The Last Costume | B2 English Listening Story

One old costume. One childhood memory. A question left unanswered. On the morning after Halloween, Ellie returns her costume to a shop that is closing for good. Among the old clothes, she notices a bear costume with one blue button—and remembers the stranger who helped her when she was seven. An old photograph brings back more of that night, and Ellie begins to question something she has believed for years... Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1. Almost New 02:50 - Chapter 2. The Blue Button 05:05 - Chapter 3. The Frightening Moon 08:53 - Chapter 4. A Picture Nobody Collected 11:29 - Chapter 5. The Bear on the Steps 15:14 - Chapter 6. What Mr Bell Saw 18:12 - Chapter 7. You Imagined It 21:20 - Chapter 8. One Large Box 25:49 - Chapter 9. The Last Photograph 28:59 - Chapter 10. Something to Eat *Listen to the narration and read the text on screen to practise: * • English listening • Reading comprehension • Vocabulary in context • Natural sentence patterns • English shadowing practice *Story details: * Level: B2 Genre: Family drama / Nostalgic Halloween story Length: Short story Language focus: Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect; reported speech, phrasal verbs and natural dialogue about memories and relationships *How to use this video: * 1. Watch once while reading the text. 2. Watch again and focus mainly on listening. 3. Notice useful words and sentence patterns in context. 4. Pause after short sections and repeat them aloud, copying the pronunciation. Learn useful expressions such as "change your mind," "take something off someone's hands," "bring something up," and "come out clearly" through a warm and thoughtful story about family, memory and taking a small step towards understanding. Why do you think Ellie asked her father to help with the box? Tell us in the comments! _ Subscribe to Story Lantern English for more original graded stories in clear English. _ #EnglishStory #B2English #EnglishListening #GradedReader #LearnEnglishThroughStories #Shadowing