710. The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl (Learn English with a Short Story)

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Listen to me reading out a story by author Roald Dahl and learn some English in the process. Text is presented on the screen while you watch and listen.
Buy The Complete Short Stories Vol.1&2 by Roald Dahl wherever you get your books.
See below for links👇
Episode page on my website with link for the PDF version wp.me/p4IuUx-oFb
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Contents
00:00 Video intro
01:13 Audio episode recording starts / Introduction
02:41 Who is Roald Dahl?
04:29 Notes on the Language & Writing Style in the story
05:24 How to use this episode to learn English
07:39 The story starts
23:39 A summary of the story
33:15 Comments about the story and characters
45:19 Posh and old-fashioned vocabulary in the story
53:55 Story introduction by Roald Dahl himself

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@enriquegonzalez7390 4 місяці тому

Luke, I only have three words for your work: remarkable, stupenduos, and tremendous.

@hasinahelen1941 2 місяці тому

Hello Luke , I am a 60 year old woman , former teacher and I think I have become obsessed with your stories . It's very interesting listening you . That's why i always look forward your next episode . Thanks , much love .

@Tanuchka82 9 місяців тому

Perfect text for learning English 👍🏻👍🏻

@whangsiu6465 Рік тому

You read this masterpiece with your perfect voice !!! It is amazing!!!

@mariastelaalderete5407 5 місяців тому

You are SO SPECIAL with what you do, that evening if you really know what go es on, you havé a VERY GOOD TIME, LISTENING TO YOU, Luke. Thanks so much ❤❤

@robertamiscia2592 9 місяців тому

Thanks Luke, you are an exceptional teacher, really motivational. I love the way you communicate, enthusiastically caring about people's understanding and learning. Your language is great. Thanks for teaching English through stories and text analyses, which I find a really winning strategy. 😊

@johnnyarmas9094 8 місяців тому

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@mjesusd 8 місяців тому

I'm a Spanish student and I just discovered your videos. I'm really grateful for your podcast. You are a very good teacher, your explanations are very clear and I understand them very well. Thanks a lot. I'm looking forward to hearing the next podcast.

@Savna06 3 роки тому

I had this story when I was in grade 9.it was my favourite.I used to read it again and again, and would imagine the situation. Seeing this video made me nostalgic.am 38 now.

@user-ec7qv5su3q 6 місяців тому

Thank you, Luke! You have opened Roald Dahl for me and my English language learners. Now I read his stories myself and watch short films based on his stories. And they are always exciting and easy to understand for the foreigner. And of course he is really great!

@sidneylumet2506 3 роки тому

Luke, you have to keep reading the story. I love it.

@user-qg7bt2cp1x 4 дні тому

Your podcasts are awesome, they have greatly improved my listening skills, thank you very much!

@Wendy-sv1qk 3 роки тому

I can see the content of all speeches. Instead of just one sentence on the screen. this is what i have been looking for.

@kendincegezmeceridethrough8450 2 роки тому

Hi Luke! I've been started to listen your podcasts from the begining, I listened the 40th one yesterday. I hope I am going to keep listening but I can say your podcasts arevery nice. Because the topics are unique, you are so natural and your multifunctional persanolaty make them nicer and intersting. Thank you so much..

@mismamagalhaes4947 3 роки тому

Omg! I accidentally found your channel! Love your podcasts! 😍😍😍 I’m learning English and you are the best teacher.

@madhavastha5885 2 роки тому

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@raquelrivas2431 2 роки тому

Roald Dalh is a great writer !!!!! Love him !!!!!!

@KingaFairy 2 роки тому

I just love your podcast man. The Luke's EP is a part of my English language endeavor. I hope you do realize how important it is for me.

@alberto1valino 3 роки тому

that’s so nice of you, Luke...Thank you, so much

@manuelfernandezperez6135 2 роки тому

You are the best narrator I have met

@lucagiulietti445 2 роки тому

Watching and listening to it has been a "jolly" exciting experience, especially in my school class of ESL students. Thank you so much, Luke !

