Listening ๐ง
Listen to the following audio first, and then read the written form of this short story. Try to understand the audio without reading the text! ๐๐๐
This was going to be my final stand. Iโd have to fight here. I drew close to the standing lamp that was my last line of defense. It hated the dark so Iโd stay right here, next to this comforting standing lamp. I waited for it to turn off butโฆit never did. I looked around andโฆquiet. Nothing but quiet.
I turned then to look at that saving grace of a lamp that refused to yield. I started to find myself laughing; a crazy but ALIVE laugh and I thought Iโd finally be ok. I stepped closer and I swear I almost hugged that lamp.
Until I saw it.
I heard the growl first coming not from behind me but in front! From that lamp. My eyes widened and I stared as the light from that lamp intensified. I stumbled back and, I donโt know what happened but I think I tripped on something. I just know I found myself flat on my back staring up at that bright, intense light. It wasnโt comforting any longer. Just hot and heavy and brightโฆI thought it was going to burn me away. And then it came.
I donโt have words to describe what poured from that lampโs light. It was hideous, twisted, and filled with rage. I know Iโll never forget those eyes though. Bright, hot, and whiteโฆtwo glowing circles of pure malice. It hated me. It hated everything about me. And not just me. It hated all of us. Every human being. But it was stuck here. And it would lash out at what it could. Me. I donโt know how I knew this butโฆI just knew. It lunged for me and I prepared myself for a painful death.
To be continued...
@AmEnglish
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Listen to the following audio first, and then read the written form of this short story. Try to understand the audio without reading the text! ๐๐๐
This was going to be my final stand. Iโd have to fight here. I drew close to the standing lamp that was my last line of defense. It hated the dark so Iโd stay right here, next to this comforting standing lamp. I waited for it to turn off butโฆit never did. I looked around andโฆquiet. Nothing but quiet.
I turned then to look at that saving grace of a lamp that refused to yield. I started to find myself laughing; a crazy but ALIVE laugh and I thought Iโd finally be ok. I stepped closer and I swear I almost hugged that lamp.
Until I saw it.
I heard the growl first coming not from behind me but in front! From that lamp. My eyes widened and I stared as the light from that lamp intensified. I stumbled back and, I donโt know what happened but I think I tripped on something. I just know I found myself flat on my back staring up at that bright, intense light. It wasnโt comforting any longer. Just hot and heavy and brightโฆI thought it was going to burn me away. And then it came.
I donโt have words to describe what poured from that lampโs light. It was hideous, twisted, and filled with rage. I know Iโll never forget those eyes though. Bright, hot, and whiteโฆtwo glowing circles of pure malice. It hated me. It hated everything about me. And not just me. It hated all of us. Every human being. But it was stuck here. And it would lash out at what it could. Me. I donโt know how I knew this butโฆI just knew. It lunged for me and I prepared myself for a painful death.
To be continued...
@AmEnglish
#horror #story #within_the_darkness #part_6 #listening #speaking #LupusCreepus
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๐บ๐ธ American English
๐ฃ Pronunciation
๐The text below is read in the following audio file. Listen carefully and try to learn how each word is pronounced.
โNapoleon Bonaparteโ
๐ขPart 1: In December 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre' Dame in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself, Emperor of the French. Europe had never seen such a sudden and dramatic rise to power. A son of impoverished Corsican nobility to military dictator of France, in little more than 10 years. Revolution and war had cleared Napoleans path to the throne. War would dominate his 10-year reign. A conflict unprecedented in history, that would leave millions dead, and the continent in turmoil.
๐@AmEnglish๐
#Pronunciation #history #NapoleonBonaparte
๐ฃ Pronunciation
๐The text below is read in the following audio file. Listen carefully and try to learn how each word is pronounced.
โNapoleon Bonaparteโ
๐ขPart 1: In December 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre' Dame in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself, Emperor of the French. Europe had never seen such a sudden and dramatic rise to power. A son of impoverished Corsican nobility to military dictator of France, in little more than 10 years. Revolution and war had cleared Napoleans path to the throne. War would dominate his 10-year reign. A conflict unprecedented in history, that would leave millions dead, and the continent in turmoil.
๐@AmEnglish๐
#Pronunciation #history #NapoleonBonaparte
๐ Vocabulary
๐ถ Eavesdrop (v.) [หฤvzหdrรคp]
โ๏ธMeaning:
Secretly listen to a conversation; spy on
โExample:
She opened the window just enough to eavesdrop on the conversation outside.
๐ท Bequeath (v.) [-หkwฤTอH,biหkwฤTH]
โ๏ธMeaning:
Leave to a person or other beneficiary by a will; pass on, donate to
โExample:
He bequeathed his talent to his son.
