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312 | Intermediate - Short Story: The Garden Where Time Paused [English Listening Practice]

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Episode  ·  16:08  ·  Dec 9, 2025

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Title: The Garden Where Time PausedLevel: Intermediate (B1–B2)Story :Elena inherits an old villa with a mysterious garden that seems impossibly alive. In the center stands a cracked stone sundial, once belonging to her ancestor known as the keeper of lost hours. One night, a man appears—Lorenzo—who fades in and out of the world as if made of memory. He reveals he is trapped in a “missing hour,” a moment that slipped out of time when the woman he loved never arrived for their meeting. Elena, a descendant of the keepers, has the ability to restore the broken sundial and release the lost hour.As they grow close, Elena discovers restoring time will save Lorenzo—bringing him back to life in his rightful era—but it will also remove him from her world forever. If she refuses, he will fade completely, and she will inherit the burden of guarding broken time. Elena chooses to restore the hour, giving Lorenzo life even though it means losing him. The garden returns to normal, and days later a mysterious note appears: “In another hour, in another life, I will find you.”Vocabulary:• inherit – to receive something after someone’s death• flicker – to appear briefly or unsteadily• lineage – family line, ancestry• burden – something difficult one must carry emotionally• restore – to bring something back to its original stateGrammar Focus:• Past perfect for earlier events affecting the present (“She had forgotten…”)• Mixed conditionals for impossible or unreal situations (“If she restored time, he would return…”)• Descriptive participle clauses to create atmosphere (“glowing softly under the moonlight…”) Website:https://Readiocast.comYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@Readiolingua-------Learn English fast and easily with podcasts Conversation, Best Tips For Learning English, Improve Your English Language, Listening and Speaking through Listening, Dictation and Grammar Focus with new words, best practice to learn English online by short stories. (best practice for English Listening skills)-------#English #learnenglish #howtospeakenglish #englishforbeginners #englishtutorial #ielts #listening #englishlearning #englishpractice #learnenglish #listeningpractice #englishstory #practice #LearnEnglishfast #grammer #podcast #Englishpodcast   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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