Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means that more people than usual will be hitting the gym. Gym memberships typically soar after New Year’s, when people make getting fit one of their New Year’s resolutions.
Gym memberships are popular in the U.S. But not everyone who belongs to a gym actually spends a lot of time working out. It’s easy to have good intentions about exercising and losing weight. Actually getting on a treadmill is a little harder. Ella thinks she can convince Beren to hit the gym with her.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Ella: Alright, let’s do it. Let’s go, let’s hit the gym.
Beren: No way. I do not feel like working out. I hate working out.
Ella: Oh come on! It feels good. Your heart’s pumping. A little sweat. You feel your muscles ache.
Beren: No, I have this problem. Maybe it’s not a problem, maybe it’s a good thing. But if I start working out too much, I get all bulky.
Ella: There’s ways to work out where you don’t have to become a body builder, you know, you just want to feel the burn. It feels so good to work out.
Beren: I don’t know. I’d be into like doing some cardio, but I don’t want to lift weights. I need to like get lean, but I don’t want to get like too toned.
Ella: I like yoga. I feel like it’s the perfect balance ‘cause I don’t like the fast-paced stuff, ‘cause it just makes me dizzy. But yoga, you’re getting a good core workout, you’re getting lean. I like it.
Beren: I’d be into that. I’ll do some yoga with you.
Ella: Sweet.
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Discussion
Ella wants Beren to hit the gym with her. But Beren isn’t interested in working out at a gym. She doesn’t like lifting weights, because she thinks it makes her muscles get too big. She would rather do some cardio exercise or yoga.
Although Ella likes yoga too, she also enjoys going to the gym. She likes to feel her muscles ache after a hard workout. She thinks working out feels great, and there are lots of different ways to do it depending on what kind of results you want.
Do you ever work out at a gym? What do you like to do to stay fit?
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