@user16934 Рік тому

Luke, your reading is fantastic!!! Would love to hear you doing full audiobooks!😍😍😍

@isabelmariadelcarmenavilap6418 2 роки тому

Thank you so much Luke for a such innovative way to help non native English learners like me to improve our listening and reading procces.

@amejunio100 7 місяців тому

Thank you so much, Teacher Luke. I'm preparing to take the IELTS test here in my city. I live in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, in the north-east of Brazil, with my family, and we are in the process of immigrating to Canada. These little stories are the ones I enjoy watching the most. Especially when I can follow the reading of a story. Audiobooks are amazing!!!

@MHZ-gc2bw 7 місяців тому

Good luck to you and your family!

@rosyphillips1816 2 роки тому

Absolutely delightful! Thank you for your time and effort on helping us to actually make more progress in our acquisition of your language. Greetings from Mexico City. God bless you.

@yulia6354 3 роки тому

I'd love to hear more Roald Dahl's stories!

@adrianoguilhen8139 3 роки тому

Me too

@missdictionary5608 3 роки тому

I would also appreciate it.

@valkalab7878 2 місяці тому

This is real English story I love this.

@cristinafasanartamarit6356 3 роки тому

I found your Chanel, and i,ve enjoyed the story , i,m studying c1 in Valencia, thank you it was so nice to listen

@mariya9049 2 роки тому

Thank you very much, Luke. I think the story is amazing, the characters' description is brilliant and full of details that make the story adventurous, humorous, captivating.

@aysek75 2 роки тому

I love Roald Dahl s stories he is wonderful

@laurabarcos5737 10 місяців тому

Thank you Luke!!! I love and enyoy sharing this time listening to you stories!!!🙂💗

@lasnierdenise2154 11 місяців тому

Thank you very much Luke ! I have just discovered your podcasts and I like listening your stories and other way to help us in english in a fun way. I' m a sixty years french woman and I am not used to write in english but I can understand you quite well because you speak clearly and not too fast. So I am listening your podcasts in my car or when I do my homework or knit... hope your family is in good health, especially your pregnant wife and your mom ( I appreciated a lot the podcast with her in his garden .. ) I am a teacher (" en maternelle" ) and I loved earing your young daughter too .

@chowdhurysvlog2718 10 місяців тому

Hello babe.. Would we be acquainted

@amanirind3083 2 роки тому

It's been a year since I got to know bout you through google podcast and from the very first day I have been in love with your podcasts that I couldn't resist but to follow you everywhere on social media, your accent your words are so simple and digestible that I have learnt alot from it. Lots of Love From Pakistan. I hope this message reaches you to show how appreciable we are

@mumilady3236 3 роки тому

I love listening to short stories (classic and contemporary ones). Roald Dahl is amazing, as well as Anton Chekjov, Somerset Maugham, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, Chimamanda Adichie, among others..Keep sharing videos like this, please. Thanks so much from Argentina🥰

@superduperenglishidioms 3 роки тому

Here is the shortest story in the world: For Sale: Baby shoes. Never worn. It is purported to be written by Ernest Hemingway.

@WGchamara 4 місяці тому

Thank you Luke. ❤❤❤

@fruitful3993 2 роки тому

Really love your channel! Story telling, teaching vocab and usage, giving comments, asking for opinions! So serious and much effort put in producing the video. Aroused me to learn English and read more English stories! Thx!

@albertavila9574 3 роки тому

I recently discovered this channel and was so nice to hear you, thank you

@julitabaraniecka1066 3 роки тому

I really enjoyed this episode. This story was very interesting and I listed it with a pleasure. I think the mother is a good mother but for sure she has strict rules. Greetings from Poland❤️

@knkdj7644 2 роки тому

I want to practice in English. Who will practice with me?

