724. The Mountain (Short Story for learners of English)

Learn English with a short story.
Listen & repeat after me if you'd like to practise your pronunciation.
Learn some vocabulary in the second half of the video.
Contents
00:00 Introduction / Tips for learning English with this story
05:16 Story begins
15:28 Explaining and teaching vocabulary from the story
I’m pretty sure the writer of the story is a woman by the way.

[sergiocoser]

Although I'm 60 and retired, I'm studying to become an English teacher. I must congratulate you for being such a good teaching model for us. Your performance is excellent! Thanks a lot.

[bebewang]

B.B.Wang Perhaps I am the oldest student you have ever taught. I am an Australian-Chinese 90 years old. I have kept learning English to enrich/ improve the living quality of my” late” years. Your teaching course helps very much. I especially appreciate the way you teach. I can follow you almost the whole process. And the UK pronunciation. Thank you!. (Please have tolerance for my poor grammar.)

[marumota]

You are the best English teacher EVER!!! Thanks for your effort and generosity.

[smilingdalia]

Luke, The Mountain is a moving story. I even shed a tear or two; thank you for reading it to us!

[LukesEnglishPodcast]

Hi everyone! Thanks for the comments. I’ll be doing more stories on the podcast in the future. 📖📚📙
P.s. if you think the character is a man, you weren’t paying attention! I’m pretty sure it’s a female character. She mentions wearing a skirt (of course men can wear them, but usually it’s women), getting catcalled (almost always women), I think someone mentions her partner as “dad” so the chances are that the character is female, and her nickname “montanita” is Spanish for “little mountain”, and is a feminine word. There are also other possibilities of course 🌈 and anyway - it doesn’t really matter. I think anyone can relate to the character in the story.

[AngelicaTorres-hzpg]

Thank you so much. I am a Mexican . You are a awesome teacher.

[paulaakhile]

A good narrator, the teacher himself is not only an alloring speaker, he is also patience, funny, and he makes learning easy for his students. Thanks so much, dear.
....Paula.

[taniagalvez]

I love the way you explain the story and the meaning of the words.

[laurabarcos]

Hello Luke, I' m from Argentina. I am an English teacher, in my 60th, and this is my first listening to your stories. Although I am widow, I have spent a great moment in spite of some tears....
Thank you so much!!

[PsyoMatic]

What makes your English lessons outstandingly effective is bringing emotions into them. Undoubtedly, we learn a lot more effectively when we dive into the story with emotions. Such an eye-watering story and great presentation. Thank you so much.

[Ludiday]

This is my favorite video on YouTube because it always calms me down and makes me think about life. Luke's ability to tell stories is a gift.

[jeongsoonkim]

When I finished listening this story. I feel so sad. I don't know why exactly. In her side she is so much concerned about other people. Thank you for reading this story with your gorgeous &clear voice.

[shahzada.hasanhussaini]

The most, most helpful and appropriateness method I could ever seen

[yeanheejo]

I am lucky to find this podcast. I am so happy and learn so much

[ОльгаЛазарева-ьл]

My dearest Luke! YOU made me cry by that awfully deep story "The Mountain"! I am rather old, have so much experience but couldn't help crying while listening to you. You are a brilliant teacher and a very kind man as well.. Thank you so much for teaching us how to behave, how to stay human beings, how to preserve tenderness in our hearts. Sincerely yours, from Moscow

[stevensu]

A great story and a great story teller with rich facial expressions. And it’s also a good way for a non native English speaker to learn english.

[daliamehaisi]

I was crying so much at the beginning of the mountain, it touch me so deeply. It seem like the story speaking about my early childhood. It is really deep and truthful story. Thank you very much.

[lifeinbritainandbeyond]

I love the story very much as well as your voice, your teaching style. Thank you very much.

[lucinacaliscastelan]

I’m 65 years old. I’m mexican but I’ve been living in Houston about 5 years ago, I thougth was going to learn English easily but no! It was been too difficult for me. Then I’ve loved your video. I really liked your video! Thank you so much.

[sienicampos]

I only found your videos quite recently. As I'm an interpreter, I would not really need English lessons. Even so, it's such a delight to hear you reading great short stories that I've taken to listen to as many episodes as I can. Thank you so much!