5 British Idioms to Sound Like a Local

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  Hello and welcome back to your English Fiver Day on the Elan podcast.

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  This is a short daily podcast for intermediate to advanced learners who want to build natural English vocabulary through stories and real life English.

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  My promise to you is that this voice will always be human generated.

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  I'm Anna and this is week one day two of our story following Gabriel

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  as he prepares for his big journey to the UK.

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  Yesterday he wrote about his dreams and desires for the trip.

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  Today he's meeting his British language partner Sophie and practicing some of the idioms he's recently learnt.

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  So listen carefully and take notes if you like

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  because today you're going to hear five British idioms that will help you to sound like a local.

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  Supporting materials for this lesson are available at www.joineelan.com.

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  Now before we begin, let me give you a quick snapshot.

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  At a quiet table in a moxa cafe,

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  Gabriel practices the idioms he's been learning with his language partner Sophie.

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  He jokes that football is not his cup of tea,

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  admits some stereotypes should be taken with a pinch of salt and laughs as Sophie explains how unexpected problems can throw a spanner in the works.

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  She reminds him that once he books his ticket, and packs his bag.

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  Bob's your uncle.

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  By the end of their chat, Gabriel feels over the moon about how much more confident he is becoming.

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  All right, it's time for today's vocabulary breakdown.

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  It's not my cup of tea.

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