Hello and welcome to the English like a native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week two day one of your English five a day.
Season two.
This is the series that gives you a healthy daily dose of English vocabulary so
that you can feel more confident and more like yourself when communicating in English.
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Now before we begin I will give you a snapshot of the vocabulary you are about to encounter.
Here we go.
The Sunlit Terrace was filled with laughter
as they raised glasses of sparkling water to celebrate their small victories although the harsh criticism from earlier stuck in her throat.
Her friends support and the knowledge that they were rooting for her helped chase away her doubts making the day feel like a well-deserved indulgence.
So without further ado let's begin today's episode with the adjective sparkling.
Sparkling.
We spell this s-p-a-r-k-l-i-n-g.
Sparkling.
Notice we don't pronounce the letter r. Sparkling.
If something is described as sparkling then it's shining brightly or it's energetic and interesting or it could be a drink that contains lots of bubbles of gas.
So if you were at a restaurant and you ask for water they would normally ask if you want still or sparkling.