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Hello and welcome to the English like in 80th Podcast. My name is Anna and you are listening to week 17, Day 5 of your English Five -A -Day.
The second season. This is the series that is dedicated to helping you build a habit of learning English, little and often.
So daily or at least five times a week dipping your toe in the English Ocean so that you can continue to progress no matter how busy life gets.
As today is Friday, we will be doing one extremely long, not too long, story.
Bringing together everything that we've covered this week in terms of So sit back, relax and enjoy.
The invention that changed everything.
The old garage door screeched to a halt halfway up, forcing Raj to duck underneath.
The musty smell hit him immediately as he stepped into the dimly lit space.
From day one, this had been his sanctuary, his laboratory, his escape from the world.
But today felt different.
Today, everything would change.
Are you in there again?
His sister, like Shima, called from the house.
Her voice got on Raj's nerves, especially when she used that tone.
Mum says dinners in 20 minutes.
Just finishing something.
He shouted back, not taking his eyes off of the contraption on his workbench. Six months of late nights, step -by -step planning and countless failures had led to this moment.
His invention, a small silver box with glowing blue lights, sat innocently before him.
If it worked as he hoped, it would revolutionise how people thought about energy.
From day one, he'd believed it was possible.
The feud between Raj and his classmate Juri had fueled his determination.
Juri, whose father, owned the flagship technology store in town, had laughed when Raj mentioned his idea at school.
Your little box will crumble before it even works.
He'd sneered. The memory still made Raj feel salty.
Raj took a deep breath and connected the final wire.
The contraption hummed, then glowed brighter.
It was working. His theory was taking route in reality.
Suddenly, a spark flew from one connection.
Then another something was wrong.
The humming grew louder and before Raj could disconnect the power, the device began to weak violently.
Oh, no, no, no, no," he muttered, reaching for the kill switch, but it was too late.
With a blinding flash, everything went dark.
When Raj opened his eyes, he wasn't in his garage anymore.
The sky above was impossibly blue and the sun beat down mercilessly on his face.
If he had pale skin, he would get some burn out here.
He sat up disorientated and confused.
He must have been unconscious for a while.
Welcome back," said a voice beside him.
Raj turned to see a girl, about his age sitting cross -legged on what appeared be sand.
She had curly brown hair and wore strange clothes.
A jumpsuit made of material he'd never seen before.
Where am I? Who are you?" Raj asked.
His throat dry. I'm Elsie.
And, as for where you are, that's complicated, she said.
Nearly passed out again just now, take it slow." Raj tried to stand but felt dizzy.
Ah, I might faint again.
He admitted, lowering himself back down.
Happens to everyone their first jump.
Elsie said with the shrug.
The rash will fade in a few hours too.
Raj looked down at his arms noticing for the first time the red patch appearing on his in.
Jump, oh, what do you mean, jump?
LC side. Your device, the energy converter, it doesn't just convert energy.
Tares through time itself.
Raj laughed nervously, that that's impossible.
I was just trying to create a clean energy source.
And you did," Elsie said, but you also accidentally create something that revolutionized time travel, or will, I suppose, from your perspective.
The feud with jury suddenly seemed trivial.
Are you saying I'm in the future?
About fifty years give or take, Elsie confirmed.
Raj felt his world crumble around him, I need to get home, my family.
Will be fine, Elsie interrupted.
I can send you back to the exact moment you left. That's why I'm here, I'm what you might call a time guardian.
We monitor jumps, especially accidental ones like yours.
This is mental, Raj muttered feeling salty about the whole situation.
How do I know you're telling the truth?
Elsie stood up and pointed to a structure in the distance.
Raj hadn't noticed it before.
It appeared to be a massive silver building that stretched overhead into the clouds.
That's the time academy, the Thag Ship Institution built on your technology.
The principles you discovered took root in scientific communities worldwide.
From day one, it changed everything.
Raj, stared, speechless.
The building seemed to wind its way into the sky in an impossible spiral.
Want to see inside before you go back, Alcyaast. Raj's initial panic began to subside, replaced by curiosity.
Yes," he said finally.
Show me everything.
The Academy was unlike anything Raj could have imagined.
People moved through hallways that seemed to defy physics, some walking on walls or ceilings as if gravity was optional.
Displays showed various time periods and students studied them with intense focus.
Your invention needs refinement, ELSI explained as they walked.
The version you built will crumble after a few uses but the theory is sound.
A tall man in a flowing white coat approached them.
Is this him? He asked ELSI.
Yes, Professor, this is Rajesh Kumar from 2025.
The Professor's eyes widened.
Remarkable. The resemblance to your statue is uncanny.
