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1 SPEAKING In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1 How much exercise do you get in a week?
2 Generally, do you feel fit or unfit?
3 What would you like to do to get fitter?
Students’ own answers
2 Read the introduction to Hussein’s blog. Check you understand the highlighted words. Then in pairs, ask and answer the questions.
Do you always warm up before you exercise or play sports? What do you do?
Students’ own answer
3 Listen to Part 1 of Hussein’s podcast and choose the correct answers.
1 What is today’s podcast about?
a jogging b gyms and personal trainers c doing exercises at home
2 What does Hussein say about setting up a gym at home?
a It’s expensive. b It’s easy. c It’s difficult.
4 Listen to Part 2 of the podcast and match photos A–D with pieces of equipment 1–4.
1 c yoga mat 3 a dumbbells
2 d pull-up bar 4 b resistance band
5 Study Active Listening. Then listen to extracts from the podcast and decide if words 1–3 are nouns, adjectives or verbs.
1 treadmill (noun) 2 spare (adjective) 3 breathe (verb)
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ACTIVE LISTENING | New words When you hear a new word in a recording: |
6 Listen again and match words 1–3 from Exercise 5 with their meanings a–c.
a 3 to send air into and out of your lungs
b 1 a piece of exercise equipment
c 2 not used, free or available
7 SPEAKING In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1 Do you think a home gym is a good idea? Say why.
2 What are the best ways to keep fi t in your opinion?
Students’ own answer
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1 Listen to Part 1 of Reem’s podcast and put the pictures in the order that she tried the activities.
2 Listen to Part 1 again and choose the correct answers.
1 Reem went to the swimming pool
a early in the morning.
b during the week.
c at the weekend.
2 Reem went to the gym because
a her friends recommended it.
b it was a warm place to go in the winter.
c it was local and easy to get to.
3 Which of these things did NOT happen at the gym?
a Reem compared her fitness to other people’s.
b Reem found the exercises boring.
c The trainer criticised Reem’s fitness levels
3 Listen to Part 2 of Reem’s podcast and complete the notes with 1–3 words in each gap.
1 Reem’s home is on three floors.
2 She started by emptying the bins in every room.
3 There was some (old) soup stuck to the cooker.
4 Vacuuming was difficult because she had to carry the vacuum cleaner up and down the stairs.
5 She found one of her gloves behind a wardrobe.
6 Now, when Reem is in her bedroom, she has to go down to the kitchen to answer her phone.
7 She has to do a sit-up in order to switch off her alarm clock in the morning.
8 Her next podcast will be about how to make a fitness centre in your home.
4 Listen to the sentences read in two different ways. Choose the version, a or b, which you think sounds correct.
1 a / b 2 a / b 3 a / b 4 a / b 5 a / b 6 a / b
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ACTIVE PRONUNCIATION | /ŋ/ sound You can hear the sound /ŋ/ in words like rang, sing, English and singing. In writing it is usually followed by the letter k (e.g. tank) or g (e.g. long). |
5 We use the /ŋ/ sound at the end of -ing words. Listen and repeat the words
swimming
jogging
stretching
emptying
feeling
morning
6 Listen to some more extracts from Reem's podcast. Write down the words you hear in each sentence which contain the /ŋ/ sound.
1 along burning, strengthening
2 surprisingly, angry
3 going, going
4 aching, sweating
5 evening, rushing
6 going, think, making
7 Read the sentences and find the words with the /ŋ/ sound. Listen and check.
1 I like jogging in the morning.
2 Mum will be angry if you bang the door like that!
3 During the winter holidays, I went skiing and snowboarding.
4 In the evening, I enjoy watching TV, listening to music and surfing the Internet.
5 Yesterday evening, we went to a karaoke night and sang along to all the songs.
6 Don’t forget to bring your swimming things with you