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

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.
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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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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 .

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

[@whangsiu6465]

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

[@Tanuchka82]

Perfect text for learning English 👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-qg7bt2cp1x]

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

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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 ❤❤

[@alberto1valino]

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

[@Savna06]

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.

[@mjesusd]

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.

[@yulia6354]

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

[@adrianoguilhen8139]

Me too

[@missdictionary5608]

I would also appreciate it.

[@raquelrivas2431]

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

[@user16934]

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

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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..

[@user-ec7qv5su3q]

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]

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

[@rosyphillips1816]

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.

[@robertamiscia2592]

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. 😊

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[@isabelmariadelcarmenavilap6418]

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.

[@lucagiulietti445]

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

[@user-ih1lz9pt7u]

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.😊

[@Wendy-sv1qk]

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

[@KingaFairy]

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.

[@mumilady3236]

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]

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

[@albertavila9574]

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

[@rana8440]

Thank you so much Sir. I've been looking for this sorts of videos for long time. Finally got it.

[@aysek75]

I love Roald Dahl s stories he is wonderful

[@valkalab7878]

This is real English story I love this.

[@amalmali1820]

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 🙏🏻

[@beatricesophie9298]

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.

[@patriceduval1722]

It is a blessing to hear these classic stories.Thank you so much

[@amejunio100]

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]

Good luck to you and your family!

[@WGchamara]

Thank you Luke. ❤❤❤

[@mariya9049]

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.

[@fruitful3993]

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!

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

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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!

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[@Staruha91]

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.

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[@aysheilyasova9098]

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]

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

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[@yulia6354]

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

[@FM-oc2yv]

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😂😂

[@leewu4961]

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 🙏

[@LuliCarrizo]

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.

[@yamenghnaim]

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.

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

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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 .

[@tanigert6753]

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

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Thanks for brilliant channel, it is good for improve reading and listening

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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.

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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 .

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

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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.

[@muro_35]

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

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

[@bonelina1]

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]

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

[@bonelina1]

@@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]

@@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.

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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 .

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Thank you Luke for preparing another interesting episode.

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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!

[@yuji7762]

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.

[@semaalgan6179]

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.

[@nitarawat3718]

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 .

[@stevenlai9046]

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!

[@alzeniradasilvaagostini7329]

Muito bom. Adoro aprender inglês ouvindo você.

[@vicentejouclas2518]

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

[@elenalubenskaya9583]

Thank you for you learning English ❤

[@dawa4706]

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.

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Oh my God, I used to listen to this channel before, Now I have found it again!!!!!

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Dear Luke, enjoy every episode and keep following your podcast. I have been teaching English for dozens of years AND providing services as a translator/interpretor for over 20 years. Your language is a perfect match for my level of proficiency. A variety of topics 👍; Introduction into some pieces of English literature 👍(would be nice to get a wider outlook); the way you process the vocabulary - and the vocab itself👍What is also really important FOR ME is that your podcast manages to deflect my exhausted attention from horrible things imposed to Ukraine that are still going on. Thank you and best wishes for all your projects

[@irenavasileva1491]

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

[@Jane_Gl]

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

[@susankhayr3918]

PLEASE tell us more stories from Rold Dahl or similar short stories..I love the Mountain story and this umbrella man

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

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English is world language 🙏🏻

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You are a great teacher.I really appreciate you

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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.

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Fortunately I come across this.i love this podcast

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

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Thanks Luke, another great episode

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I have to thank KZbin and whatever technology they used to know and recommend your channel to me! This is exactly how I would like to learn and enjoy learning English. The short stories you had chosen are great for English learners, but it’s your insights and personal views that really makes this series special and so valuable. I have been very impressed and learnt a lot from how you looked at things and analysed the details :) Thank you so much for all the hard work and the energy that you have been sharing with the audience. A fan from Vietnam :)

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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.

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A pleasure listening to you!!!!!

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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 ...👍

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

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I'm learning English and I enjoy this story. Thank you.

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

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[@seridep3803]

Thank you Luke! It was a interesting story, I liked it and I compared my reaction to if I was there instead of the mother, so it was funny to see myself too nearly match the same behaviour as the her. Then I decided myself, to look at people eyes while they’re speaking, it helps you to see people’s reality in their statements.

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Love this concept!

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

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

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

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Thank you for your energetic voice to wake up us for english language' s beautiful.

[@victorialuisaherms2224]

Yes! Y would love to hear more R. Dahl stories!