Hello and welcome to the English Like a Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 21,
day 3 of Your English Five a Day, the second season.
By tuning in every day of the working week,
you are taking part in a daily dunk into the English language,
which in turn will help you to build your vocabulary, feel more confident and more like yourself.
when communicating in English.
So well done for tuning in.
Let's start today's episode with our snapshot.
As the storm clouds gathered, the captain shouted, Batten down the hatches!
and dropped the anchor just offshore.
At dawn, the crew embarked on their final journey.
But hours later, the ship ran aground on hidden rocks.
Disembarked.
Grateful to feel solid ground beneath their feet once more.
Alright, let's dive into today's vocabulary.
First on today's list, we have an idiom.
To batten down the hatches.
This means to prepare for a difficult or challenging situation.
This comes from sailing on the ocean.