Your English Five a Day #20.1 S2

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  Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.

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  My name is Anna and you're listening to week 20,

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  day one of Your English Five a Day, the second season.

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  This series allows you to build a habit of daily dunking into the English language

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  because by daily dunking you are slowly but surely increasing your vocabulary and your confidence with the English language so that you can start to feel more like yourself when communicating in English.

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  So, let's begin as we always do with a snapshot.

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  The elderly pedestrian moved slowly along the cracked pavement.

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  her cane helping her navigate despite her mobility issues.

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  At the busy intersection ahead,

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  she hesitated as cars rushed by without slowing down for those trying to cross.

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  The city's ageing infrastructure needed serious improvement to make streets safer for everyone,

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  especially those who couldn't move quickly or easily.

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  Okay, let's dive into our vocabulary, starting with the noun pedestrian.

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  Pedestrian.

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  We spell this P-E-D-E-S-T-R-I-A-N.

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  Pedestrian.

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  A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially on a street or pavement.

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  A pedestrian.

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  When I take my children to school, I usually walk, so I am a pedestrian.

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  My children are normally on a scooter or a bike, but essentially we are pedestrians, we are on foot,

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