Father's Rage English Podcast

FATHER’S RAGE ENGLISH PODCAST S 02 Ep 39 RHYTHM&INTONATION It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party continued. Then the doorbell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” And a small man opened the door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank wine. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host. “you know”, he said, “nobody invited me to the party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car. But one of your guest’s car was in front of our gate. So I came here to find him. And my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!.”

FATHER’S RAGE ENGLISH PODCAST S 02 Ep 38 LINKING Mrs Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. Every morning he went for a walk in the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch. But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs Brown's house at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped Mr Brown to get out. One of them said to Mrs Brown, 'The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and telephoned to us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home.' Mrs Brown was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left. 'But, Grandfather,' she then said, 'you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there?' The old man smiled, closed one eye and said, 'I didn't quite lose my way. I just got tired and I didn't want to walk home!'

FATHER’S RAGE ENGLISH PODCAST S 02 Ep 37 INSIDE SOUND + CONSONANTS REDUCTION One night there was a heavy snowstorm, and in the morning Mr. Smith's garden was full of deep snow. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out, so he paid a man to clean the path from his garage to his gate. He said to this man, 'Don't throw any snow on that side, because it will damage the bushes in my garden; and don't throw any on the other side, because it will break my fence. And don't throw any into the street, or the police will be angry.' Then Mr. Smith went out. When he came back, the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes, or the fence, or the street. Mr. Smith was very pleased—until he opened the garage to get his car out! The garage was full to the top with all the snow from the path, and his car was somewhere under it all!

FATHER’S RAGE ENGLISH PODCAST S 02 Ep 36 SOPHIA AMORUSO Sophia Amoruso is an American businesswoman who was the former CEO of Nasty Gal and founder of GIRLBOSS. Growing up, she wasn’t a very happy kid. Doctors thought she had Tourette’s syndrome. Later, she was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and depression. However, none of this hindered her will. She opened a lemonade stand at 9 years and read many books about startups as a teenager. In addition, she dropped out of college but held a full-time job. By the age of 22, she had worked 10 different jobs. She opened an eBay shop to work in her spare time and shipped her products with the tips she earned in photography class. Over time, she developed an eye for product selection. She got two Chanel jackets at a yard sale for $8 and sold them on eBay for $3000. Later on, she built her own site and sold her products from there. Her company was doing well, and she was in the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Of course, things couldn’t always be smooth. Since she lacked the management skills to run the company, things took a turn for the worse. The company entered bankruptcy proceedings; lawsuits followed. Hence, she resigned as the CEO but kept a senior executive post. Despite all these downfalls, she didn’t let her situation dampen her spirits. She published her autobiography titled GIRLBOSS. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list for 18 weeks straight! Her story has many more twists and turns, but they all tell us the same thing. Never give up.

FATHER’S RAGE ENGLISH PODCAST S 02 Ep 35 J K ROWLING Whether you love her or hate her, her story has inspired millions. J. K. Rowling is a British author, film producer, television producer, philanthropist, and screenwriter. She is one of the most successful authors of the century. She created a famous fantasy non-fiction series called Harry Potter. It is because of her work that many of us can create an escape from this chaotic world. You may know the story of ‘the boy who lived’ but few know about the woman behind the story. Joanne Rowling taught English in Portugal, was a single mother, and at one point she was on the verge of being homeless. In addition, she struggled with depression. She incorporated all the struggles she faced in the most brilliant ways throughout the Harry Potter series. From the failed relationship with her father to the death of a mother, each element of her life gave her an element to add to her book. It took her five years from when she first thought of the idea of Harry Potter on the train to when she finished the first book. She turned all those dark and depressing moments in her life into something magical (pun intended).