?
He blames the weather and the traffic. He blames the company and the community for not being a success.
Why does Jim blame everything and everyone?
Because Jim doesn’t know what to do. And as a result, Jim is falling into depression.
Who is falling into depression?
Jim is. Jim is falling into depression.
Why is Jim falling into depression?
Because he is not a success and he doesn’t know what to do. Jim is poor. He is in debts. It’s difficult for him to provide his family.
But one day, fortunately, he meets a successful businessman.
Who does Jim meet one day?
A successful businessman. One day Jim meets a successful businessman. And when he meets a successful businessman, Jim goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
When Jim meets a successful businessman what does he do?
He goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
Does Jim tell the successful businessman why he is not a success?
Yes, exactly. Jim tells the successful businessman why he is not a success. Jim goes through his list of reasons for not doing well.
Who goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success?
Right! Jim does. Jim goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
The man is very patient. When Jim finishes, the man looks through the list very carefully.
When Jim finishes what does the man do?
He looks through the list very carefully.
Does the man examine, read Jim’s list of reasons why he is not a success?
Correct. The man examines, he reads very carefully the list of reasons why he is not a success. The man looks through the list very carefully.
What does the man look through very carefully?
Right! Jim’s list. The man looks though Jim’s list of reasons why he is not a success.
How does the man look through Jim’s list?
Very carefully and very quickly, of course. The man looks thought Jim’s list very carefully. And he tells Jim that there is a big problem with his list.
What does the man tell?
He tells Jim that there is a big problem with his list.
Does the man tell Jim that everything is fine with his list?
No. He doesn’t tell him that. He tells Jim that there is a big problem with this list.
Does Jim want to know what is wrong with the list?
Yes, of course. He wants to know what is wrong with his list.
And that’s why he says, “What is it?” Jim wonders.
“You are not on the list”, tells the man.
What does the man tell Jim?
He tells Jim that his name is not on the list.
Does it change Jim’s life a little?
No, not a little. It changes his life completely. It revolutionizes Jim’s life.
You remember that word Revolutionize and it means to change completely. It completely changes Jim’s life. It revolutionizes Jim’s life.
What revolutionizes Jim’s life?
The fact that Jim’s name is not on the list changes Jim’s life completely. The fact that Jim’s name is not on the list revolutionizes Jim’s life.
Whose life does it revolutionize?
Jim’s life. It revolutionizes Jim’s life.
And what does he do next?
Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well. Jim throws it away.
What does Jim do with list of reasons for not doing well?
He destroys it. Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well. And Jim throws it way.
What does Jim throw away?
Right! The list of reasons for not doing well. Jim throws it way.
Does Jim keep the list?
No, no, he doesn’t keep the list. He throws it way. He says “good-bye” to that list. Jim throws it way.
What does Jim do next?
Next he grabs a fresh piece of paper. He puts one word on it – him.
How many words does Jim put on a fresh piece of paper? Two, three?
No, not two, not three. Jim puts one word on it.
Which word does he write on the paper?
He writes his name – Jim. He writes his own name.
Jim changes so does his life. He becomes a successful businessman.
Why does Jim become a successful businessman?
He becomes a successful businessman, because he revolutionizes his life. He completely changes his life, because he stops blaming everything and everyone, because he becomes responsible for everything. And Jim understands that he is the key to his better future.
Alright! As always listen to this story every day. Listen and answer the questions. If you listen to my lessons every day for seven days or more, I promise you will speak English easily, confidently and automatically like a native speaker.
And before you go and do your next lesson, I want you to know that by doing this Super English Course, you are not only learning English, you are not only improving your vocabulary, you are not only becoming a better English speaker, but also you are becoming a better human being. All the stories you are listening to in my course, they all teach you, they all guide you, and they all help you gain the real life experiences from the major and minor characters, the experiences that every human being encounters and meets in every day life. I do hope you will learn from them a lot. And it will be of great use to you. Moreover you improve not only your mind but also you improve your body by doing exercises, by jumping and moving a lot. It improves your English and it makes you a strong and healthier person as well. That’s great, isn’t it? See next time. Bye-bye.
Unit 4
A Monster
Hello, my superstar English learner! This is Alex. Welcome to the forth lesson. This one is called “A Monster”. Shoulders back. Chin up. Smile big. Move that body. We are going to do some English. Let’s get started.
