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5.4 MINI STORY
Hello! Welcome to the next mini story. And in mini story  
I want you to answer the questions while you listen to them. 
And while listening I want you stand up and move your body. 
Put a huge smile on your face. And always remember to 
breathe deeply. Are you ready? Let’s begin!
There was a girl. Her name was Hyong. 
What was there?   
 
 
There was a girl.   
 
 
Was there a guy?   
 
 
No, there was not a guy.   
 
What was her name? 
 
 
 
Her name was Hyong. 
 
 
 
Was her name Kim? 
 
 
 

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No, her name was not Kim. 
 
 
She lived in Korea. She was Korean. 
 
Where did she live? 
 
 
She lived in Korea.  
 
 
Did she live in Japan? 
 
 
 
No, she did not live in Japan. 
 
 
Was she from Australia?   
 
No, she was not from Australia.   
 
Was she Indonesian? 
 
 
 
No, she was not Indonesian. 
 
 
Who was Korean?   
 
Hyong was Korean. 
 
 
 
She was 18 years old. 
 
 
 
How old was she?   
 
 
She was 18 years old. 
 
 
 
Was she 20 years old?  
 
 
No, she was not 20 years old. 
 
She wanted to give a present for her mom. 
What did she yearn to give her mom?
She yearned to give a present for her mom. 
Did she desire to give a gift for her mom? 
Yes, she desired to give a gift for her mom. 
Did she want to receive a present from her mom?
No, she did not want to receive a present from her mom.  
She wanted to give a present for her mom.
Did she want to give money for her mother? 
 
No, she did not want to give money for her mother. 
But she had a problem. 
 
 
 
 
Did she have a problem?   
 
 
Yes, she had a problem.   
 
 
 
Did she have only one problem?   
 
No, she had no only one problem.   
 
How many problems did she have? 
 
 
She had 2 problems. 
 
 
 
 

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Firstly, she had a little money. Secondly, she did not know what 
to give?
What was her first problem? 
 
 
 
Her first problem was that she had a little money. 
Was her first problem that she had a lot of money? 
No, she did not have a lot of money. Her first problem was that 
she had a little money.
What was her next problem? 
 
 
 
Her next problem was that she had no idea about what to give.
Was her second problem that she had many choices of gifts?
No, she did not have many choices of gifts. Her second problem 
was that she did not know what to give.
She did not have a concrete goal. She had a very fuzzy goal.
Did she have an exact goal? 
 
 
 
No, she did not have an exact goal. 
 
 
Did she aim concretely?   
 
 
No, she did not aim concretely.   
 
 
What kind of goal did she have?   
 
She had a very fuzzy goal.  
 
 
Did she have a very fuzzy purpose? 
 
 
Yes, she had a very fuzzy purpose. 
 
 
Who had an unclear goal?   
 
 
Hyong had an unclear goal. 
 
 
 
She thought that she knew how to set goals and how to achieve 
them.
Did she think that she know how to set goals?   
Yes, she thought that she knew how to set goals. 
Who thought that she knew how to achieve them? 
Korean girl, Hyong thought that she knew how to achieve them.
Did she think that she knew how to steal presents from a store?
No, she did not think that she knew how to steal presents from 
a store.
Did she think that she knew how to attain them?   
Yes, she thought that she knew how to attain them. 

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Who thought that she knew how to accomplish them? 
Hyong thought that she knew how to accomplish them. 
When she had a problem with the clear goals, she realized she 
did not know how to set goals at all.
What did she realize when she had a problem with the clear 
goals?
She realized she did not know how to accomplish aspirations 
at all.
Did she have a problem with the concrete goals?
Yes, she had a problem with the concrete goals.
Did she have a problem with boys? 
 
 
No, she had no problem with boys. 
 
 
When did she realize that she did not know how to set 
goals? 
When she had a problem with the clear goals, she realized she 
did not know how to set goals.
She decided to learn how to set goals. She went to school.
What did she decide to learn? 
 
 
 
She decided to learn how to set goals. 
 
 
Did she make a decision to learn how to set goals? 
Yes, she made a decision to learn how to set goals. 
Did she make a commitment to learn how to set goals? 
Yes, she made a commitment to learn how to set goals. 
Did she commit to learn how to set goals?  
Yes, she committed to learn how to set goals. 
Did she decide to learn how to make a present?
No, she did not decide to learn how to make a present. 
Did she go to the kindergarten? 
 
