Hello and welcome to the English like and native podcast. My name is Anna and you're listening to week 28 day 3 of your English five a day, the second season.
I'm here every day of the working week providing you with material to complete your daily dunk into the English language.
Together we can help you to feel more confident, and more like yourself, when communicating in English.
So let's begin as we always do, with a snapshot of what's to come.
As a natural thrill seeker, Marcus had experienced many dangerous adventures.
But this hair -raising climb up the icy mountain face was testing even his limits.
He knew he had to brave the fierce winds and freezing temperatures.
Though one wrong move would put his entire expedition in jeopardy, the ledge beneath his feet was perilously narrow, crumbling away with each step he took towards the summit.
All right. Let's now dive into the vocabulary.
Number one on our list is a noun, thrill -seeker, a thrill -seeker.
A thrill -seeker is someone who enjoys taking part in thrilling things like extreme sports or other activities that specifically involve risk.
So for example, a off -piece day of skiing might be thrill -seeking to some terrifying to others.
And a no go, for me, I stick to the piece.
Bunch jumping is thrill -seeking.
Jumping out of a plane, parachuting is thrill -seeking.
For some people, simply riding a coaster is thrill -seeking.
Slightly risky, slightly frightening, but exhilarating all at the same time.
So are you a thrill -seeker.
Okay, next on our list is Hair Raising.
Hair Raising is an adjective which means very frightening.
Just imagine, if you stick your fingers in a plug socket and your hair goes and as the electricity flows through you all your hair stands on end at least that's how it's depicted in cartoons.
Someone sticks their fingers in plug sockets and the hair is suddenly all standing up, it's crazy.
So if something is hair raising then it's frightening.
So a hair -raising experience would be a frightening experience.
If you're a thrill seeker, then looking for slightly hair -raising experiences.
Often you'll hear of new roller -coaster rides being a hair -raising adventure, or a hair -raising ride.
The most hair -raising thing you've ever experienced.
When was the last time I experienced something hair -raising?
I think it was actually when I went to a theme park, I went to Thaupe Park, and I was not with my at the time so I had an opportunity to ride a roller coaster.
And it went so fast. And it took me, you know upside down and round and round, but what was most terrifying about it was the fact that my belt, it's not going to be a belt, but the bar that comes down to keep you safe was getting tighter and tighter and tighter, slightly frightening for me.
And yeah, I tend to avoid hair -raising experiences these days.
but moving on, number three on our list is a verb to brave something.
So we've all heard of being brave but to brave something, it's just about encountering something with courage.
So doing something with courage, something that's difficult that requires you to be brave, You just go out and do it.
For example, I might brave the cold.
That means I go out and deal with it.
Even though it's hard, even though I don't want to do it, I go out and do it with courage.
I brave the cold. OK, you brave the storm if you go out and battle through the storm.
Even though it would be much nicer to stay at home wrapped up warm.
So to brave something.
We often use this verb with weather actually talking about weather or extreme temperatures.
Next we have the noun, Jeopardy, Jeopardy.
Now, Jeopardy means that someone or something that is in danger of being damaged or destroyed – okay, we talk about things being in Jeopardy.
For example, a lack of health and safety measures put everyone's lives in jeopardy.
The park is now at risk of being closed down for good.
Ok, so have you ever put anything in jeopardy?
Go and put something in danger of being damaged or destroyed.
Next, and finally, for today we have the adverb, perilously, perilously.
If you do something perilously then you do it in a way that is very dangerous that causes problems, OK?
The perilously -slippy pavement caused many people to fall over, why were there no warning signs?
So our five words for today, thrill -seeker, hair -raising, to brave something, Jeopardy and perilously.
Okay, let's now revisit our snapshot.
As a natural thrill -seeker, Marcus had experienced many dangerous adventures, but this hair -raising climb up the icy mountain face was testing even his limits.
He knew he had to brave the fierce winds and freezing temperatures, though one wrong move would put his entire expedition in jeopardy.
The ledge beneath his feet was perilously narrow, crumbling away with each step he took towards the summit.
Alright, let's put all of them together in a little story.
John wasn't one from amusement parks, where thrill seekers chase hair -raising experiences, especially after he witnessed the disaster unfold.
As visitors gathered an excitement, little did they know that the very attractions they were eager to brave, which soon put their lives in jeopardy.
Suddenly when one of the roller coasters were sent flying perilously off its tracks, everyone on board found themselves hanging upside down in a state of terror.
Panic took over as screens filled the air and people on the ground watched in horror.
The brave parked off quickly sprang into action, a daring rescue operation was underway amidst the chaos.
With no time to lose, they navigated the hazardous scene, and shuring the safety of those thrillseekers that were in danger." Emergency services quickly arrived, their expertise giving a sense of relief.
Over the following days, investigations were launched to uncover the cause of the disaster, while the Park's owners promised to prioritize safety above all else.
The incident served as a clear reminder that even in the search of adrenaline -fueled thrills, the well -being of visitors should always come first. Well, I hope you enjoyed today's episode.
Until next time, take very good care.
And goodbye. Bye.