@elamazur3183 Рік тому

Niesamowita wymowa, jestem w stanie więcej zrozumieć 🤔

@Staruha91 3 роки тому

Great episode! I like that we all can still enjoy good old British literature. Thank you for popularising it, I does mean a lot, in my humble opinion. And it is very enjoyable too.

@mustafadoruk4870 2 роки тому

Hi Alexandr. I remembering you Linkedin. You have Certification ACCA. How did worked exam ACCA.

@aysheilyasova9098 2 роки тому

Agree, I have never heard about the author and this story and would never do unless Luke and his amazing channel. Thanks a lot!!

@goodintentions1302 2 роки тому

@@aysheilyasova9098 Roald Dahl stories are wonderfully read by Lewis Kirk here on UKposts. He also has another channel called the Book Club.

@kelysouza6864 Рік тому

E trabalho 8 r a you pp

@yulia6354 3 роки тому

Thank you so much for reading the story! Your performance is delightful:) I enjoyed it thoroughly:)

@amalmali1820 7 місяців тому

Thank you for reading this stories and learning us in this way , this is my first time write in English without translation 😄 my English gets better because of you 🙏🏻

@haifeiyu6532 Рік тому

Hi Luke, thanks for your story,it is very convenient for me to absorb English when I take a morning exercise.Both in easy understanding and time length are suitable for me,particularly your summary and explanation of the details of plot and knowledges of British society.Literally appreciate you .

@user-ih1lz9pt7u 11 місяців тому

Hello, Luke. My English teacher showed me Roald Dahl's stories. We have even read some. But he doesn't have enough time for reading all them. I really enjoye doing it with you. I thank you for your performance. 😊 It's worth doing. As I can see, many people watching and listening to you. Please don't stop. I can't wait for the next episode.😊

@LuliCarrizo 3 роки тому

I loved the story! Your video helped me a lot to pass my oral exam. Thank you so much Luke! Please keep doing more videos like those.

@virendersingh5337 2 місяці тому

Thanks, Luke for your generous act in helping the whole world to learn English. I also watch your channel. Thanks again for this noble cause.

@dollyprasad385 2 роки тому

Hi Luke! Thanks for this amazing podcast. I am going to share this with my English class. It will help them a great deal for sure. Looking forward to your next. This message comes to you all the way from Bangalore, India. Best wishes!

@BTSIMS 9 місяців тому

Thank you very much! i have learn a lot from your videos !!!!!!!! keep showing up.

@nitarawat3718 2 роки тому

Wow! Amazing . Looking forward to hear more and more stories from you , dear sir. I have read this story in my school days.Today , listening to it again made my day .Brought back so many memories . Thankyou .

@NidhiUpadhyay 3 роки тому

I have been following your videos for many months 😊 Thanks for creating such a great stuff 😊 From India 🙋 Enjoyed the story altot 🙂

@leewu4961 2 роки тому

I really enjoyed your teaching with intensive reading provided with detailed information on vocabulary/ phrases. This kind of teaching helps me build up my English language foundation step by step, which gives me confidence to grasp the language. Thank you 🙏

@stevenlai9046 Рік тому

I really enjoy listening to your story reading while reading the scripts to further my understanding. Thank you for guiding me through the book and showing me the story summary and posh language. Your efforts made the 55-minute video knowledgeable and charming!

@semaalgan6179 2 роки тому

Thanks a million! I enjoyed a lot, I would love to hear more stories. I must admit that I also loved your analysis about the characters.

@blissmint3837 2 роки тому

I’m so lucky I came across your video. I don’t usually finish a long video, but yours is an exception! This is a great way for me to learn English pronunciation. I have a hard time speaking English and don’t know how to say it in the correct stress words and intonation. This helps big time. Great work, thank you teacher Luke!!! Will check out all your vids!

@MariaMaria-oo3kj 2 роки тому

I love your perfect English. That's what.l am looking for to listen. Thank you!