No, she did not go to the kindergarten.   
 
Did Hyong go to a public speaking club?   
No, Hyong did not go to a public speaking club.   
Did she go to a grocery store? 
 
 
 
No, she did not go to a grocery store? 
 
 
Did she go to karaoke? 
 
 
 
 

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No, no, no she did not go to karaoke. 
 
 
Where did she go?   
 
 
 
She went to school.  
 
 
 
Did teachers evaluate her?  
 
Yes, teachers evaluated her. 
 
 
Who 
disciplined 
her? 
    
Absolutely, teachers disciplined her. 
 
 
Did teachers chastise her?   
 
 
Yes, teachers chastised her. 
 
 
 
She decided to go to a university. All university teachers and 
professors liked her.
Where did she commit to go? 
 
 
 
She committed to go to a university. 
 
 
Did she decide to stay at school?   
 
No, she did not decide to stay at school.   
 
Did she decide to be a teacher?   
 
 
No, she did not decide to be a teacher. 
 
 
Who 
admired 
her? 
    
All university teachers and professors admired her. 
Why did they like her? 
 
 
 
 
Because, she was very clever and beautiful. 
 
Who 
was 
astute? 
    
Hyong was astute.   
 
 
Was she as sharp as a tack? 
 
 
 
Yes, she was as sharp as tack. 
 
 
 
Was 
she 
foolish? 
    
No, she was not foolish.   
 
 
Was 
she 
crazy? 
     
No, no, no she was not crazy. She was very clever. 
Was Hyong a beautiful girl? 
 
 
 
Yes, Hyong was a beautiful girl.   
 
Was 
she 
attractive? 
    
Yes, she was attractive.   
 
 
 
Was she the ugliest girl in Korea?   
 

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No, she was not the ugliest girl in Korea.
She was academically bright. 
 
 
 
Who was academically bright?   
 
 
Hyong was academically bright.   
 
Was she weak in academic subjects? 
 
 
No, she was not weak in academic subjects. 
 
Was she good at setting goals?   
 
 
No, she was not good at setting goals. 
 
 
She did not know how to set goals. She asked the teachers to 
help her.
Was she aware of how to set goals? 
 
 
No, she was not aware of how to set goals. 
 
Who asked the teachers to help her? 
 
 
Hyong asked the teachers to help her. 
 
Did she ask the teachers to assist her? 
 
Yes, she asked the teachers to assist her.   
Did she ask the teachers to aid her? 
 
 
Yes, she asked the teachers to aid her.  
 
 
Did she ask the teachers to teach how to punish? 
No, she did not ask the teachers to teach how to punish.
Teachers said: ’We can only help you to study academic 
subjects’
What did teachers say? 
 
 
 
 
Teachers said: ’We can only help you to study academic 
subjects’
Did teachers agree to help her?   
 
No, teachers did not agree to help her. 
 
 
Did they say ’we can help you’?   
 
No, they did not say ’we can help you’   
 
Hyong said: ’Anyway you must know. Please, help me how to 
be successful’
Teachers said: ’We do not know how to be successful, we are 
not successful. If we knew it, we would already have been so rich. 
However we do not know’.

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Did Hyong say ’Anyway you must know’? 
 
Yes, Hyong said ’Any way you must know’ 
 
Did she say:’ Please help me to make a choice what to give’?
No, she did not say: ’Please help me to make a choice what  
to give’.
Did the teachers know how to be successful? 
 
No, the teachers did not know how to be successful. 
Did 
they 
succeed? 
    
No, unfortunately, they did not succeed.   
 
Were the teachers very rich? 
 
 
 
No, they were not very rich. 
 
 
 
Who said: ’If we knew it, we would already have been 
successful’?
Of course, the teachers said: ’If we knew it, we would have 
already been successful’.
If the teachers were aware of how to be successful, would they 
have already succeeded?
Yes, of course. If the teachers were aware of how to be 
successful, they would have already succeeded.
Then she said: ’I had better go to the rich’. She met the richest 
man in the world. She met Bill Gates.
What did she say?   
 
 
She said:’ I had better go to the rich’. 
 
Did she meet the poorest man in the world? 
No, she did not meet the poorest man in the world.
Did she meet Selena Gomez? 
 
 
No, she did not meet Selena Gomez. 
 
Did she meet her childhood friend? 
 
No, she did not meet her childhood friend. 
Who met Bill Gates? 
 
