5 Phrases to Express Powerlessness

About this episode

In this episode, listeners learn five phrases to express feelings of powerlessness through the story of Gabriel at the hospital.

This is a short, daily podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners who want to build natural English vocabulary through stories and real-life usage. In this penultimate episode of Season Three of The English Like a Native Podcast , Gabriel arrives at the hospital after yesterday’s devastating news and is forced to wait for updates. Feeling that everything is beyond his control, he reflects on how life is often unpredictable. Tune in to learn five useful phrases for talking about uncertainty and situations outside your control. 🎙️ New episodes are released Monday to Friday . If you’d like to go deeper with downloads, quizzes, and writing practice, you can explore Podcast+ from English Like a Native. https://www.joinelan.com/plus If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a rating/review - it is a simple, free way to support us.

People in this episode

Host: Anna Tyrie

Topics covered

• powerlessness
• vocabulary
• life unpredictability
• English learning
• real-life usage

Keywords

• powerlessness
• English vocabulary
• intermediate English
• advanced English
• real-life usage

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