Atomic Habits by James Clear is one of the best books out there on personal development and how to develop powerful habits in your life. This book explores in depth how small changes in behavior can lead to big changes in one's life.The author covers a wide range of topics from understanding why bad habits are hard to break, to replacing bad habits with good ones, and finally making desired behavior automatic. He also gives practical advice on how to build habits, avoid pitfalls, and ensure prog...
Jan 20, 2023•30 min
Madame Loisel was a beautiful woman of average means. She lived in a small apartment in Paris with her husband, who worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Education. Madame Loisel had always wanted to lead a life of luxury and be part of the upper class society, but she was unable to do so because of her modest means. One day, Madame Loisel received an invitation to a fancy party at a friend’s house. Excited to go, she decided to buy a new dress to wear. But Madame Loisel was disappointed when she...
Jan 12, 2023•5 min
This story is to practice Past Tense. *** In the African savanna, a hungry lion sent his baby cub out to find dinner for the night. The cub headed out to the shop to buy dinner. The cub arrived at the shop and looked around before buying his food. He then bought 25 chickens and then returned to his father… ****
Dec 28, 2022•16 min
Waking up early has a lot of benefits – you avoid the rush of getting ready for work and you can take your time to enjoy a leisurely breakfast. I usually wake up early so that I can have a relaxed start to the day. That was not the case last Thursday. I woke up late and it completely threw off my morning routine. I had to rush to get ready and head to work. I made it to work on time and everything was smooth until my lunch break. I had a long lunch break that day, so I decided to go grocery shop...
Dec 08, 2022•10 min
Adam and his wife are at the mall. They are shopping for clothes. They are from Texas, but they just moved to Minnesota two weeks ago and it is very cold in Minnesota. So they need winter clothes because they do not have warm clothes ropas calientes for winter. They need to buy jackets, sweaters, socks, pants, boots, hoodies, and beanies. They have to spend gastar a lot of money. When they walk into the mall, they see that there are good sales and discounts at the mall because it is the holiday ...
Dec 02, 2022•17 min
Listen to the story in present simple and practice your speaking and grammar by answering the questions with me. ** Amanda ** Amanda works at Kroger. She's there five days a week, but never on weekends! She starts her day early, heading to work at 7:00 AM. By 5:00 PM, she's done and heads home to her family. She arrives home by 5:30 PM, ready to relax and make dinner. Amanda is a busy mom! She has three kids - a son and two daughters. Her husband George is an engineer. He works a lot too. He has...
Nov 04, 2022•12 min
Listen to the story and practice your speaking and grammar by answering the questions with me.
Nov 04, 2022•8 min
This is probably the most important podcast episode so far on my podcast for the English learners. Follow these steps; learn English the EZ Way!
May 21, 2022•16 min
Life can be hard if you live in an English speaking country and don’t speak the language. The story of one of my students and why he decided to learn English.
May 17, 2022•11 min
Life can be, seem, and feel boring when we think it’s too long. In this episode, I share my opinion about why I think it’s not good when we think it’s too long and it’s not passing by fast enough… Listen along and let me know what you think.
May 06, 2022•19 min
This month, Muslims around the world are observing the month of Ramadan, the month of fasting, and I, as a Muslim, wanted to share my reflection on fasting and Islam’s state of Surrender. Share this with a friend! 🤍 This Episode is dedicated to my dear late father who passed away last year at the age of 67. This episode is about the power in sincerity of repetition.
Apr 22, 2022•14 min
Fat Matt There was a boy. His name was Matt. Matt was fat. He weighed around 250 pounds. He always ate fast food. Wait, it’s rude to say someone is fat. I’m sorry! Matt was not fat! Matt was overweight. He ate junk food every day. Every morning on his way to work, he got breakfast from McDonald’s. He went to the McDonald’s drive-thru. He ordered a double cheeseburger, a large fries, and a large coke. He ate his meal at his desk in his office. He felt weak all day at work. For lunch, he ate snack...
Apr 19, 2022•17 min
No matter how many times you repeat something, it won’t become a habit if you don’t believe it.
