English Like A Native Podcast Practise English Listening - Five a Day #41.4
Oct 30, 2025
Join a thrilling dive into vocabulary with a spooky story about Jake in a tunnel! Discover the meaning of 'fumble' and explore the chilling 'guttural' sounds as Anna guides you through pronunciation. Unpack phrases like 'send shivers down one's spine' and 'hold the line' while building your listening skills. Revisit the eerie encounter that leaves Jake with lingering fear, and get ready for a captivating story time that intertwines vocabulary learning with spine-tingling suspense!
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Nerves Cause Clumsy Reactions
- Jake fumbled with his phone and struggled to find his torch under pressure in the tunnel.
- This illustrates how nervousness and haste cause clumsy handling in urgent situations.
Guttural Connects Sound And Sensation
- Guttural describes deep, rough throat sounds that feel like they come from your gut.
- The word links physically to the sensation of low sounds produced deep in the body.
Phrase Evokes A Physical Reaction
- To 'send shivers down one's spine' describes a sudden physical reaction to something eerie or powerful.
- The phrase evokes a tingling that starts at the neck and travels down the spine.