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
Luke, I only have three words for your work: remarkable, stupenduos, and tremendous.
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 .
I recently discovered this channel and was so nice to hear you, thank you
Thanks a million! I enjoyed a lot, I would love to hear more stories. I must admit that I also loved your analysis about the characters.
that’s so nice of you, Luke...Thank you, so much
Nice job,Luke!I am looking forward for the next story. it was a pleasure.
It's great when you read these stories, It helps me a lot. I wish you could do more of them !
It’s such an amazing video, I really appreciate it thanks Luke!
Luke, you have to keep reading the story. I love it.
I'd love to hear more Roald Dahl's stories!
Me too
I would also appreciate it.
Really love your channel! Story telling, teaching vocab and usage, giving comments, asking for opinions! So serious and much effort put in producing the video. Aroused me to learn English and read more English stories! Thx!
You are great , i really enjoy your reading and all the explanation about the story . I hope to hear from you soon ! Thank you a lot
Thank you so much for reading the story! Your performance is delightful:) I enjoyed it thoroughly:)
Luke, your reading is fantastic!!! Would love to hear you doing full audiobooks!😍😍😍
WE defenetly do fancy another Roald Dahl story! Thank you very much, it was a delight to listen to your lovely voice:)
It is a blessing to hear these classic stories.Thank you so much
Love the way you tell a story and analyse it.
Thank you for this episode. I enjoyed it. I love the way you read and Roald Dahl's stories. And I like youtube's versions as well as podcast's versions because I can see your expression, your mouth movement and your gesture. Those are great for me to understand meanings of words and how you pronounce. And it helps me do shadowing. I would appreciate if your video's screen got bigger.
Absolutely delightful! Thank you for your time and effort on helping us to actually make more progress in our acquisition of your language. Greetings from Mexico City. God bless you.
I'm delighted with your story that I've just found. I don't really know what was the part I liked more, the story itself or your commet. Nice both!!!!!!!. Thank you so much.
I’m so lucky I came across your video. I don’t usually finish a long video, but yours is an exception! This is a great way for me to learn English pronunciation. I have a hard time speaking English and don’t know how to say it in the correct stress words and intonation. This helps big time. Great work, thank you teacher Luke!!! Will check out all your vids!
I really enjoy the story and your teaching. Thank your very much!
I just love your podcast man. The Luke's EP is a part of my English language endeavor. I hope you do realize how important it is for me.
Luke, you’re amazing 🤩 your voice is like honey in my ears❤️
Watching and listening to it has been a "jolly" exciting experience, especially in my school class of ESL students. Thank you so much, Luke !
It was amazing to hear that story from you. You videos are also amazing. Thank you very much.
Hi Luke! I've been started to listen your podcasts from the begining, I listened the 40th one yesterday. I hope I am going to keep listening but I can say your podcasts arevery nice. Because the topics are unique, you are so natural and your multifunctional persanolaty make them nicer and intersting. Thank you so much..
Always a pleasure, being read to. Thank you.
I absolutely loved your Podcast ..It was really captivating and thanks for adding the extra point .. Looking foward to have more reads by Roald Dahl ...👍
Thanks for your narration and choice of story and author!
Thank you very much. It's really useful. Hope that you can make more videos about short stories like this.
I found your Chanel, and i,ve enjoyed the story , i,m studying c1 in Valencia, thank you it was so nice to listen
Great Luke, great job & many thanks to you.
Thank you. It's the first time to hear the story from you. I found it good for me as an English learner.
Thanks for your story! Thanks for your beautiful voice. Thanks so much!
You read this masterpiece with your perfect voice !!! It is amazing!!!
Great stories and keeps learning a fun thing to carry on. Thanks Luke. Your channel is amazing
Thank you Luke! I loved listening to this story!!
Hi Luke. It's so good! I love this episode. It's terrific
Thank you for sharing this story. I liked it so much.
Thank you Luke for preparing another interesting episode.
Yes! Y would love to hear more R. Dahl stories!
Thank you so much for your podcasts! They are fantastic! I thoroughly enjoy listening to you!
I loved the story! Your video helped me a lot to pass my oral exam. Thank you so much Luke! Please keep doing more videos like those.
That's a good story, I really like it! Awesome video, Luke. The KZhead just recommended it to me, and I clicked to watch, now I'm your new subscriber haha
Hi Luke, great job mate you work hard on your videos! it's a pleasure to watch you!
