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Hi! This is Alex. Welcome to the mini-story for “What does it take to be an English Learner?” You know what I am going to do, right? Yes, I’m going to ask the story. I want you to answer the questions fast and automatically. I want you to train your brain, teach your brain to answer very quickly. I don’t want you to translate from your language to English or from English to your language. Of course, you can answer with one or two words. It’s okay. Short answers are fine. Let’s go!

Joan is an amazing, intelligent and wonderful woman. She wants to become a freediver. But she cannot. Why? She is a woman with Megalohydrothalassophobia.

Megalohydro what? What is it?

Megalohydrothalassophobia is a fear, a phobia of water and large underwater creatures and objects.

Does Joan have a fear of a fear of deep water and large underwater creatures and objects?

Yes, exactly. She has a fear of deep water and large underwater creatures and objects.

What kind of phobia does Joan have?

Megalohydrothalassophobia. She is a woman with Megalohydrothalassophobia.

She has a phobia, a fear of deep waters like seas, oceans.

Is Joan afraid of large underwater creatures, underwater monsters?

Yes, she is. She is afraid of large underwater creatures such as: whales, sharks, see monsters.

How does Joan feel when she is in the deep waters?

She literally feels very much uncomfortable in the deep waters near huge underwater creatures. It is a huge challenge for Joan.

Is it a difficult task for Joan to dive into the deep waters?

Yes, it is. It is a very difficult task for Joan to dive into the deep waters. It is literally a huge challenge for her.

Why is freediving a huge challenge for Joan?

Because she is a woman with megalohydrothalassophobia.

Oh, I love this word. It is so beautiful, isn’t it? Megalohydrothalassophobia. I love it.

Okay, let’s get back to the story.

Tell me what Joan wants to become?

She wants to become a freediver. She wants to swim as deep as she can underwater without using breathing equipment.

Without using what?

Without using breathing equipment. It is things like an oxygen tank or a scuba tank. She wants to swim as deep as she can underwater without using breathing equipment. But she cannot because of her megalohydrothalassophobia.

What does Joan do about the problem?

She decides to go a local diving school. The diving instructor says, "To get rid of megalohydrothalassophobia you have to dive with a gun. And if you see any underwater monster you have to shoot underwater monsters." Joan goes and buys a gun. She dives with the gun but there is another problem. The gun doesn’t work underwater. Joan quits the school. She feels upset. She is still a woman with megalhydrothalassophobia.

Does the diving instructor help Joan to become a freediver?

No, he doesn’t. The diving instructor doesn’t help Joan to become a freediver.

Does Joan still have that phobia, that fear of deep water and sea monsters?

Yes, she does. She still has that phobia, that fear of deep waters and sea monsters.

She is still the woman with megalhydrothalassophobia.

Why? Why doesn’t he help Joan?

Because the diving instructor is not a good diving instructor. He is a terrible diving instructor.

What does Joan do next?

Joan quits the school. She stops going to the diving school. She feels upset.

Why does she feel upset?

Because she is still a woman with megalohydrothalassophobia. She still has that fear of deep waters and sea monsters.

But one day at a party Joan meets a man. The man is so handsome that she literally cannot take her eyes off him. Through her friends Joan learns that the man’s name is Bob. And that Bob is a professional freediver. She wants to know him better and she wants to learn the secret of his success.

Interesting! Is the man handsome or ugly?

Handsome. He is very handsome. He is so handsome that Joan literally cannot take her eyes off him.

You mean, he is so handsome that Joan cannot not look at him?

Yes, that’s what I mean. Joan cannot not look at him. She cannot take off her eyes off him, because the man is very handsome.

How does Joan learn the man’s name?

Through her friends. Her friends tell Joan his name. Joan learns the man’s name from her friends.

What is the man’s name?

Bob. His name is Bob.

What else does Joan learn about Bob?

She learns that Bob is famous marathon runner.

I see. No wonder why Joan cannot take her eyes off Bob. He is strong and handsome.

What does Joan want to know from him?

She wants to learn the secret of his success.

Does Bob share the secret of his success?

Yes, he does.

Why?

Because Bob cannot not look at Joan either.

Of course, he cannot not look at her. Joan is an amazing woman.

What exactly does Bob say?

He says that becoming a freediver is not an easy process. It literally can take years to become a big runner. And it is important to take it as adventure.

He also says that there are forces that pull you to left and right, but you have to stay on your course. Than and only that success will come to you. You will become what you want to become.

Wow! Bob is absolutely right!

What does Joan learn from Bob?

She learns that freediving is an interesting and exciting adventure.

What else? What else does Joan learn about becoming a freediver?

Joan learns that there are forces that are going to pull her left and right, but she has to stay on her course.

Does Johan stay on her course or does she have to change her direction?

She has to stay on her course. She has to be strong and doesn’t let any forces pull her left and right.

Does Joan listen to Bob?

Yes, of course. Joan listens to him. Joan takes freediving as an adventure. She imagines herself diving deep down without an oxygen tank. She practices freediving every single day. Underwater monsters try to pull her to left and right. Large whales meet her, huge and dangerous shark try to attack her, but Joan continues to dive. She stays on her course. She feels proud of herself.

Does Joan see herself diving deep into the water without an oxygen tank?

Yes, she does. She sees herself diving deep down into the water without an oxygen tank.

Does Joan practice freediving every single day?

Yes, she does. Joan practices freediving every single day.

Who pulls her to left and right?

Underwater monsters do. They pull her left and right.

They want to stop Joan from becoming a freediver?

Yes, they want. They pull her left and right. They want to stop Joan from becoming a freediver.

Does Joan give up? Does Joan quit? Does Joan stop freediving?

No, not Joan. She doesn’t give up. She doesn’t quit. She doesn’t stop. Joan continues to practice freediving every single day.

How does Joan feel herself?

She feels proud of herself. Joan prepares herself to become a freediver.

Does Joan become a professional freediver?

Yes, she does. Joan does become a professional freediver.

After 5 years Joan stops having a fear of deep waters and underwater monsters. Joan becomes a confident, experienced, professional freediver. Now she is a woman without megalohydrothalassophobia.

Joan understands that good things take: a long time, a huge commitment and they are difficult. But they are always worth doing.

How long does it take Joan to become a professional freediver?

5 years. It takes Joan 5 years to become a confident, experienced and professional freediver.

Is Joan still a woman with megalohydrothalassophobia?

No, she is not. After 5 year Joan is still a woman, yes. She doesn’t change physically, not. She is still a woman. But she is a different woman. She is a woman without megalohydrothalassophobia. Joan is a freediver.

This is the end of the mini-story for “What does it take to be an English Learner”. You know what to do, right? Stay on your course and don’t let different forces pull you to left and right. Listen and answer the questions. Feel confident and be proud of yourself when you speak English. This is the best way to start speaking English the way you never did before. Okay, I’ll see you next time. Bye-bye!