- Audio Lessons 201 - 250
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Mexico
Views #250 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
The Outfit
Views #249 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Star Wars
Views #248 | Advanced 7 -
Dublin
Views #247 | Low Intermediate 4 -
First Job
Views #246 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Lost
Views #245 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Life in England
Views #244 | Low Intermediate 4 -
European Life
Views #243 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
New York
Views #242 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Japan and England
Views #241 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Football
Views #240 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Olympics
Views #239 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Bad Students
Views #238 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Football Fan
Views #237 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Sushi
Views #236 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Cooking
Views #235 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Rugby
Views #234 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
College
Views #233 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Canadian Politics
Views #232 | Mid Intermediate 5 -
Music
Views #231 | High Beginner 3 -
The Gift
Views #230 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The DJ
Views #229 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Irish Roots
Views #228 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Horse Ride
Views #227 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Gym
Views #226 | High Beginner 3 -
Pizza
Views #225 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Hockey
Views #224 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Writing
Views #223 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Pittsburg
Views #222 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Favorites
Views #221 | High Beginner 3 -
Future Trip
Views #220 | Low Intermediate 4 -
African Safari
Views #219 | Low Intermediate 4 -
Toronto
Views #218 | Low Intermediate 4 -
College Pasttimes
Views #217 | High Beginner 3 -
High School
Views #216 | High Beginner 3 -
The Wedding - His Story
Views #215 | High Beginner 3 -
Band Trip
Views #214 | High Beginner 3 -
Studying in Canada
Views #213 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Anniversary
Views #212 | High Beginner 3 -
Onsens
Views #211 | High Beginner 3 -
Rugby
Views #210 | Low Intermediate 4 -
The Fridge
Views #209 | High Beginner 3 -
First Love
Views #208 | High Beginner 3 -
The College Diet
Views #207 | High Beginner 3 -
Nut Farm
Views #206 | Low Intermediate 4
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The Gym
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Kate
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Jessica
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Jessica: Kate, how do you normally spend your evenings?
Kate: I've joined the gym here, so I go and exercise and go for a swim.
Jessica: Swim. How long do you stay each time?
Kate: About 2 hours.
Jessica: Wow. So what do you do during those two hours.
Kate: So we go to the gym for about an hour and then have a swim for half an hour and then sauna for about ten minutes and then finish off with a massage.
Jessica: Really, a massaging chair?
Kate: A massaging chair!
Jessica: Wonderful, and so who do you go with?
Kate: I go with Nicola.
Jessica: And Nicola is?
Kate: She's another teacher and she's who I live with, so.
Jessica: Alright, good, good, good, good. Now when you're in the gym, do you do weights? Do you do cardio? Aerobics? Running? Walking?
Kate: We do everything really. Aerobics and weights.
Jessica: Aerobics and weights are the best.
Kate: The gyms here are much better than back home.
Jessica: Oh, yeah. What's the biggest difference?
Kate: They have games on the machines so if you're cycling, you're also playing a game where you have to blow up the other cyclists so it makes it a bit more interesting than just exercising.
Jessica: Uh-huh! So it passes the time by. Yeah, lot quicker. And then why are you exercising? Do you have a certain reason, a goal in mind?
Kate: Yeah, because I put on a lot of weight when I was in Australia because I was eating too much pizza and, good breakfast, and drinking far too much beer.
Jessica: So you just want to shed those extra pounds.
Kate: Yeah, that I put on and get back to the original weight that I was.
Jessica: Well, good luck to you.
Kate: Thank you.
massaging chair
We finish our time in the gym with a massage on the massaging chair.
A 'massaging chair' is a one that gives you a back massage while you sit in it. Notice the following:
- There is a massaging chair in the lounge at the gym.
- Sitting in the massaging chair for 30 minutes every day really helps my back.
do weights
When you're in the gym, do you do weights?
In this case 'do weights' is the same as lift weights. When you lift weights you raise a heavy object many times to increase your strength. Notice the following:
- I never have the patience to do weights.
- He does weight five times a week.
blow up
We play a game where you have to blow up the other cyclists.
If you 'blow something up' you make it explode. Notice the following:
- They are going to blow up that old building by the river.
- The car blew up after the accident.
goal in mind
Do you have a certain reason or a goal in mind for exercising?
To have a 'goal in mind' is to have an idea of what you want to achieve. Notice the following:
- Before you make a fitness plan you have to have a goal in mind.
- Did you have a goal in mind when you started this whole thing.
shed pounds
I have to shed those extra pounds I put on when I was in Australia.
'Shed pounds' is an informal way to say lose weight or to get rid of new extra weight. Notice the following:
- It's hard to shed pounds if you keep eating terrible food.
- She worked hard to shed some pounds after she had her baby.
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