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5.1 MINI STORY
Hello! Welcome to the Mini Story lesson. In the mini story  
I want you to answer the questions while you are listening to 
them. And while listening I want you stand up, move your body 
and put a huge smile on your face. Breathe deeply. Are you ready? 
Let’s start!
There was a very handsome spider. 
 
 
Was there a handsome spider? 
 
 
Yes, there was a handsome spider.  
 
Where did the spider live?  
 
 
He lived in Brazil.   
 
 
 
Was 
he 
Spanish? 
    
No, he was not Spanish.    
 
 
Was 
he 
Korean? 
    
No, he was not Korean.   
 
 
Was 
he 
Japanese? 
    
No, he was not Japanese.   
 
Where was he from? 
 
 
 
 
He was from Brazil. 
 
 
 
 

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He had a problem.   
 
 
 
Did he have a problem?   
 
 
Yes, he had a problem. 
 
 
 
What was his problem?   
 
 
His problem was he couldn’t dance. 
 
 
Did he dance very beautifully?   
 
No, he danced terribly. 
 
 
 
Did he yearn to dance? 
 
 
 
Yes, he yearned to dance.   
 
 
Did he want to swim? 
 
 
 
 
No, he did not want to swim. 
 
 
 
Did he want to learn how to dance? 
 
 
Yes, he wanted to learn how to dance. 
 
Why did he want to learn to dance? 
 
 
Because he wanted to be the most popular dancer in the entire 
world. 
Did he want to be the most popular football player?
No, he was not willing to be the most popular football player.
Did he want to gain fame from playing tennis?
No, no, absolutely no, he wanted to gain the popularity from 
playing tennis.
So that he can learn how to dance what did he decide to do?
He decided to be friends with the most beautiful dancers.
With whom did he want to be friends?
He decided to be friends with the most beautiful dancers.
Then, he went to London city. 
 
 
Did he go to Korea or did he go to Germany? 
He went to London. 
 
 
 
 
What did he do in London? 
 
 
 
He went to various dance schools.  
 
Did he go to different nightclubs?   
 
Yes, he went to different nightclubs. 
 
 
Did he go to a variety of TV shows? 
 
No, he didn’t go to different TV shows.   

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Where did he go?   
 
 
 
He went to lots of dance schools.   
 
He saw a lot of girls dancing. 
 
 
 
What did he observe? 
 
 
 
 
He observed girls dancing.  
 
 
Why did he watch girls dance?   
 
Because he also wanted to be the best dancer. 
Did he want to be the best boxer in the entire world?
No, he did not want to be a boxer at all.   
Did he want to be the best dancer in Brazil? 
 
No, he did not yearn to be the best dancer in Brazil.
Where did he want to be the most famous and popular?
He had an aspiration to be the most famous in the entire world.
The coach said: “You have to dance by imitating”.
What did the coach say?   
 
 
 
The coach said: “you have to dance by imitating”. 
Did he like this method?   
 
 
He was very skeptical. He did not have any ideas to like it  
or not.
He imitated all the other dancers.   
 
Did he repeat the same actions again and again? 
Yes, he repeated the same actions again and again and again.
He copied all other dancers. 
 
 
 
After some time. He couldn’t learn anything. 
Did he become successful?  
 
 
No, unfortunately not, he did not become successful.
Did he copy other dancers exactly? 
 
 
Yes, he copied others dancer exactly. 
However, people mocked him. 
 
 
Why did people mock him? 
 
 
 
People laughed at him because he couldn’t dance. He wanted 
to learn the rules of dancing. He wanted to learn everything step 
by step. Nevertheless, the coach said: “Just copy and dance”

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Did he want to be perfect?  
 
 
Yes, he wanted to be perfect. 
 
 
 
Could he become a perfect dancer? 
 
No, of course not. Because at the beginning, he did not expect 
to make any mistakes.
Did he want to dance beautifully in an instant? 
Yes, he wanted to dance beautifully instantaneously.
Did he practice a lot and want to be perfect after some time?
No, he did not practice a lot. But when he did start to do practice 
he wanted to be perfect.
Did he want to quit? 
 
 
 
 
No, he did not want to quit. Actually, he wanted to be the best 
dance king.
Then he hesitated for some time.   
He hesitated about what to do. 
 
 
 
He decided to fly to Canada. 
 
 
 
Did he make a decision to fly to Canada?   
Yes, he made a decision to fly to Canada.   
Did he meet a lot of dancers in Canada?   
Yes, he encountered a lot of dancers in Canada. 
Were Canadian girls and guys great dancers? 
Yes, they were great dancers. 
 
 
 
Did they have a coach? 
 
 
No, they did not have a coach.    
 
How did they learn? 
 
 
 
 
They learnt by only practice. 
 
 
 
He asked for their advice. They said: “ Just dance. Don’t focus 
on being perfect. You will unconsciously learn how to dance.
Did they say: “you have got to find a dance coach?
No, they said: “you don’t need a coach”.   
Did they want him to focus on being perfect? 
No, they did not want him to focus on being perfect.
What did they want? 
 
 
 
They wanted him just to practise.   
 

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Did he agree with them?   
 
 
Yes, he agreed with them.   
 
 
Did he endorse their opinion? 
 
 
Yes, he endorsed their opinion.   
 
He supported their opinion.  
 
 
 
Then, he danced but he couldn’t dance beautifully. 
Did he practise and dance beautifully?   
Yes, he practised but he couldn’t dance beautifully. 
Was he happy because he couldn’t dance?  
No, he got very upset and he got frustrated. 
 
He said: “I am not going to learn this way”. 
 
Did he like this approach?   
 
 
No, he began to dislike this method. 
 
 
All  the  Canadian  people  said:  “it  is  a  great  and  wonderful 
method
As a matter of fact, it was very effortless and easy. 
He continued his goal. He did not leave Canada.  
He  made  a  firm  commitment  to  achieve  his  goal  by  doing 
whatever it takes to win.
Did he make a strong decision about not being perfect?
Yes, he was ready to make mistakes at the beginning.
After some time, he started to get better and better at dancing.
Did he continue being a poor dancer? 
 
No, of course not, he did not go on being a poor dancer. 
He practised all day long. He practiced all night long. He 
practised 24/7.
After one year, he became the №1 dancer in the whole universe.
How long did he practice to be the world’s № 1 dancer?
He practiced one year. 
 
 
 
Was he happy with his results?   
 
Yes, of course, he was fascinated by his results.   
Was he delighted by his results.   
 
Did he become very popular? 
 
 
Yes, he got very popular.   
 
 

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How did he become very popular?  
 
He was a very beautiful dancer. Every newspaper, every 
magazine talked about him.
He was very happy. Because he attained his goal. He did 
whatever it took to succeed.
Alright! That is all for today’sstory and I want you to listen 
to my story and other lessons every day for one week or more.  
Keep in mind that you have to listen to the lessons every day and 
for more than one hour and in one week more than twenty times. 
See you next time! Bye!