234 | Intermediate - Short Story: Falling Leaves, Fading Hearts [English Listening Practice]

Title: Falling Leaves, Fading HeartsLevel: Intermediate (B1-B2)Story:Sophie returns to her small hometown of Willow Creek, where memories of love and heartbreak linger like the autumn leaves. She unexpectedly reunites with Ethan, the man who left her without explanation years ago, leaving behind unanswered questions and a broken heart. Their encounter stirs old emotions—anger, regret, and the bittersweet ache of lost love. Ethan admits he left because he was scared of how deeply he loved her, believing his absence would protect them both. As they navigate fragile conversations and raw emotions, Sophie struggles to forgive, but slowly realizes healing isn’t about forgetting—it’s about accepting the past. Through hesitant steps and shared silences, they find comfort not in rekindling what was lost but in building something new. Their story is a tender reminder that love, like autumn leaves, can fall—but sometimes, it grows again.Vocabulary:Bittersweet - something that has both happy and sad emotions.Fragile - easily broken or emotionally delicate.Lingering - lasting for a long time, slow to fade.Closure - a sense of resolution after emotional difficulty.Regret - a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something past.Grammar Focus:Past Perfect Tense: “I had waited for you for months.” Describes an action completed before another event in the past.Modal Verbs for Regret: “I should have stayed.” Expresses regret about past decisions or actions.Conditional Sentences (Type 3): “If I had known how much I’d hurt you, I wouldn’t have left.” Talks about hypothetical situations in the past that didn’t happen.  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.