Become Fluent in English - Five a Day #35.3

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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 35,

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  day three of your English Five a Day, the second season.

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  I'm here as your English guide to help you to increase your vocabulary,

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  improve your listening skills and overall feel more like yourself when communicating in English.

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  So, let's get this show on the road with our snapshot of what's to come.

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  Elise had grown up sheltered in her family's country home,

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  surrounded by the quiet farming community where everyone knew each other and life moved at a gentle pace.

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  When she moved to London for university,

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  the massive metropolis overwhelmed her with its crowds noise and fast-paced lifestyle that felt completely alien.

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  Initially, she held prejudices about city people, thinking they were all rude and unfriendly.

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  But gradually, she discovered that many were just as kind as her neighbours back home.

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  F-A-R-M-I-N-G Community.

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  C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y Farming community.

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  A farming community is a group of people who live in the same area and mostly work in farming.

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  So you might say, she grew up in a small farming community where everyone knew each other.

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  Next we have the noun metropolis.

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  Metropolis.

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  We spell this M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-S.

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  Metropolis.

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