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E359: 🎙️ Welcome to the English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! This is Week 43, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day, and we are laser-focused on boosting your active vocabulary and enhancing your English listening skills every weekday, from Monday to Friday.⏯️ Listen and read along on The English Like a Native Podcast YouTube channel.🤸🏿‍♀️ Let's start today's list off with the idiom "go with the flow". Then, we take a look at the two adjectives "bendy" and "flexible". Next on the list is the noun "balance", and to wrap up, we delve into the idiom "have a word with someone".🔴 Don’t forget to check out the bonus content available in my community including access live classes, structured courses, and a supportive network to practise and improve your English. 🧘🏻‍♂️ Join me as we dissect these words and idioms with practical examples, pronunciation practice, and a captivating story to tie it all together. In today's story segment, Jason tries yoga for the first time and feels self-conscious about his lack of flexibility and balance. After class, he talks to the teacher, who reassures him that yoga is about accepting his body's current state and improving over time. ⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E358: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast. My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 43, Day 4 of Your English Five a Day. In this series, we explode your active vocabulary and improve your listening skills by diving into five vocabulary items every weekday.😴 First up on today's list is the adjective "inanimate". Next up, we delve into the verb "edge", and the idiom "slightly built". After that, we take a look at the phrasal verb "doze off", and last but not least, we uncover the idiom "all to yourself".🖼 Join me as we pronounce these words together and explore their usage in context as we do a quick quiz to test your memory. In today's story segment, Liz accidentally dozes off in the Louvre Museum and wakes up to find she has the entire museum all to herself—until the statues notice her, and she must quickly decide whether to flee or face the consequences.⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

Dive into fascinating idioms like "on the edge of your seat" and explore powerful nouns such as "underdog" and "scapegoat." Learn how the story of Alex, an underdog mechanic wrongly accused of sabotage, unfolds in a thrilling high-stakes race. Discover how language shapes storytelling, and get tips on pronunciation to elevate your English skills. This engaging narrative blends suspense with valuable vocabulary insights, ensuring an entertaining and educational experience!

E356: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast, your go-to resource for enhancing your English listening skills and expanding your active vocabulary. I'm Anna, and you're listening to Week 43, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day. 😬 Today’s focus is on expanding your vocabulary with five essential terms, the first of which is the idiom "in line for". Then, we move on to the phrase "on edge" and then explore another idiom, "odd one out". After that, we delve into the adjective "insecure", and last but not least, the idiom "a step up".👨🏽‍💻️ After some quick pronunciation practice and a recap to test your memory, we visit Graham in today's story, who is a self-taught programmer anxiously awaiting news about a promotion that would mark a significant step up in his career. Despite feeling like the odd one out compared to his degree-holding colleagues, his dedication makes him a strong candidate. Will he get the job?⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E355: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast, your go-to resource for enhancing your English listening skills and expanding your active vocabulary. I'm Anna, and you're listening to Week 43, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day. Join us every weekday to enrich your language and enjoy engaging content that fits perfectly into your day.👛 In today's episode, we start our list with the idiom "as good as new". Next up, we delve into the noun "skip", and then we look at another idiom, "in line with". After that, we explore the noun "frugality", and finally we wrap up the list with another noun, "latter".🪑 Join me as we dissect these words and idioms with practical examples, pronunciation practice, and a captivating story to tie it all together. In the story segment, Liam, raised with frugal values, finds joy in rescuing discarded items from skips and restoring them. His passion for upcycling aligns perfectly with his belief in frugality and environmental respect. ⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E354: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna. This is your go-to resource to boost your confidence in English! In this episode, I dive deep into the topic of sounding more confident. Drawing from my personal struggles with confidence, I share practical tips on eliminating things that can undermine your authority when speaking. 🔴 Bonus content available in The Conversation Club, including access live classes, structured courses, and a supportive network to practise and improve your English.🔵 Speaking English with my clone using Teacher AI?⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/ 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E353: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast, your go-to resource for enhancing your English listening skills and expanding your active vocabulary. I'm Anna, and you're listening to Week 42, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day.🌟 Today we explore five essential vocabulary items, starting with the adjective "stuffed". Next up, we take a look at the idiom "take the edge off" and the noun "banquet". Finally, we delve into two verbs, "skip", and "rumble".🍛🥗 After some quick pronunciation practice and a recap to test your memory, we visit Dean in today's story, who is eagerly anticipating his company's annual banquet and skips breakfast to save room. By late afternoon, his stomach rumbles with hunger, thinking about the food he's going to devour later!⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E352: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast, your go-to resource for enhancing your English listening skills and expanding your active vocabulary. I'm Anna, and you're listening to Week 42, Day 4 of Your English Five a Day.💖 In today's list, we start with the idiom "to make someone's heart flutter". After that, we have a look at the phrase "to take someone for granted" and the noun "childhood sweetheart". Moving on, we delve into the idiom "young love". To wrap up today's list, we finish with the adjective "complacent".💏🏼 Tune in for pronunciation practice and a recap of today's words, ensuring you grasp each one thoroughly. In the final story segment, Lisa reflects on her journey from youthful romance with her childhood sweetheart, Tom, to the steady rhythm of their married life. Have they become too complacent over the years?⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E351: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast! My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 42, Day 3 of Your English Five a Day. In this series, we explode your active vocabulary and improve your listening skills by diving into five vocabulary items every weekday.⏯️ Listen and read along on The English Like a Native Podcast YouTube channel.💇🏿‍♀️ Our theme today takes us to the hairdresser, as we start with the phrase "have a flick through something". Moving on, we delve into the nouns "apprentice" and "blow-dry". Next up, we explore the adjective "carefree", and finally, the noun "bowl cut" is last on our list.✂️ Join me as we pronounce these words together and explore their usage in context as we do a quick quiz to test your memory. In today's story segment, Alana visits a salon for a new look, feeling relaxed and confident after a soothing hair wash by an apprentice. Distracted by daydreams and flicking through magazines, she fails to notice the drastic mistake being made to her hair, turning her carefree salon day into a hair disaster.⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast

E350: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast, where you're listening to me, your host, Anna, on Week 42, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day. This episode is jam-packed with idioms and vocabulary designed to boost your English listening and speaking skills. 👉🏼 Today's list starts with the idiom "keep things running smoothly", followed by another idiom "not lift a finger". Next on the list, we see another idiom with the word 'finger': "point the finger at someone". After that, we delve into the adjective "obstinate" and the final item on today's list is the idiom "point taken".🧹🧽 We'll practise pronunciation together and use these terms in a story that brings them to life. In that story, we'll see Annabel, who leaves her unhelpful family to manage the household on their own. They quickly realise how much she does for them. Upon her return, will they make a real effort to share the responsibilities or will things go back to how they were before?⭐ ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE PLUS ⭐Join English Like A Native Plus - a membership allowing you to access the bonus episodes, plus live classes and all podcasts' transcripts & vocab lists. Become a Plus Member here: https://englishlikeanative.co.uk/elan-podcast/Five-a-Day DatabaseAccess all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated.You can even make a copy and personalise it with your own example sentences.Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🚀Take Your English Further with Podcast+!Get more from the Five-a-Day podcast with Podcast+!✅Course-style format with the latest episodes✅Quiz & writing task for deeper learning ✅Full episode transcript for extra support ✅Engage with fellow learners All for less than a monthly cuppa and a packet of biscuits! ☕️🍪 Join today: https://community.englishlikeanative.co.uk/checkout/podcast