@beatricesophie9298 3 роки тому

Hi from Italy. Thanks for reading and commenting on this story. I was expecting a different ending, away from reality, like a cursed umbrella or something like that. I found very interesting that part explaining the posh, old fashioned language.

@yamenghnaim 9 місяців тому

The story is amazing, it showed the relationship between the mother and her girls of how the mother gave her a lesson from life. Thank you Luke for reading and explanation.

@yuji7762 3 роки тому

Thank you for this episode. I enjoyed it. I love the way you read and Roald Dahl's stories. And I like youtube's versions as well as podcast's versions because I can see your expression, your mouth movement and your gesture. Those are great for me to understand meanings of words and how you pronounce. And it helps me do shadowing. I would appreciate if your video's screen got bigger.

@tanigert6753 3 роки тому

WE defenetly do fancy another Roald Dahl story! Thank you very much, it was a delight to listen to your lovely voice:)

@marivirodriguez8060 3 роки тому

I'm delighted with your story that I've just found. I don't really know what was the part I liked more, the story itself or your commet. Nice both!!!!!!!. Thank you so much.

@irenavasileva1491 3 роки тому

Nice job,Luke!I am looking forward for the next story. it was a pleasure.

@maruburgener9769 Рік тому

You are a great teacher Luke! Thank you so much for sharing

@TestDonCqmDJorr-qKDdKENPg Рік тому

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@bonelina1 3 роки тому

The first short story I read by Dahl was “Taste”, from “Taste and other tales”. It really got me, the tension growing up in the room, the very detailed description of the faces while tasting the wine, and of course the ending... finally I was able to get the book to go on reading the other tales. Impossible to put the book down. Thanks for reminding me such a great writer in this funny story.

@irenavasileva1491 3 роки тому

it seems as you like reading. would you recomend something interesting?

@bonelina1 3 роки тому

@@irenavasileva1491 I have really enjoyed reading Wilt, by Tom Sharpe. Another British writer that I like is Nick Hurnby. And of course Harry Potter 😄.

@irenavasileva1491 3 роки тому

@@bonelina1 Thanks so much for you recommendation. So kind :) I've already read the plot of Wilt any it looks very funny. Definitely i am going to read it.

@eduardooliveira8708 Рік тому

It's great when you read these stories, It helps me a lot. I wish you could do more of them !

@hannadavydova1866 Рік тому

O! I have not seen you for an ages! I listened you at 2015 at your website. And now, I am very pleased to see you on UKposts. It was amazing explaining and performing. Thank you, Luck. I will level up my English with your company 🙌

@FM-oc2yv 3 роки тому

It was such a good practice. I liked the part of push words. old fashion-style seems more beautiful. And yes it was very useful to mark those words, cause I Love to read classic stories but I am afraid that I will began to speak in an old fashion way without being aware of even😂😂

@MNROSE-sd3oq 2 роки тому

Hello! Love the story! Love you! So grateful to you for the work you're doing. I'm mauritian and I love English language and English literature thanks to people like you!

@ramilabilov7275 3 роки тому

Thank you Luke for preparing another interesting episode.

@spartan3070 3 роки тому

It’s such an amazing video, I really appreciate it thanks Luke!

@PatoBarral56 3 роки тому

Luke this is my first episode with you, and I'll go on, this is a great method to improve my english, you're an excellent teacher, congrats for your work, thanks 🙏, and see you later. I enjoyed Dahl's story very much !!!!!!!! Argentina, Buenos Aires.

