Hello and welcome to the English Like A Native podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to week 29, day one of Your English Five A Day, the second season.
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Now let's start, as we always do, with a snapshot of what's to come.
Listen closely.
When Jacob tried to catch the tennis ball, his poor coordination caused him to miss completely and it hit the ground with a loud thud.
You need to squeeze the racket handle more firmly and swing more forcefully.
his coach explained in a matter-of-fact tone.
Jacob nodded, determined to improve his technique before the next ball came his way.
Okay, let's start with the noun THUD THUD T-H-U-D A THUD A THUD is a sound or action of a heavy object falling with a dull sound THUD For example, if I dropped a box onto a carpeted floor there would be a definite thud and anyone downstairs would hear the thud and wonder what on earth has just happened.
They would wonder if it was a box or if it was a person because when a person falls to the ground there is usually a thud.
Here's an example sentence.
I heard a thud when the book fell off the shelf.
Alright, quite simple.
Let's move on to the next noun and it is coordination.
We spell coordination.
C O O R D I N A T I O N coordination.