About My Life and Work
What it's about
Henry Ford explains how he built the Model T. He puts service before profit, calls failure a chance to begin again, brings the work to the worker with the moving assembly line, and doubles wages with the famous five-dollar day.
Who it's for
Students of business and management, and anyone curious about how mass production and the modern factory began.
- Level
- CEFR B2
- Length
- 3 parts · about 762 words
- Reading time
- about 6 minutes (~2 min per part)
- Author
- Henry Ford
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Reading My Life and Work in English: quick answers
- What English level is My Life and Work on SeoJae Story?
- My Life and Work by Henry Ford is retold in simplified English at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate). It is split into 3 short parts, and every sentence has a Korean translation you can show or hide, so a learner at that level can follow the story without a dictionary.
- Is My Life and Work hard to read in English?
- The original is written for native readers, with long sentences and older vocabulary, so most learners find it hard. This retelling keeps the story but uses simpler English at CEFR B2 (upper-intermediate), so if you read English at that level you can follow it, and the Korean translation is there for any line that stops you. If it feels too hard, start with an easier book one level down.
- How long does it take to read My Life and Work in simple English?
- About 6 minutes of reading in total — roughly 2 minutes per part across 3 parts. Listening to the audio narration, reviewing the vocabulary and taking each part's comprehension check adds a little more.
- Is this the full, unabridged text of My Life and Work?
- No. It is an abridged graded retelling written for English learners that follows the story of the original in 3 parts. Every part also lets you read the matching unabridged chapters from the original, split into short readings.
- Is My Life and Work free to read here?
- Yes. All 3 parts are free to read online, with the Korean translation, audio narration, vocabulary flashcards and comprehension questions included.
- Is My Life and Work in the public domain?
- Yes. Henry Ford's My Life and Work is in the public domain, and the original text is freely available from Project Gutenberg (eBook #7213). SeoJae Story's simplified retelling and Korean translation are original text written for learners.