2025-10-20
14 分钟Hello and welcome to the English Like A Native Podcast.
My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 40, Day 1 of your English Fiver Day.
The second season.
Think of me as your fluency guide.
I'm here every day of the working week from Monday to Friday, ready to tickle your eardrums.
and fill your brain with words and phrases from the English language.
Hopefully, many of them will be new to you, but if they're not,
it's always good to revisit and to listen to them in context.
So, without further ado, let's start as always with a snapshot of what's to come.
When the dog slipped out of its collar and was no longer on a lead,
It suddenly became aggressive, barking and lunging at people in the park.
Its owner tried to reason with it, but things took a turn when the dog chased a cyclist.
A passerby had to confront and try to calm the dog before anyone got hurt.
Right, let's jump into that vocabulary starting with the noun phrase, on a lead.
On a lead.
on a lead, L-E-A-D.
We usually use this to describe when an animal, usually a dog,
is controlled by a rope or chain that's held by its owner.
Now in America a lead is referred to as a leash.
So you may hear the noun phrase on a leash,