English Fluency Programme - Five a Day #31.2

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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 31,

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  day 2 of Your English Five A Day, the second season.

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  This series is all about helping you to stick to your habit of dunking daily into the English language so that over time...

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  You increase your vocabulary and feel like you can really express your thoughts and ideas with ease.

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

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  After waiting for ages to get a promotion at the law firm,

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  Sophie knew she had to do something about her stagnant career.

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  She used her time off in lieu.

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  from working late on the big merger case to attend job interviews in London,

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  determined to make the most of every opportunity.

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  When she finally got the call, offering her a position at a top firm,

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  she couldn't wait to speed off and tell her family the exciting news.

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  OK, let's now deep dive into our vocabulary, starting with the phrasal verb.

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  Speed off.

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  To speed off.

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  Speed, S-P-E-E-D, off.

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  O-double-F.

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  To speed off is to drive or move away very quickly.

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  Here's an example sentence.

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