Amsterdam: The City That Fought the Sea | English Story A2–B1 (Listen & Read)

🎧 Listen to an easy English story about Amsterdam, the city that fought the sea! Level: A2–B1 | Time: about 16 minutes How can a whole country live below the sea, and stay dry? In this story, we visit Amsterdam and find the answer: wooden poles under the houses, dikes and windmills, canal houses, Rembrandt, Anne Frank's diary, tulips, bicycles, and Dutch food. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:24 Welcome to the City of Bicycles 1:23 A Village on a Dam 2:16 Land That Does Not Want to Be Land 3:16 The Dutch and the Sea 4:24 The Golden Age 5:26 The Canal Ring 6:19 Tall, Narrow, and a Little Crooked 7:15 A Painter and a Night Watch 8:14 A Girl and Her Diary 9:16 Tulips and Crazy Prices 10:17 The City on Two Wheels 11:15 Cheese, Herring, and Stroopwafel 12:10 Brown Cafés and Cozy Words 13:07 A Crowded and Changing City 14:02 The Secret of the Dutch 14:53 Goodbye from Amsterdam 15:29 Key Words 16:03 Questions 📚 Key words in this story: dam, dike, windmill, flood, pole, painter, diary, tulip, bicycle, herring, cozy, crowded 🇳🇱 Dutch words you will learn: gezellig (cozy and nice) · dank je wel (thank you) · proost (cheers) 💬 Practice time! Answer in the comments: 1. How did Amsterdam get its name? 2. What did the Dutch build to protect their land from the sea? 3. What is the secret of the Dutch fight against the sea? Have you been to the Netherlands? What is your favorite place? Tell us! ▶️ Watch next: Dublin:    • Dublin: The City of Stories | English Stor...   London:    • London: The City That Rose From the Ashes ...   Paris:    • Paris: The City of Light | English Story A...   Venice:    • Venice: The City That Should Not Exist | E...   👉 Subscribe to B1eyond Stories for new English stories. Join the journey from A2 to B1 and beyond! #EnglishStories #LearnEnglish #A2B1