Was Newton Hit by an Apple? | Simple English

Isaac Newton's life story in simple English. Learn English with calm English listening practice. In a dark room, a young man cut a tiny hole in a window shutter and watched a line of sunlight turn into every colour. Woolsthorpe, England, 1642: a baby is born too early, and the women in the cold farmhouse do not think he will live. That baby is Isaac Newton, and in this story you follow him from the farm to Trinity College in Cambridge, through the plague years, to the visit of Edmond Halley, the Principia, and the Tower of London, where he catches the coin faker William Chaloner. The narrator goes step by step, with a calm pace and easy words, for learners at A2-B1 level. Listening to one long story helps you practise keeping up with English, and you will hear words that are explained as you go: prism, plague, Mint and knight. It is the true life of a farm boy who gave us the laws of motion, and it suits learners who improve through listening, people who like slow, relaxing practice, and anyone who loves history. Where the story goes: 00:00 A Tiny Baby at Woolsthorpe 03:16 Grantham School and the Farm 06:01 Trinity College and the Plague 09:08 A Prism, an Apple and Gravity 12:15 Newton's Telescope and Robert Hooke 15:11 Edmond Halley and the Principia 18:13 The Mint and William Chaloner 21:21 Sir Isaac, Leibniz and the Last Years English by History tells true stories from the past so you can learn English, with a new story every week. The pictures in this video were made with AI, and everything here is educational content. #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #IsaacNewton #EnglishByHistory #EnglishThroughHistory