@sandracade641 2 роки тому

Sink great time for letting me I Dept and just a little motion detector and my girlfriend ☺️ a minute son of a student from the best choice of the best kind of a new 🆕 and cut it off and brake's spot on the best choice no and my Jo is important

@sandracade641 2 роки тому

Okay 4

@thatmfcobra 3 роки тому

That's a good story, I really like it! Awesome video, Luke. The UKposts just recommended it to me, and I clicked to watch, now I'm your new subscriber haha

@englishclub4you 2 роки тому

I'm happy to find you and recommend to my students, and like your correct pronunciation 💓👍🌼

@louislachapelle3157 Рік тому

Thank you Luke. I’m french canadian and improving my english has always been a passion. I find the british angle pretty much interesting. It’s quite similar as if you compare french quebecois to french spoken in France. I’m a passionate follower. Keep It up!

@grega4422 2 роки тому

I found your channel by accident. It was a great story with lesson. The lady even followed him around and trying to find out what the old man was up to. The story was funny, so I just listened to the end and I really loved the story. I will be looking for your other stories. Thank you for your hard working and the way how you teach English is brilliant .

@poojapandit1147 Рік тому

I'm really amazed! That I came across with this podcast, cheers!! This is so helpful.

@Jane_Gl 2 роки тому

Luke, you’re amazing 🤩 your voice is like honey in my ears❤️

@jagdeepkaur8004 3 роки тому

Listening today from podcast app✌️🤓

@dwiyanisudaryanti7290 11 місяців тому

Thanks Luke. Your pronunciation is very clear for me as beginners. Help me a lot to improve my English ❤

@andimusic3154 8 місяців тому

English is world language 🙏🏻

@catherinelau5239 2 роки тому

I like the English accent and pronunciation. Rolling texts definitely assisted me with learning and pronunciation in the English language. 👍👍👍

@marziehhosseini490 Рік тому

You are a great teacher.I really appreciate you

@guybloy6504 Рік тому

Roald Dahl wrote a lot of short stories which can be easily listened to by students.

@aurel344 2 роки тому

Thank you very much for this podcasts, that was really nice indeed, very well done. Well I guess you’ve just got another subscriber. Can’t wait to check out the full content of your channel. Best regards,

@nerissayeung7358 2 роки тому

Thank you. It's the first time to hear the story from you. I found it good for me as an English learner.

@jorgenolsson4612 3 роки тому

Thanks Luke! This story was full of nice, simple and natural language. Very helpful.

@miguelgutierrez3372 7 місяців тому

Greeting from Tamaulipas México

@johna6436 3 роки тому

Thank you so much for your podcasts! They are fantastic! I thoroughly enjoy listening to you!

@patriziacasale9538 2 роки тому

You are great , i really enjoy your reading and all the explanation about the story . I hope to hear from you soon ! Thank you a lot

@gonzalobarral2357 3 роки тому

Hi Luke, great job mate you work hard on your videos! it's a pleasure to watch you!

@user-qm7qf6nq5v Рік тому

A pleasure listening to you!!!!!

@naatchiarvel 3 роки тому

Fortunately I come across this.i love this podcast

@muro_35 7 місяців тому

another good story. learning english and having fun watching this stuff. improving english every day with LEP. 😇

@elenalubenskaya9583 Рік тому

Thank you for you learning English ❤

@StarlightzoneTarot 2 роки тому

I absolutely loved your Podcast ..It was really captivating and thanks for adding the extra point .. Looking foward to have more reads by Roald Dahl ...👍

@irinenyc 9 місяців тому

Thank you so much Luke. Three days ago I found you on UKposts. I am going to go through all videos.

@P0302 3 роки тому

Hi there! I enjoyed the Dahl's story a lot. Thank you!

@vicentejouclas2518 9 місяців тому

Working and hearing! Thank you, Luke's English Podcast!

@jemimapostai1048 2 роки тому

I Love this kind of long and deep tipe of video. I hear it while I'm doing the chores, practice my listening and also learn a lot new things. I only wish I could practice my speaking as well.

@dawa4706 4 місяці тому

Thank you ,teacher Luke for helping me learn English,I don’t know if I understood the whole story,I still need to keep listening this story,wish I had English teacher like you.