710. The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl (Learn English with a Short Story)

Listen to me reading out a story by author Roald Dahl and learn some English in the process. Text is presented on the screen while you watch and listen.
Buy The Complete Short Stories Vol.1&2 by Roald Dahl wherever you get your books.
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Contents
00:00 Video intro
01:13 Audio episode recording starts / Introduction
02:41 Who is Roald Dahl?
04:29 Notes on the Language & Writing Style in the story
05:24 How to use this episode to learn English
07:39 The story starts
23:39 A summary of the story
33:15 Comments about the story and characters
45:19 Posh and old-fashioned vocabulary in the story
53:55 Story introduction by Roald Dahl himself

[hasinahelen]

Hello Luke, I am a 60 year old woman, former teacher and I think I have become obsessed with your stories . It's very interesting listening you . That's why i always look forward your next episode . Thanks, much love .

[yulia]

I'd love to hear more Roald Dahl's stories!

[mjesusd]

I'm a Spanish student and I just discovered your videos. I'm really grateful for your podcast. You are a very good teacher, your explanations are very clear and I understand them very well. Thanks a lot. I'm looking forward to hearing the next podcast.

[МилаБонд-бж]

Thank you, Luke! You have opened Roald Dahl for me and my English language learners. Now I read his stories myself and watch short films based on his stories. And they are always exciting and easy to understand for the foreigner. And of course he is really great!

[sidneylumet]

Luke, you have to keep reading the story. I love it.

[amejunio]

Thank you so much, Teacher Luke. I'm preparing to take the IELTS test here in my city. I live in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, in the north-east of Brazil, with my family, and we are in the process of immigrating to Canada. These little stories are the ones I enjoy watching the most. Especially when I can follow the reading of a story. Audiobooks are amazing!!!

[auxifraiz]

Hola from Malaga . Really a nice short story, good way to improve my english . Thanks very much

[enriquegonzalez]

Luke, I only have three words for your work: remarkable, stupenduos, and tremendous.

[alexvitkovsky]

The story is great, and Luke is great too. Thanks for your hard work, Luke, and keep going.

[rustemadamov]

Thank you very much this story improved my English

[phamlenamphuong]

I have to thank Youtube and whatever technology they used to know and recommend your channel to me! This is exactly how I would like to learn and enjoy learning English. The short stories you had chosen are great for English learners, but it’s your insights and personal views that really makes this series special and so valuable. I have been very impressed and learnt a lot from how you looked at things and analysed the details :) Thank you so much for all the hard work and the energy that you have been sharing with the audience. A fan from Vietnam :)

[abomunif]

thanks teacher so much. from Saudi Arabia

[mumilady]

I love listening to short stories (classic and contemporary ones). Roald Dahl is amazing, as well as Anton Chekjov, Somerset Maugham, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, Chimamanda Adichie, among others..Keep sharing videos like this, please. Thanks so much from Argentina🥰

[helenaalves]

This is a very good exercise to improve English. Many thanks for your time.

[NidhiUpadhyay]

I have been following your videos for many months 😊
Thanks for creating such a great stuff 😊
From India 🙋
Enjoyed the story altot 🙂

[luisjimenez]

I was a nice history and the same time to learn English . Thanks a lot

[DragonLong-vszf]

Please keep up dating the series of short stories 🎉❤

[carlosgarcia-wqcw]

Oh my God, I used to listen to this channel before, Now I have found it

[amanirind]

It's been a year since I got to know bout you through google podcast and from the very first day I have been in love with your podcasts that I couldn't resist but to follow you everywhere on social media, your accent your words are so simple and digestible that I have learnt alot from it. Lots of Love From Pakistan. I hope this message reaches you to show how appreciable we are

[kriangkamolthomya]

The second times I watching that very useful for me to learn english I live in Thailand the small country in asia