There is a huge, ugly and super-strong monster. The monster is so huge that he lives everywhere. The monster does terrible, horrible and awful things. And what does the monster do? He takes children away from homes. He also takes children away from their parents from Mondays till Saturdays. But the monster always brings children back. As a result, parents see little of their children.
Every day the monster gives children a lot of tasks to do. And poor children and unhappy parents have to do tasks all Sundays to please the monster. Because of that monster, parents and children don’t spend time together. Parents and children miss each other. And as a result, the monster breaks relations between parents and children. They don’t understand each other very well.
What is that monster’s name? And of course, the monster’s name is SCHOOL. What? Yes, it is school that takes children away from homes for 5 or 6 hours a day. It is school that gives children a lot of tasks to do. It is school that breaks relations between parents and children. But one day parents decide not to give their children to that monster any more. They decide to educate their children at home. They also decide to spend time with their children all week.
And because the monster can’t take children away from homes any more, the monster gets weaker and weaker. With time the monster gets less and less powerful. And eventually, the monster disappears.
Parents feel fulfilled because their children are well-educated. Parents and children feel fulfilled because they spend a lot of time together.
Everybody knows that parents are the best teachers.
And this is the end of the story for “A Monster”. What are you doing now? I am sure you’re smiling now, you’re breathing deep, you’re moving your body, and you have good posture.
Why not? It’s better than feeling powerless, right? It’s better than being bored. And I promise you will learn so much faster if you do this. Every day just before you do a lesson. Get your body strong. Get into that peak emotional state. And say to yourself that English can be fun and easy. Now your body, your mind, your beliefs, they’re all together, very strong. Then you’re ready to learn.
You know what goes next. Right! Your vocabulary lesson. See you there!
Vocabulary Lesson
Hello, this Alex again. Time for the vocabulary lesson for “A Monster.” As always, be sure you’re standing tall. Good posture, big smile. Deep breath, move your body. Now you are ready to liberate yourself from the story. You are going to be an absolutely liberated, one hundred percent inspired and totally unique English speaker. Let the magic begin!
In this lesson I used a few difficult words. Maybe difficult, maybe not, I don’t know. Let’s talk about them. Number one is a monster. What is it? Of course, you have a picture in your head of a monster. A picture of something or someone who is very large, super ugly, very strong and cruel.
In our story the monster is so large that it lives everywhere. And our next word is everywhere. It means that you can’t escape the monster. You can’t get away from something bad. In our case, it is a huge, ugly and super-strong creature. The monster lives in each village, in each town, in each city. It is everywhere.
Than I say, “The Monster does terrible, horrible and awful things”. Here we have three words: terrible, horrible and awful. These words are synonyms. They all have an idea of something bad and unpleasant. We can use them when we talk about something that makes you feel bad, frightened and extremely uncomfortable. The monster does super-bad things and it makes everybody feel extremely frightened and uncomfortable.
He takes children away from homes. He also takes children away from their parents from Mondays till Saturdays.
But the monster always brings children back.
So the next expression is to bring back. What it means is that the monster always returns children home to their parents. And he doesn’t take children away from homes and from parents forever. No, no, no. The monster always returns children. He always brings children back.
And next you see the sentence “That’s why parents see little of their children” To see little of somebody. So we use this expression when we want to say that we don’t see someone often. Parents don’t see their children often. They see little of their children, not much. They don’t see much of their children. Parents see little of their children.
Alright, another word we have in this lesson is to please. Of course, you know this word. But it is often used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something. Like, “Can you help me, please?” But here we use it as a verb. I say, “Poor children and unhappy parents have to do tasks all Sundays to please the monster.” To please somebody means to make a person be glad, be content. So the poor children and unhappy parents have to do a lot of tasks to make that monster be glad, be content or be satisfied or happy. They have to do a lot of tasks to please the monster.
Then we go down the story and we see “The monster breaks relations between parents and children”.
It really means that the monster separates parents from children. In other words, the monster builds; the monster creates a wall between parents and children. Parents and children don’t spend time together. They don’t talk much to each other. They become separated. And as a result, they miss each other and they don’t understand each other very well. The monster breaks relations between parents and children.