Your English Five a Day #22.4 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 22,

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  day 4 of Your English Five a Day, the second season.

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  With this series,

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  you are getting a healthy daily dip into the English language so that you can slowly but surely start to feel more confident and more like yourself when communicating.

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  in English.

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  So let's begin, as we always do, with a snapshot of what's to come.

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  At the art gallery, a famous pianist graced the room with her presence,

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  adding elegance to the evening.

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  Guests admired a treasure trove of rare items

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  while Annie pinned her hair out of the way at the nape of her neck.

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  A minor mishap occurred when a drink spilled,

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  but everyone followed the golden rule and handled it with kindness.

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  OK, let's dive into today's vocabulary starting with the verb grace.

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  To grace.

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  We spell this G-R-A-C-E.

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  Grace.

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  To grace is to bring honour.

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  beauty or charm to a place or event by being present.

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  So you might grace an event or grace someone's home.

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