Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 17, day 5 of Your English 5 a Day.
The second season.
This is the series that is dedicated to helping you build a habit of learning English little and often.
So daily or at least five times a week.
dipping your toe in the English ocean so that you can continue to progress no matter how busy life gets.
As today is Friday, we will be doing one extremely long, not too long,
story, bringing together everything that we've covered this week in terms of vocabulary.
So, sit back, relax and enjoy.
The invention that changed everything.
The old garage door screeched to a halt halfway up, forcing Raj to duck underneath.
The musty smell hit him immediately as he stepped into the dimly lit space.
From day one, this had been his sanctuary, his laboratory, his escape from the world.
But today felt different.
Today, everything would change.
Are you in there again?
His sister Lakshima called from the house.
Her voice got on Raj's nerves, especially when she used that tone.
Mum says dinner's in twenty minutes.
Just finishing something, he shouted back, not taking his eyes off the contraption on his workbench.