Hello and welcome back to your English Five a Day, season three on the Elan podcast.
This is a short daily podcast for intermediate to advanced level English learners who want to build natural English vocabulary through stories.
I'm Anna and this is week three, day one.
of our story following Gabriel on his journey through the UK.
Last week, Gabriel finally began exploring the city he'd dreamed about for so long.
Today, one of the highlights of his trip is finally here, a Beatles walking tour.
But as he's about to discover, North of England the weather always has a starring role.
You'll hear five very natural weather expressions that British people use every day.
Supporting materials for this lesson are available at www.joineelan.com Now,
before we begin, Let me give you a quick snapshot.
A sudden cold snap has hit Liverpool and Gabriel is finding out just how dreary the weather can be,
even in summer.
At times it's absolutely chucking it down,
while at other moments it's only spitting, barely enough to worry about.
By the end of the Beatles' walking tour,
a welcome break in the clouds lets sunlight fall across the wet streets of the city.
All right, it's time for today's vocabulary breakdown.
Chucking it down.
This is a very British informal way to say that it's raining heavily.
For example, it's chucking it down.