Hello and welcome back to your English Five A Day, the English Like A Native podcast.
This is your short daily podcast that will help you to increase your vocabulary,
improve your listening skills and feel a bit more confident with the English language.
My name is Anna and today we are on week 12, day three of our journey following Gabriel as he journeys across the UK.
Yesterday, Gabriel was reflecting on his journey when everything changed.
Today, we follow him as he rushes to the hospital,
facing a situation that feels overwhelming, uncertain and deeply emotional.
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There you 'll find free grammar guides that help you dive a little deeper into the technical language,
as well as options to continue your learning with the full book available in digital or print and a guided study pack
with comprehension questions and writing tasks.
If you've been enjoying the story and you want to take your English further, then everything is there for you now.
Let's begin, as we always do, with a snapshot of what's to come.
As Gabriel processes the news, the situation feels nightmarish and deeply devastating.
He becomes emotionally numb, struggling to react while imagining how shattering this must be for Sophie.
The scale of the moment feels almost monumental, far beyond anything he has experienced before.
Okay, it's time for the vocabulary breakdown.
We start with the word nightmarish.
Nightmarish.
N-I-G-H-T-M-A-R-I-S-H.