 
 
Beautiful Hyong met Bill Gates.   
Bill said:’ Ok, I know how to be successful. But I have no time 
to explain it. Go to different seminars’.
Who knew how to become successful?   
 

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Of course, Bill Gates knew how to become successful.
Did he know what to give for her mom?   
 
No, she did not know what to give her mom. 
 
Did Bill have time to clarify it?    
 
 
No, Bill had no time to clarify it.   
 
Did he have free time to explain it? 
 
No, he was busy. He had no free time to explain it. 
Hyong went to Brian Tracy’s seminar. She went to different 
seminars as well.
Did she go to night clubs?   
 
 
No, she did not go to night clubs.   
 
Did she go to seminars about how to lose weight? 
Did she go to only one seminar?   
 
 
No, she did not go to only one seminar?   
 
Who went to different seminars?   
 
 
Hyong went to different seminars.  
 
 
Did she go to Mirzakarim Norbekov’s seminars?  
No, she did not go to Mirzakarim Norbekov’s seminars. 
Whose seminars did she go? 
 
 
 
She went to Brian Tracy’s seminars. 
 
 
Finally, she learnt to set goals. She learnt to achieve 
them. 
Ultimately, what did she learn?   
 
 
Ultimately, she learnt to set goals.  
 
 
Did she learn to gain them? 
 
 
Yes, she learnt to gain them. 
 
 
 
Did she learn to earn money? 
 
 
No, she did not learn to earn money. 
 
 
Did she learn physics? 
 
 
 
 
No, she did not learn physics. 
 
 
 
She bought the most beautiful dress for her mom.  
Did she buy perfume for her mom? 
 
 
No, she did not buy perfume for her mom. 
 
Did she buy a ring for her mom?   
 

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No, she did not buy a ring for her mom.    
Did she buy a laptop for her mom?  
 
 
No, she did not buy a laptop for her mom.  
 
What did she buy for her mom?   
 
 
She bought the most beautiful dress for her mom.  
Her mom was very excited.  
 
 
 
Was her mom very embarrassed?   
 
 
No, her mom was not embarrassed. 
 
 
Was her mom very relaxed? 
 
 
 
No, her mom was not very relaxed. 
 
 
Was her mother upset? 
 
 
 
No, her mother was not upset. 
 
 
 
She wrote 10 goals. After one month, she achieved all 10 goals.
How many goals did she write?   
 
 
She wrote 10 goals.  
 
 
 
Did she write 25 goals?   
 
 
No, she did not write 25 goals. 
 
 
 
Did she write the recipe of a cake?  
 
No, she did not write the recipe of a cake. 
Did she write a poem? 
 
 
 
 
No, she did not write a poem. 
 
 
When did she accomplish her all aspirations? 
After one month, she accomplished her all aspirations. 
Did she achieve 5 of them?  
 
 
No, she did not achieve 5 of them.  
 
 
Did she achieve none of them? 
 
 
 
No, she achieved all of them. She achieved all 10 goals. 
She was shocked by results of goal setting seminars. She 
became more and more successful.
Who was shocked by results of goal setting seminars? 
Hyong was shocked by results of goal setting seminars. 
Was she shy by results?   
 
 
 
No, she was not shy by results.   
 
 

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Was she sad by results?   
 
 
 
No, she was not shy by results.   
 
 
Was she surprised by results? 
 
 
 
Yes, she was surprised by results.   
 
 
Was Hyong astonished by results?  
 
 
Yes, Hyong was astonished by results. 
 
 
Did 
she 
succeed? 
     
Yes, 
she 
succeeded.     
Did she become more and more successful? 
 
Yes, she became more and more successful. 
 
Did she become more and more unsuccessful?   
No, she did not become more and more unsuccessful. 
Who 
became 
successful? 
    
Hyong, became successful.
That concludes the story. But listen! I want you to learn the 
story very well. So each week, I want you to listen to the stories 
at least one hour a day. And in one week I want you to listen 
more than 20 times. The more you listen, the better you become 
at the English language. English is very important for all of us!  
And if you want to succeed and I think you do I want you to study 
every day at least for one hour. And every week I need you to 
study for at least 20 times by listening to the story over and over.  
The more you hear the story, the more you will learn. The more 
you will learn, the more successful you will become. So I ask you 
to stand up, listen, answer the questions and smile while you do it.  
The more you practice, the better you will become. Bye bye!