WWaterwheel VillageBook Four · Learning to Be
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Learning to Be — The Waterwheel Village Way: book cover with the old waterwheel, the river and villagersOpen the book

The wheel keeps turning, and now the village knows your name.

Step into Waterwheel Village for a whole year of work, weather and conversation. Learn English the way people actually speak it — one place, one neighbour at a time.

BE · DO · HAVE
Old WaterwheelCh. 1Lutheran ChurchWaterwheel SchoolTown HallCh. 2The TimesCh. 3Waterwheel WorksCh. 4Waterwheel FarmIbrahim's ForgeNadia StudioThe Wheel CaféHealth CentreMarket SquareLibrary & ArchiveOld Stone BridgeGreenwheel FarmLiang Tea ShopAnika TextilesFinance OfficePolice & Fire StationCemeteryForestHomesPlaygroundBus Stop

Part I · Winter · What do we have?

Chapter 1 · Welcome to Waterwheel

You arrive. The river is half frozen. Mr. McArthur shows you the wheel.

Enter the village

The village remembers

  • The village has not seen you decide anything yet.

Nothing here is scored. People simply refer to what you said, later, when it matters.

The year ahead

Winter · Chapter 1Welcome to WaterwheelThe Old WaterwheelWinter · Chapter 2The Empty HouseTown HallWinter · Chapter 3The Newspaper StoryThe Waterwheel TimesWinter · Chapter 4The Factory MeetingWaterwheel WorksWinter · Chapter 5Sunday MorningLutheran ChurchLater in the yearWinter · Chapter 6The Long Winter NightHealth CentreLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 7The School ProblemWaterwheel SchoolLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 8The New FamilyMarket SquareLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 9The Broken PromiseNadia StudioLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 10The River ProjectOld Stone BridgeLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 11The ArgumentThe Wheel CaféLater in the yearSpring · Chapter 12The MediatorTown HallLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 13The Village FestivalMarket SquareLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 14The Young EntrepreneurLiang Tea ShopLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 15The Girl Who Wants to LeaveBus StopLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 16The ElectionTown HallLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 17The SecretFinance OfficeLater in the yearSummer · Chapter 18The WeddingLutheran ChurchLater in the yearAutumn · Chapter 19The AccidentWaterwheel WorksLater in the yearAutumn · Chapter 20The FuneralCemeteryLater in the yearAutumn · Chapter 21The Empty ClassroomWaterwheel SchoolLater in the yearAutumn · Chapter 22The OfferTown HallLater in the yearAutumn · Chapter 23The Great Village MeetingTown HallLater in the yearWinter · Chapter 24The Waterwheel TurnsThe Old WaterwheelLater in the year