2026-02-24
9 分钟Hello and welcome back to your English Fiver Day on the Elan podcast.
This is a short daily podcast designed for intermediate to advanced level English learners who really enjoy building natural English vocabulary through stories.
My name is Anna and this is week six.
Day two of our story following Gabriel, who is currently in York.
Now yesterday, Gabriel arrived in the city and soaked up timeless streets and historic buildings.
Today, he discovers that York's history doesn't just belong to the past.
According to some stories, it's very much alive.
Supporting materials for today's lesson are available at www.joinelan.com forward slash plus P L U S.
But let's begin with a quick snapshot of what's to come.
As Gabriel reads about York's past,
he learns that the city is said to be haunted, filled with eerie locations.
Legend has it that spine-chilling sounds echo through ancient cellars and
if it's true then Gabriel is definitely in for a treat.
Fabulous!
Let's now break down that vocabulary.
We're going to look at five expressions today starting with spine-chilling.
Spine-chilling.
Two words connected with a hyphen.
Spine-chilling.
This describes something that is so frightening that it makes you feel cold and scared.