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Learn English through stories, with shadowing and conversation.
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Perrine and her mother were walking a long, long way.
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They were traveling from a distant country back to France, to a small town called Maracourt.
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Perrine was a young, smart and brave girl.
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Her mother was very sick and tired.
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They had almost no money, and they slept wherever they could find a safe place.
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Perrine's father had died, and her mother wanted to return to Maracore because Perrine's grandfather lived there.
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His name was Mr Wolfram Payne de Voyne.
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He was a rich and very strict factory owner, but he did not know they were coming.
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Sadly, before they reached their final destination, Perrine's mother became too ill and passed away.
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Perrine was left all alone in the world.
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With a heavy heart, she promised her mother to be strong and keep going.
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She continued the difficult walk to Maricor all by herself When Perrine finally arrived in Maricor she was dirty,
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tired and hungry She found the big factory that belonged to her grandfather but she did not tell anyone who she was
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She knew that her grandfather was angry with her parents long ago, so she decided to be careful.
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Perrine needed to find food and a place to sleep.
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She found a small hidden cave near a pond and she made it her secret little home.
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To survive, she worked hard.
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She used her clever hands to make small things and she helped people in the village.
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Slowly people began to like her because she was kind, honest and very hard -working.
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Perrine wanted to get closer to her grandfather to understand him better.
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She went to the big factory and applied for a job.
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Because she spoke English and French very well, and because she was so smart, she got a job working in the factory office.
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She worked under a fake name, Aurelie.
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Even though she worked hard every day, she always kept a close eye on her grandfather, Mr Wolfram.
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He was an old, lonely man, who looked very sad and angry all the time.
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He did not have anyone to love him.
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Perrine felt sorry for him and wanted to help him heal his lonely heart.
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Perrine was not only smart, she was also very creative.
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She built a little wooden cart, helped sick animals and always tried to make the workers' lives better.
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Everyone in the factory started to respect Aurelie.
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One day, Mr. Wolfram noticed this special young girl.
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He saw how hard she worked and how honest she was.
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Slowly, the old man started to trust her.
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He even asked her to become his personal assistant and help him read and write letters.
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Perrine was very happy because she was finally close to her grandfather, but she still kept her true identity a secret.
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She wanted him to love her for who she was, not just because she was his granddaughter.
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Mr. Wolfram's health was not very good and he was very sad because he thought he had no family left.
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Perrine took great care of him.
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She made his room brighter, gave him good advice, and brought joy back into his big, cold house.
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One day, Mr. Wolfram found out the amazing truth.
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He discovered that Aurelie was actually Perrine, his very own granddaughter.
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He saw the old papers, her mother's things, and the striking resemblance in her eyes.
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The old strict factory owner cried tears of joy.
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He realised that the wonderful girl who had helped him
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and brought light into his dark life was his own flesh and blood.
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From that day on, Perrine was no longer lonely.
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She lived a happy life with her grandfather, and they used their wealth to help all the kind workers and friends in Marocco.
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Now let's do some shadowing together.
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Listen carefully and repeat each sentence naturally with me.
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Kindness can change even the hardest heart.
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Kindness can change even the hardest heart.
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Love sometimes finds us when we least expect it.
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Love sometimes finds us when we least expect it.
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Every difficult journey begins with one brave step.
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Every difficult journey begins with one brave step.
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Small acts of kindness can change someone's life forever.
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Small acts of kindness can change someone's life forever.
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Family is not only about the past, but also about forgiveness.
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Family is not only about the past, but also about forgiveness.
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Courage means moving forward even when you feel alone.
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Courage means moving forward even when you feel alone.
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Now, let's listen to Olivia and Harry talk about the story and some of the key words from it.
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hello everyone welcome back to english natively the podcast where we learn english naturally through wonderful stories i'm olivia
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and i'm harry it's absolutely brilliant to have you with us again we've just finished listening to
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that beautiful slightly heartbreaking story narrated by our lovely colleague margaret
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you look a bit emotional there harry do you need a tissue Just a tiny bit.
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Perrine's journey is so tragic at the start, isn't it?
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Losing both her parents like that.
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It really is a tearjerker.
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The story we just heard, Perrine's Journey, is based on the famous French novel En Femme by Hector Melot.
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It's actually so popular globally that it was turned into a massive anime series in the late 1970s.
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Really?
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That just shows how universal the story is.
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A brave young girl overcoming tragedy and eventually finding her place.
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But I loved how clever she was.
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She went undercover as Aurelie.
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Yes, she wanted her grumpy grandfather, Mr. Volfren, to love her for her true character, not just out of family obligation.
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Also, did you notice?
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Being bilingual literally saved her life.
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She got the office job because she spoke English and French well.
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A lovely little message for our English natively listeners.
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Learning English definitely opens doors for you.
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Exactly.
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Now, Margaret's reading was packed with some wonderful everyday English phrases.
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Let's look at a few, shall we?
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Let's get into it.
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In chapter one, it says, With a heavy heart, she promised her mother to be strong and keep going.
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A heavy heart is a beautiful idiom.
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It means doing something with a lot of sadness, as if sorrow is a physical weight inside your chest.
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For example, With a heavy heart, I sold my childhood home.
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Spot on.
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And right after that.. she promises to keep going.
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This simply means to not stop, even when things are incredibly difficult.
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Like learning English grammar.
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Sometimes it's tough, but you just have to keep going.
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Now, jumping to chapter three, the story says Perrine always kept a close eye on her grandfather.
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To keep a close eye on someone or something means to watch them very carefully.
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Like if I'm cooking, I might say, Olivia, keep an eye on this soup so it doesn't burn.
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Or, Harry, keep a close eye on your puppy so he doesn't chew my best shoes again.
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Oops, point taken.
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Sorry about the shoes.
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Let's quickly move on to chapter five before you get angry.
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The big reveal.
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All right, Mr Volfren sees a striking resemblance in Perrine's eyes.
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This means two people look incredibly similar.
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It's so obvious that it strikes or hits you.
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You can't miss it.
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Like me and my dad.
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We have the exact same nose.
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And finally, Mr Wolfram realises she's his flesh and blood.
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Flesh and blood is a very common expression for your family or relatives.
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It emphasises that deep biological human connection.
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He realised he wasn't alone anymore.
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He had his flesh and blood right there with him.
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A true happy ending.
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A brilliant story and some fantastic vocabulary today.
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Let's do a really quick recap for our listeners.
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Great idea.
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Number one, with a heavy heart, meaning feeling very sad.
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Number two, keep going, meaning don't stop despite difficulties number three keep a close eye
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on meaning to watch carefully number four a striking resemblance meaning looking incredibly similar
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and number five flesh and blood meaning your family or relatives excellent
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if you want to practice and master these phrases try writing your own sentences in the comments below.
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We read all of them.
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We certainly do.
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Thank you for joining us here on English Natively.
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Don't forget to subscribe and we'll see you in the next episode.
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Keep going with your English studies, keep a close eye on our new videos and bye for now.
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Cheerio!

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flesh Substantiv/flɛʃ/Fleisch
brave Adjektiv/bɹeɪv/tapfer, mutig
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lonely Adjektiv/ˈloʊnli/einsam, alleinig
resemblance Substantiv/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/Ähnlichkeit
naturally Adverb/ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/natürlich
relative Substantiv/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/Verwandter, Blutsverwandter
shadow Substantiv/ˈʃædəʊ̯/Schatten
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courage Substantiv/ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/Courage, Herz
phrase Substantiv/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/Redewendung, Phrase
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