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941. The Man Who Could Work Miracles ✨ (Learn English with a Short Story)

2025/6/23
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George Fotherington, a skeptic, loudly proclaims the impossibility of miracles in the Long Dragon pub. His argument escalates, and during a heated debate, he inadvertently makes a lamp float upside down, revealing an unexpected power. The event ends in chaos and embarrassment for George.
  • George Fotherington's skepticism is challenged.
  • He accidentally performs a miracle.
  • The event ends with him feeling humiliated.

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Learn English with a short story on LEP. In this episode I am reading "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" by HG Wells (adapted into modern English). First you can listen to the story, then I summarise it again in my own words, discuss my interpretations of its meaning, explain how you can use stories like this to improve your English, and teach some vocabulary which came up.

📄 Get the PDF with story text, notes and vocabulary list here 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/941.-The-Man-Who-Could-Work-Miracles-Learn-English-with-a-Short-Story-PDF.pdf)

🏆 Sign up to LEP Premium to get all vocabulary explanations for this story in premium series P69 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium)

🔗 Episode page on my website 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/06/23/941-the-man-who-could-work-miracles-learn-english-with-a-short-story/)

📖 Read the original (unadapted) story text here 👉 https://revistaliterariakatharsis.org/manmiracles.pdf) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.