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The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think you will learn: English, a story about Elon Musk, or both?
What kind of listening practice do you expect from a “graded reader” video?
What topics do you predict will appear in Elon Musk’s story (for example: business, space, family, success, failure)?

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The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

Childhood, bullying, and first steps in technology (00:00 – 01:52)

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1. What was Elon like as a child compared with other kids?

He disliked books and preferred parties.
He only enjoyed music and art.
He was quiet and loved reading and learning.
He was loud and loved sports.

2. What happened to Elon at school because of bullying?

He was pushed down the stairs and hospitalized.
He started fighting back every day.
He moved to a new school immediately.
A teacher helped him become popular.

3. What did Elon do at age 12?

He joined NASA.
He created a video game called Blaster and sold it.
He built his first electric car.
He became a professional athlete.

The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

Education, early companies, and major turning points (SpaceX/Tesla/other projects) (01:52 – 06:29)

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1. Why did Elon go to Canada before moving to the US?

Because his mother was born in Canada.
Because SpaceX was located there.
Because he had a job offer from NASA in Canada.
Because he wanted to avoid studying at university.

2. What was a major result after SpaceX’s fourth rocket launch succeeded?

Tesla stopped producing electric cars.
Elon decided to stop working and retire.
NASA awarded SpaceX a $1.6 billion contract.
PayPal was created.

3. According to the video, why did Elon join Tesla Motors?

To make social media safer.
To help fight climate change with electric cars.
To build online city guides for newspapers.
To create a private school immediately.

The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

Mars vision, Starship, family life, setbacks, and message to viewers (06:29 – 12:48)

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1. What does Elon say about failure and innovation?

Failure should always be avoided.
If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
Innovation is impossible without perfect planning.
Only experts should be allowed to fail.

2. What is the main purpose of the Boring Company in the video?

To build rockets for Mars.
To create online payment systems.
To create underground tunnels to reduce traffic congestion.
To build ocean cities for climate refugees.

3. What motivational advice appears near the end of the video?

Wait for others to build your future.
Avoid risks and choose the easiest path.
Dream big, take risks, and work hard.
Money is the only way to be remembered.

The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

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1. Which theme is repeated throughout the story?

Dreaming big and continuing despite setbacks.
Avoiding failure is the key to success.
Never changing your plans under any circumstances.
Only technology matters, not people.

2. How does the video generally present Elon Musk?

As someone who stops after becoming rich.
As someone who avoids public attention and debate.
As ambitious and willing to take risks, even with controversy.
As someone focused only on entertainment.

3. What is described as Elon’s “biggest dream yet” in the video?

Owning the world’s largest farm.
Creating a new online newspaper.
Colonizing Mars and making humans multiplanetary.
Becoming a movie actor.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

The Story of Elon Musk || Learn English Through Story || Graded Reader || English Listening Practice

Which part of the story shows persistence the most: childhood, early business, SpaceX failures, or financial struggles? Why?
Do you agree with the idea: “failure is an option here”? When can failure be useful, and when is it too risky?
What are the possible benefits and problems of trying to build a human colony on Mars?
How should a public figure balance “healthy debate” and the risk of causing trouble with public statements?