#Vocabulary #Vocab #bequeath #eavesdrop @AmEnglish
๐ถ Eavesdrop (v.) [หฤvzหdrรคp]
โ๏ธMeaning:
Secretly listen to a conversation; spy on
โExample:
She opened the window just enough to eavesdrop on the conversation outside.
๐ท Bequeath (v.) [-หkwฤTอH,biหkwฤTH]
โ๏ธMeaning:
Leave to a person or other beneficiary by a will; pass on, donate to
โExample:
He bequeathed his talent to his son.
#Vocabulary #Vocab #bequeath #eavesdrop @AmEnglish
๐นTHIS (singular) - people or things near us.
๐ธTHESE (plural) - people or things near us.
๐นTHAT (singular) - people or things that are NOT near us.
๐ธTHOSE (plural) - people or things that are NOT near us.
#vocabulary @AmEnglish
๐ธTHESE (plural) - people or things near us.
๐นTHAT (singular) - people or things that are NOT near us.
๐ธTHOSE (plural) - people or things that are NOT near us.
#vocabulary @AmEnglish
๐ทPICK something/somebody UP mean to go and meet someone or something that you have arranged to take somewhere in a vehicle.
ยฐ
ยฐ
๐ถTO LOOK FORWARD TO something means to feel excited and happy about something that is going to happen.
#phrasalverbs @AmEnglish
ยฐ
ยฐ
๐ถTO LOOK FORWARD TO something means to feel excited and happy about something that is going to happen.
#phrasalverbs @AmEnglish
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American English
๐ Phrasal verb โ๏ธ Fill in ๐ท๏ธ to complete ๐ธ๏ธ Please, fill in the details. @AmEnglish #phrasalverb #phrasal #verb #fill #in #fillin
๐ Phrasal verb
โ๏ธ Fill out
๐ท๏ธ to grow fatter
๐ธ๏ธ She used to be thin, but she's filled out a lot lately.
@AmEnglish
#phrasalverb #phrasal #verb #fill #out #fillout
โ๏ธ Fill out
๐ท๏ธ to grow fatter
๐ธ๏ธ She used to be thin, but she's filled out a lot lately.
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#phrasalverb #phrasal #verb #fill #out #fillout
Listening ๐ง
Listen to the following audio first, and then read the written form of this short story. Try to understand the audio without reading the text! ๐๐๐
โCLICK!โ
The light went out. Once again came, darkness. Sweet, quiet, relaxing darkness. I stayed on the ground for a long moment, letting my eyes adjust as I kept my gaze fixated on where my standing lamp was. As the seconds passed, I could start to make him out. That mangled man standing by the lamp, one torn hand upon the switch as he looked down at me.
I understood then. I understood what it all meant. Everything that happened. The man pulled his hand away from it and then pointed a mangled finger toward it before, very clearly, shaking his head from side to side. All I could find myself doing was nodding.
He wasnโt the one trying to harm me. All this time, all those instances, he was trying to protect me. That creature could only come in the light. And this mangled man had been trying to keep me safe. He didnโt want someone else to repeat his mistakes.
I moved out the very next day and never looked back. Whatever it was, it was confined to that house and, so far, nothing has come at me from another light source. However, that thing will always stick with me in my mind. Every night, in my new apartment, I made a habit of wondering around the house, making sure every light is off, every curtain is closed, and made sure to plunge myself in quiet, comforting, and safe pitch darkness.
@AmEnglish
#horror #story #within_the_darkness #final #listening #speaking #LupusCreepus
Listen to the following audio first, and then read the written form of this short story. Try to understand the audio without reading the text! ๐๐๐
โCLICK!โ
The light went out. Once again came, darkness. Sweet, quiet, relaxing darkness. I stayed on the ground for a long moment, letting my eyes adjust as I kept my gaze fixated on where my standing lamp was. As the seconds passed, I could start to make him out. That mangled man standing by the lamp, one torn hand upon the switch as he looked down at me.
I understood then. I understood what it all meant. Everything that happened. The man pulled his hand away from it and then pointed a mangled finger toward it before, very clearly, shaking his head from side to side. All I could find myself doing was nodding.
He wasnโt the one trying to harm me. All this time, all those instances, he was trying to protect me. That creature could only come in the light. And this mangled man had been trying to keep me safe. He didnโt want someone else to repeat his mistakes.
I moved out the very next day and never looked back. Whatever it was, it was confined to that house and, so far, nothing has come at me from another light source. However, that thing will always stick with me in my mind. Every night, in my new apartment, I made a habit of wondering around the house, making sure every light is off, every curtain is closed, and made sure to plunge myself in quiet, comforting, and safe pitch darkness.
@AmEnglish
#horror #story #within_the_darkness #final #listening #speaking #LupusCreepus