PLEASE tell us more stories from Rold Dahl or similar short stories..I love the Mountain story and this umbrella man
Thank you very much for this podcasts, that was really nice indeed, very well done. Well I guess you’ve just got another subscriber. Can’t wait to check out the full content of your channel. Best regards,
Thanks Luke; was Really great! Please read more stories of Roald Dahl!
Thank you, Luke. I enjoyed the story and your accent and voice are lovely!
Thank you so much for the story telling. It is easy to understand and together with your explanation.
Thanks Luke! This story was full of nice, simple and natural language. Very helpful.
Fortunately I come across this.i love this podcast
Thank you for explaining the posh expressions. Very useful.
Thank you very much for the useful summary and the kind of characteristics of a good short story, worth to know such guidance.
I loved every bit of the story. Thanks to your relaxing voice.
This is brilliant!!! Thank you so much 😊
This is amazing, thank you Luke
Thank you very much, Luke. I think the story is amazing, the characters' description is brilliant and full of details that make the story adventurous, humorous, captivating.
Thank you for this analysis of the story. You see things I dont and It helps me a lot for my exams. 😘
I'm happy to find you and recommend to my students, and like your correct pronunciation 💓👍🌼
I Love this kind of long and deep tipe of video. I hear it while I'm doing the chores, practice my listening and also learn a lot new things. I only wish I could practice my speaking as well.
Hello! Love the story! Love you! So grateful to you for the work you're doing. I'm mauritian and I love English language and English literature thanks to people like you!
I'm really amazed! That I came across with this podcast, cheers!! This is so helpful.
Thanks a lot ! I enjoyed this story and your commentaries & explanations ! Have a good Sunday !
Luke your podcast are excellent way to learn English. I liked the reading and all the comments about this story and the author.
Love this concept!
Thank you so much for preparing this video!
Thank you Luke!!! I love and enyoy sharing this time listening to you stories!!!🙂💗
Hi there! I enjoyed the Dahl's story a lot. Thank you!
You are my idol, the best pronunciation ever...thanks for your work!!
Thank you so much Luke for a such innovative way to help non native English learners like me to improve our listening and reading procces.
I really enjoy listening to your story reading while reading the scripts to further my understanding. Thank you for guiding me through the book and showing me the story summary and posh language. Your efforts made the 55-minute video knowledgeable and charming!
I found your channel by accident. It was a great story with lesson. The lady even followed him around and trying to find out what the old man was up to. The story was funny, so I just listened to the end and I really loved the story. I will be looking for your other stories. Thank you for your hard working and the way how you teach English is brilliant .
It's so comfortable to listen to you. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing and your great presentation of this story
Thank you Luke! Your podcast is greate for me - pleasant for listening and my further speaking. I*m understand all you tell!
Omg! I accidentally found your channel! Love your podcasts! 😍😍😍 I’m learning English and you are the best teacher.
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I'm learning English and I enjoy this story. Thank you.
You are amazing with your lessons!
Thank you so much! That is so interesting project.
I'm so happy, I have this podcast now!
Hi from Italy. Thanks for reading and commenting on this story. I was expecting a different ending, away from reality, like a cursed umbrella or something like that. I found very interesting that part explaining the posh, old fashioned language.
This is great teaching. Thank you so much! I'll recommend your KZhead channel and your website to my students.
You are doing great job. I would like to thank you for your valuable videos providing us with diverse words.
I appreciate your effort, keep up the good work
Amazing story teaching by an amazing language artist.
A pleasure listening to you!!!!!
Happy Green Day! Great gift, as always!
it's so nice to learn English from your method, and your voice is so good
I listen to you everyday, It is great
I really enjoyed your teaching with intensive reading provided with detailed information on vocabulary/ phrases. This kind of teaching helps me build up my English language foundation step by step, which gives me confidence to grasp the language. Thank you 🙏
I enjoyed a lot this story!! I like your voice and the form you tell them... Thanks!!
It was such a good practice. I liked the part of push words. old fashion-style seems more beautiful. And yes it was very useful to mark those words, cause I Love to read classic stories but I am afraid that I will began to speak in an old fashion way without being aware of even😂😂
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I love your voice. Thanks for your time 😊
Thank you for your great effort for my knowledge of English!
Your podcasts are awesome, they have greatly improved my listening skills, thank you very much!
thank you so much for your podcast the way u are explaining is amazing god bless u keep it up i from India
thank you very much , i like your way in telling the story and analysing it thanks again you are a perfect English teacher