E365: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast . My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 44, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day . This series focuses on increasing your active vocabulary while also improving your listening skills. 🌟 In today's episode, we start off with the conjunction "albeit". Up next is the verb "amputate" and the noun "amputee". After that, we dive into the adjective "untouchable" and wrap up the list with another adjective, "fateful". 🧗🏻♀️ We'll pr...
Sep 06, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 365
E364: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! You're tuned into Week 44, Day 4 of Your English Five a Day , the series that aims to boost your English vocabulary, improve your listening skills, and keep you company throughout your day. 👀 Today's vocabulary list starts with the verb "unsettle". Next up, we explore the phrasal verb "pass down" and the noun "reflection". After that, we delve into the adjective "inexplicable". Last but not least, we talk about the...
Sep 05, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 364
E363: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast , hosted by me, Anna. In Week 44, Day 3 of Your English Five a Day , we explore five vocabulary items to enhance your English skills. Join us as we dive into the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of these words and phrases, then tie it all together with a captivating story to reinforce your learning. 🎸 First up in today's list is the adjective "acoustic". After that, we delve into the noun "big break" and explore the phrasal verb "plug away...
Sep 04, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 363
E362: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast ! Join me, your host, Anna in Week 44, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day as we delve into practical vocabulary every single weekday that will enhance your English skills and boost your confidence in communication. 🔨 On today's list, we start with the phrasal verb "stick to". After that, we take a look at the adjective "restrictive" and the idiom "hit the nail on the head". Following that, we delve into another phrasal verb, "step up", and la...
Sep 03, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 362
E361: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, Anna! You're tuning into Week 44, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day . This daily series is dedicated to improving your English listening skills and expanding your vocabulary one episode at a time. Each day, we introduce five new vocabulary items and explore their usage in engaging contexts. 💖 First on the list today are two idioms, "young at heart" and "beauty sleep". Next up, we'll explore the noun "wisdom". Then, we'll delve into ...
Sep 02, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 361
E360: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! Join me as I share captivating true stories that will make you laugh, cringe, or gasp in surprise. ⚠️ Trigger warning ⚠️ This episode is not for the faint-hearted, as it touches on themes of loss and sadness. If you're sensitive to stories involving animals, you may want to skip this one. 🦊 In this episode, A Shocking Discovery , you'll hear about an experience that shook me to my core, involving a beloved local fo...
Aug 31, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 360
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 o...
Aug 30, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 359
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,...
Aug 29, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 358
E357: 🎙️ 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 3 of Your English Five a Day . 💺 In today's episode, we start with the idiom "on the edge of your seat". After that, we delve into the noun "underdog" and take a look at another idiom, "the plot thickens". Next up, we explore the noun "scapegoat", and finally, we wrap up with another noun, "b...
Aug 28, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 357
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", ...
Aug 27, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 356
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 li...
Aug 26, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 355
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 pra...
Aug 24, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 354
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 pronunciatio...
Aug 23, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 353
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...
Aug 22, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 352
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 th...
Aug 21, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 351
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...
Aug 20, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 350
E349: 🎙️ 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 1 of Your English Five a Day . 🔥 We're exploring the world of work today in today's list, as we start with the idiom "irons in the fire". Next up, we explore the nouns "portfolio career" and "rebel". Then, we delve into another noun, "freelancer", before finishing the list off with the phrase...
Aug 19, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 349
E349: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! Join me as I share captivating true stories that will make you laugh, cringe, or gasp in surprise. 🥣 In this episode, Mistaken Identity , I recall a shocking and unforgettable experience from my teenage years. Expecting a sweet bowl of cereal, I end up with something quite different — discover how this mistake led to a valuable lesson about assumptions. 🔴 Don’t forget to check out the bonus content available in Th...
Aug 17, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 348
E347: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast , where you're listening to me, your host, Anna, as I take you through Week 41, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day . This episode is packed with vocabulary and idioms that will enhance your English fluency. 🚪 The list starts with the verb "canvass" and the noun "activist". Up next, we delve into the idioms "slam the door in someone’s face" and "against all odds". Last but not least, we take a look at the phrasal verb "give something out". 🔴 ...
