Hello and welcome back to your English Fiver 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.
My name is Anna and this is week two, day three.
of our story following Gabriel, an adventurous French traveller exploring the UK one day at a time.
Today we'll discover five advanced expressions to describe new experiences.
Supporting materials for this season are available at www.joineelan.com forward slash plus.
So let me begin with a quick snapshot.
On his first afternoon in Liverpool,
Gabriel quickly realised that exploring a new city can feel overwhelming even after the friendly greetings he'd already experienced.
The streets twist, the buildings look similar, and it takes time to get your bearings.
At moments it can feel disorientating and the whole experience can be a steep learning curve.
But if you pause and breathe you can start to take it all in.
Fabulous!
Now let's explore our target vocabulary in our vocabulary breakdown.
If something is overwhelming, then it feels like too much to deal with,
either emotionally, mentally or physically.
It's just too much.
It's overwhelming.
For example, the amount of information on the first day of a new job can be overwhelming.
Next, a steep learning curve.