stories are a fantastic way to improve your English reading stories listening to stories writing your own stories and of course telling stories and in this video I'm going to tell you five different stories about five different topics each one will be quite Advanced and it will include some idioms expressions and phrasal verbs my favorite oh and I'm going to come clean I'm going to be honest I haven't come up with the stories myself my good friend chat GPT created them thanks to my prompts so you will notice that I'll be looking at my laptop in
order to read you these stories I hope you don't mind so that being said let's get the ball [Music] rolling number one the unplanned Journey this is a story Story related to travel Ethan had always been a meticulous planner but when his carefully arranged trip to Japan was thrown into disarray due to a last minute flight cancellation he had no choice but to play it by year frustrated yet determined he booked the next available flight Destination Unknown he landed in Istanbul a city he had never considered visiting at first he felt like a fish out
of water overwhelmed by the bustling streets the lainy bazaars and the unfamiliar language however as he wandered through the Grand Bazaar savoring the scent of exotic spices he struck up a conversation with a local Merchant before he knew it he was being shown the ropes of Turkish tea culture and invited to a family dinner by the end of his trip Ethan realized that the most memorable Adventures are often the ones you don't plan sometimes you just have to go with the flow a beautiful story right now let's go over four expressions from the story if
you play it by ear you improvise he had no choice but to play it by ear like a fish out of water is to feel uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation at first he felt like a fish out of water shown the ropes this means to be taught how something works he was being shown the ropes of Turkish tea culture go with the flow is to accept things as they happen sometimes you just have to go with the flow all right let's move on to the next story The the office Game Changer this story is related
to work Sophie had been working at the same advertising firm for 5 years feeling like she was constantly spinning her Wheels no matter how hard she worked promotions always seemed Out Of Reach then one day the company announced a major restructuring and Sophie was given the opportunity to lead a project she knew this was her chance to step up to the plate she worked tirelessly coordinating the team pitching fresh ideas and ensuring the campaign was Flawless when the project became a massive success Sophie was called into the director's office expecting the worst she braced herself
instead she was told she would be promoted her persistence had finally paid off as she left the office she couldn't help but smile The Winds of Change had finally turned in her favor another very poetic story if you ask me again let's review four Advanced Expressions spinning your wheels is making a lot of effort without progress she was feeling like she was constantly spinning her Wheels step up to the plate this is to take responsibility for a challenge she knew this was her chance to step up to the plate paid off when effort results in
a reward her persistence had finally paid off turn in one's favor this is when circumstances start working to your advantage The Winds of Change had finally turn in her favor good job now let's keep going and move on to the third story it's called the unexpected reunion and it's related to family Lena had spent years at odds with her older brother Tom a petty argument had escalated into a fullblown feud and they hadn't spoken in nearly a decade but when their mother fell ill they both rushed home forced to put their differences aside at first
the tension was unbearable old grievances resurfaced but in the quiet months of caring for their mother they began to reconnect one evening as they prepared dinner together Tom looked at Lena and chuckled remember when we used to argue over who got the last piece of cake Lena laughed yeah and you always cheated they both knew they would never be the same as before but perhaps this was a chance to bury the hatchet and start fresh family feuds now let's have a look at three Advanced Expressions at odds with someone is in conflict with someone Lena
had spent years at odds with her older brother fullblown is like intense a petty argument had escalated into a fullblown feud and bur the hatchet is to end a conflict and reconcile or make up perhaps this was a chance to bury the hatchet and start fresh all right well done for getting this far first of all you're over halfway through the video and that was the third out of five short stories now the penultimate One Number Four The Magic of the big screen and this of course is related to cinema mark had always loved movies
but nothing compared to the first time he set foot in an old-fashioned Cinema The Velvet seats the scent of freshly popped popcorn and the grand red curtains made him feel like he had stepped back in time as the lights dimmed and the opening credits rolled he became lost in the moment forgetting everything else the film was a masterpiece every shot meticulously crafted every word of dialogue brimming with meaning when the credits rolled he sat still unable to move it was as if he had been transported to another world for 2 hours and now he was
reluctantly returning to reality from that day forward Mark knew that Cinema was more than entertainment it was magic beautiful again let's go over three Expressions to step back in time is to feel like you are experiencing the past the red curtains made him feel like he had stepped back in time lost in the moment is to be fully absorbed in what you are doing and transported to another world he became lost in the moment is to feel like you have left reality and you've entered another realm it was as if he had been transported to
another world for 2 hours and finally the final story which is called the final lesson so it's related to school Miss Edwards had been teaching for over three decades but nothing prepared her for her final day before retirement as she entered the classroom she expected a normal lesson but instead she was met with Applause the students had secretly organized A Farewell celebration a slideshow played on the board showing photos from throughout the years and one by one students stood up to share how she had made a difference in their life lives tears welled up in
her eyes she had always wondered if her work truly mattered and now she had her answer as she locked the classroom door for the last time she realized that although she was leaving a part of her would always live on in the lessons she had taught a I'm almost welling up to make a difference is to have a meaningful impact students stood up to show how had made an impact in their lives to well up is a nice phrasal verb which is to tear up or start crying tears weld up in her eyes and live
on in something is to continue having an impact after you leave a part of her would always live on in the lessons she taught that's it guys five short stories including Advanced vocabulary and expressions if any of them are unclear for you do not hesitate to let me know in the comments and I really hope you enjoyed this type of video if that's the case let me know and I can do it again for sure so thanks again don't forget to like subscribe and I'll see you in the next video bye-bye
