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Jun 2022
27m 4s

A Lucky New Year (Intermediate)

ARIEL GOODBODY
About this episode

Harold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won't change. So he decides that this New Year's Eve, he's going to follow every tradition and superstition in the world, to see if he can change his luck around.

Today's story is A Lucky New Year. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Year for the full transcript and PDF. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Comedy. New Vocabulary: Superstition, Good-luck charm, Signify, Noodles, Doughnut, Pomegranate, Lead (metal), Ashes, Choke, Clock strikes midnight, Coal, Shortbread. Setting: Modern. Word Count: 2081. Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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