Aug 16, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 347
E346: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! In this episode, I guide you through Week 41, Day 4 of Your English Five a Day , a series dedicated to enhancing your overall English proficiency, with a special focus on listening skills and expanding your active vocabulary. 🌟 We start off today's list with the phrasal verb "brush up on something". Then, we move on to the idiom "not last long", followed by the verb "suffice". After that, we delve into the idiom "s...
Aug 15, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 346
E345: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! You're tuning in to Week 41, Day 3 of Your English Five a Day , where we're committed to expanding your active vocabulary and sharpening your listening skills. 🌟 In today's episode, we're diving into five new vocabulary items, starting with the idiom "to have your fingers in the till". We'll also explore the adjective "glowing" and the noun "reference". Then, we'll delve into the noun "instinct" and finish off with...
Aug 14, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 345
E344: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast ! I'm Anna, and you're listening to Week 41, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day . Here, we are working on expanding your vocabulary while improving your English listening skills, by focusing on five items of vocabulary every day of the working week, from Monday through to Friday. 🐺 We start off today's list with the noun "power cut". Then, we delve into the idiom "not think straight", which is followed by the verb "abound". After th...
Aug 13, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 344
E343: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! You're listening to Week 41, Day 1 , of Your English Five a Day , where we boost your vocabulary and listening skills every weekday with five essential vocabulary items. 💰 In today's episode, we kick off with the adjective "remiss". After that, we delve into another adjective "sufficient", and the verb "rebel". Then, we explore the noun "affluence", and wrap up the list with another noun, "disparity". 📈 Tune in fo...
Aug 12, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 343
E342: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast . My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 40, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day . In this series, you're getting a healthy dose of English vocabulary every day from Monday to Friday. 😭 In today's list, we start with the adjective "dormant". After that, we explore two verbs, "evacuate" and "erupt". Moving on, we delve into the noun "eruption", and finally, we finish with the adjective "devastated". 🌋 Don't forget to stay tuned...
Aug 09, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 342
E341: 🎙️ Welcome to the English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! This is Week 40, Day 4 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. 👆🏽 Today's list starts off with the adjective "idyllic". After that, we delve into the noun "hospitality" and explore the adjective "eerie". Next up, we look at the idiom "put your finger on something", often used in the ne...
Aug 08, 2024•20 min•Season 1Ep. 341
E340: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast . My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 40, 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. Five-a-Day Database Access all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated. Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 ☮️ Our list today features a lot of adjectives!...
Aug 07, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 340
E339: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast . My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 40, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day . This series focuses on increasing your active vocabulary while also improving your listening skills. 🥛 First up on today's vocabulary list are the idioms "under the weather" and "to milk it". Then, we move on to the verb "spiral", followed by the adverb "aside". Last but not least, we finish our list with the noun "trepidation". 🤧 We'll practis...
Aug 06, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 339
E338: 🎙️ Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast with me, your host, Anna! You're tuned into Week 40, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day , the series that aims to boost your English vocabulary, improve your listening skills, and keep you company throughout your day. Five-a-Day Database Access all the vocabulary covered in the Five-a-Day series. This database is constantly updated. Get access now by joining my ELAN Newsletter 👈 🐈 In this episode, we start with the idiom "let the cat out of ...
Aug 05, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 338
E337: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast , your go-to resource for intermediate to advanced English learners. I’m Anna, and today we’re diving into a crucial topic: how to get unstuck. Join the ELAN Club , where you can access live classes, structured courses, and a supportive network to practise and improve your English. 🎹 Many years ago, I realised I had a deep passion for the piano. I started teaching myself. However, like many skills, progress was slow, and I quickly...
Aug 03, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 337
E336: 🎙️ Hello and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast . My name is Anna, and you're listening to Week 39, Day 5 of Your English Five a Day . You know the drill: we're here to improve your English listening skills as we expand your active vocabulary, 🔆 Today’s vocabulary list starts with the bright adjective "luminous". Next up is the noun "mirth", followed by another adjective, "radiant". After that, we delve into the verb "yearn", and we wrap up with the idiom "fits the bill". 💀 Th...
Aug 02, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 336
