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The Giving Tree story

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Lesson 1

Read The Giving Tree

Hello and welcome back to my Slow English podcast. [Music] Today we will be reading one of my favorite books. It's called The Giving Tree. Read slowly with me. The Giving Tree....

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

The boy plays with the tree

He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and eat apples. And they would play, hide, and go seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy l...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

The boy wants money

the boy came to the tree and the tree said, "Come boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade. and be happy. I am too big to c...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

He takes the apples

then you will have money and you will be happy. And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

He wants a house

to keep me warm, he said. I want a wife and I want children and so I need a house. Can you give me a house? I have no house, said the tree. The forest is my house, but you may c...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

He wants a boat

She could hardly speak. "Come, boy," she whispered. "Come and play. I am too old and sad to play. said the boy. I want a boat that will take me far away from here. Can you give...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

The boy comes back

And after a long time, the boy came back again. I am sorry, boy, said the tree. But I have nothing left to give you. My apples are gone. My teeth are too weak for apples, said t...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 8

A place to rest

I wish that I could give you something, but I have nothing left. I'm just an old stump. I am sorry. I don't need very much now, said the boy. Just a quiet place to sit and rest....

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 9

Questions about the story

giving tree? Do you think the tree was happy in the end? Why or why not? Was the boy selfish or just human? Have you ever had someone in your life who gave to you like the tree...

Language: enDuration: 1 min

Lesson 10

Full video

Full video: Slow English Podcast - The Giving Tree for Beginners (A1–A2)

Language: en

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