My what? Raj asked, startled.
Perhaps, that's information for another time.
I'll see cut in sharply giving the Professor a warning look.
The Professor nodded.
Of course, my apologies.
Mr Kumar, it's an honour.
Your step -by -step guidelines formed the basis of our understanding of temporal mechanics.
Raj felt overwhelmed.
But I don't understand any of this.
My device was supposed to convert static electricity into usable power, and it The professor said, "'But the method you discovered creates a temporary rupture in the space time continuum.
When that built up energy releases, it propels matter, in this case, you through time.' An alarm suddenly blared overhead, causing rise to jump.
What's that?" he asked.
L .C.'s face grew serious.
Temporal disturbance, someone's trying to derail the timeline.
saying, we need to get you back.
But I have so many questions !" Raj protested.
And they'll all be answered in time, Elsie said, taking his arm.
But right now we need to move, they hurried through corridors that seemed to fold in on themselves.
Raj felt like he might pass out again.
The dizziness, returning as they moved through spaces that shouldn't exist. The feud between time factions has come to a head, the professor explained as they rushed.
Some believed time travels should be restricted.
Others want to use it to change history and where do you stand?
Raj asked. We protect the original timeline, your timeline, Elsie answered instead.
It's critical you return and continue your work.
They entered a room with a platform in the centre.
It looked remarkably similar to Raj's garage workbench. This is a stabilized return point, Elsie explained.
It will take you back to the exact moment you left. Will I remember any of this?
Raj asked. LC and the Professor exchanged glances.
Some of it, the professor said carefully.
Enough to guide your research in the right direction, but not enough, to disrupt natural discovery.
Raj, stepped onto the platform.
I don't feel ready.
No one ever is, LC said with a smile.
But from day one, you were meant for this.
The path might wind and turn unexpectedly, but you'll get there.
One last thing, the professor said, handing Raj a small piece of paper.
Equations. They'll help prevent your device from overloading again.
Raj took the paper, fooling it carefully into his pocket.
Thank you. LC pressed a button on a console.
Good luck, Raj. We'll meet again.
The world around Raj began to shimmer and crumble at the edges.
The last thing he saw was Elsie's smile before everything went white.
The garage was exactly as he left it.
His invention sat on the workbench, smoking slightly but intact.
Raj blinked. His head pounding with fragmented memories that seemed to be fading by the second.
Rosh, dinner, now. Like Shima's voice cut through his thoughts.
Coming, he called back automatically.
He looked down at his arms, noticing faint red marks that looked like they might be a rash, though he couldn't understand what had caused it.
He slipped his hand into his pocket, and felt something unfamiliar.
He pulled out a piece of paper covered with equations he didn't remember writing.
Something told him these were important, critical even.
The equations seemed to describe a way to contain energy, to keep it from, from what?
The thoughts slipped away like water between his fingers.
Raj carefully disconnected his invention, and covered it with a cloth.
He'd continued to -morrow.
Somehow he knew, he needed to be more careful with the power flow, to prevent it from overloading.
The solution was taking root in his mind, though he couldn't quite explain how he knew what to do, as he turned to leave a memory flashed through his mind.
A tall silver building winding up into the clouds.
People walking on walls and a girl with curly brown hair telling him something important.
The memory crumbled as quickly as it had appeared.
Outside a car screeched to a halt in front of Raj's house, startling him.
Through the garage window Raj watched a jury from school stepped out looking annoyed.
their feud had been intense since primary school.
But especially since jury had started boasting about his father's flagship technology store.
Your sister said you'd been working on something during call as Raj emerged from the garage.
Bet it's nothing compared to what my dad's developing.
Normally, jury's attitude would get on Raj's nerves, making him feel salty and defensive, but today, Raj just smiled.
Want to see it tomorrow?" Raj offered.
I think you might be surprised.
Yuri looked startled by the response.
Raj felt a strange sense of certainty.
His invention would work.
It would revolutionize energy production, and somehow he it might do even more than that, something about time itself.
The thought made no sense yet felt absolutely right, from day one Raj had believed his invention was important.
Now, for reasons he couldn't explain, he was certain it would change everything.
He just needed to follow the equations that had mysteriously appeared in his pocket and void another overload that might derail his project.
As he headed inside for dinner Raj glanced back at his garage one last time.
For a split second, he thought he saw a girl with curly brown hair standing by his workbench smiling at him.
He blinked and she was gone.
Some things Raj decided were better left unexplained.
at least for now. And that brings us to the end of today's episode.
I do hope you enjoyed it.
It also brings us to the end of week 17.
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Until next time, take very good care, and goodbye.
