| Level | Topic | Speakers | Length |
| Intermediate | Exercise and Fitness | Man – Man | 01:15 |
Pre-Listening Exercise
Describe different types of exercise that are helpful in these areas: flexibility, strengthening, and endurance. What kinds of workouts do you do?
- Exercising every day is necessary to stay healthy.
- Team sports are better for fitness than individual exercise.
- Exercise is more important for mental health than physical health.
- People should exercise even when they are busy or tired.
- Cardio is more important than strength training.
- Exercising at home is just as effective as going to the gym.
- Children should have a strict daily exercise routine.
- Technology (apps, smart watches) improves how people exercise.
- Exercise should be fun, not competitive, to be effective.
- People who don’t exercise are responsible for their own poor health.
Idioms
“throw in the towel” = give up and accept defeat
“Jim realized he couldn’t continue the race, so he threw in the towel.”
“put on pounds” = gain weight
“He’s put on a few pounds this past year, so he decided to start jogging.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercise
What are some of the reasons why people exercise? What are some of the best types of exercise for losing weight, improving cardiovascular fitness, and strengthening and stretching? Share your experiences or those of people you know who have had positive experiences in improving their health by exercising.
Online Investigation
People participate in different forms of exercise for various reasons. Compare these three types of exercise and identify the physical and possibly emotional benefits of each: aerobics, running, and weight training. Use the internet to gather this information.