[Part 1 of 3] Luke reads extracts from The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. This is a classic bit of science fiction writing from the Victorian era, with some thrilling passages and scary descriptions. It’s one of my favourite books of all time and I hope you enjoy it too and learn some English from it. Episode page with full transcript https://teacherluke.co.uk/2021/08/11/734-the-war-of-the-worlds-by-h-g-wells-part-1-learn-english-with-stories/ Part 2 https://youtu.be/Y0QyrM0O09c Part 3 https://youtu.be/_hizHFriOX4 Contents 00:00 Video introduction 01:46 Audio introduction 02:52 Aims of this Episode 05:49 Context of the story and the writing style / comments on the language 09:10 Useful links and sources 11:25 Chapter 1 "The Eve of War" (extract) 18:19 Summary of the story up to Chapter 4 26:45 Chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens" 45:30 Summary of Chapter 4 in plain English