Mar 27, 2022•22 min
Listen and practice your grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary with this simple story in past tense. Tom’s Family Time Tom was on vacation with his family last week. They went to Florida. They stayed there for six days. They stayed in a big house on the beach. They ate a lot of delicious food. Tom cooked for his family. He didn’t cook alone. His sister helped him. He grilled burgers, steaks, and he made salad. Every day, they ate good and delicious food. Tom was very happy that he was with his ...
Mar 25, 2022•10 min
So often people say, ‘Oh I have such a bad memory!’ Or, ‘I always forget things.’ Or we believe we didn’t do this or that because we forgot to do it. It’s not a very good thing when we forget important things, but it’s also not that bad, either. That’s today’s topic: forgetting isn’t a bad thing! It’s probably even a blessing! Listen along and share this episode with a friend. :)
Mar 08, 2022•16 min
This mini episode is about why we should look good and clean for ourselves before we do for others.
Mar 01, 2022•5 min
This episode is without script or preparation, I just grabbed one little favorite book of mine and I share the main ideas from the book along with my own input and ideas about the book.
Feb 01, 2022•33 min
This lesson is for beginner and intermediate level learners to practice listening, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and speaking by listening to a story in past tense and answering questions with me about the story!
Jan 15, 2022•18 min
This episode is about the importance of consistency and how it can create an identity for us about the thing that we are consistent about. I also mention two things I have been consistent about in recently…
Jan 04, 2022•20 min
This story helps you practice and improve your grammar and learn new vocabulary words and expressions as well as future tense. Thanks for listening. Share this with a friend!
Dec 23, 2021•15 min
The previous episode is about how happiness is not a place or destination to reach or a person to meet. In this episode, I talk about a few ways I search for happiness myself from where I am. I also talk about meeting someone very special whose name is Yusuf Estes. If you liked this episode, how about sharing it with a friend? :)
Dec 21, 2021•30 min
Most of us are in a constant struggle of finding happiness in some place else, somewhere else, in someone else or waiting for some future destination to reach to finally be happy. Listen along as I speak my mind. Share this episode with a friend if you enjoyed listening to it so they can also maybe benefit from it. :)
Dec 17, 2021•26 min
This episode is about Aron Ralston’s hiking trip in the canyons of Utah and what goes wrong along the way. It’s a story of excitement, and then desperate call for help and survival. You’ll practice new vocabulary words and grammar and learn how to use “Should have” for past mistakes and regret. Share this with a friend. :)
Dec 08, 2021•23 min
I don’t have regrets in a sense that I dwell on them on a daily basis or will do so for the rest of my life. But I believe if we look at regrets and mistakes of the past in a healthy way to improve our present and future, it’s not bad to look back on them to remind us to be better. Here is one of my biggest regrets so far in life. In this Episode, I’m also briefly sharing an article entitled “37 Things You’ll Regret When You’re Old” and along with mine, that would be 38. Haha! If you liked this ...
Dec 05, 2021•25 min
This episode is about a story is an excerpt from “The Alchemist” about the secret of happiness. Listen to the story, practice your listening, pronunciation, and grammar, and learn about the secret of happiness from the moral of the story. Message me on Instagram @TheEnglishZone_ to share your opinion about the story!
Nov 20, 2021•19 min
The reason we are forgetful, we miss our flight, we have poor work and skills performance m, etc. etc. is because we are distracted by something other than the task at hand. In this episode, I share some of my understandings of living in the moment with and you should share this episode with a friend. :)
Sep 18, 2021•20 min
Do you have any problems right now at the very moment? According Mr. Tolle, no, we don’t! Sharing some ideas about Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Power of Now! Share this episode with a friend and send me a message on Instagram! :)
Sep 09, 2021•9 min
This episode is another story/grammar lesson to help you practice your listening, grammar, and speaking. Share this episode with a friend. ✅
Sep 01, 2021•15 min
*Emad’s English*My name is Emad and I am from Egypt. I came to the United States four years ago. When I came here, I could not speak English at all and I didn’t have any friends. Because of that, my life was very difficult. I only spoke Arabic. After living in the U.S. for a few months, I started working at Amazon. My job was good and I made good money, but my life was hard because I could not speak English. I wanted to travel alone to other cities and other states, but I couldn’t. One time, I g...
Aug 30, 2021•18 min
Practice your grammar, listening, pronunciation, and speaking with a short story in present progressive tense and questions and answers about the story. Share this episode with your friends!
Aug 10, 2021•11 min
