Name: Talk About Health an Lifestyle in English - Spoken English Lesson
Uploaded: 2020-09-17T02:50:30.000Z
Duration: 13 min 32 s
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Modal verbs - A2

In this lesson, you can learn to talk about lifestyle and health in English.

You'll learn how to discuss these and other questions in this class.

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I never imagined you being a fitness enthusiast.

I'm not, but I realised the other day that I'm incredibly out of shape.

I was running to catch the bus, and I was so out of breath.

I think my lifestyle has got more and more sedentary, plus I'm getting a bit flabby.

So, what's your workout routine going to be?

I want to do a little bit of weight training, and maybe some running, and just get a bit

I tried to run 1k yesterday, and I just couldn't.

Doing anything is better than doing nothing.

When I started running, it was really difficult, but after a month, I could do 5k.

I guess it's something to aim for, though.

In the dialogue, you heard some words relating to fitness and exercise.

Can you remember the words and phrases which match these definitions?

If you want, you can go back and review the dialogue, and try to find them.

'Work out' can include many different types of exercise, but it's mostly used

for focused training, for example using weights or doing aerobics.

Generally, when you use the verb 'work out', you mean that you follow a routine of different

Nowadays, many of us have *sedentary* lifestyles.

'Sedentary' is in the same word family as the verb 'sit'.

If you're sedentary, you spend most of your time sitting down.

If someone doesn't do much exercise, you can describe them as 'unfit', 'out of

Be careful: you can use these to describe yourself, but they could be rude if you use

All these words have direct opposites: unfit, fit; out of shape, in shape; in bad shape,

What can you do to avoid being sedentary if you have an office job?

What's the best exercise for someone who's out of shape?

Think about how to answer these questions.

Pause the video and try to answer them out loud.

I've just been eating really badly lately.

I'm not trying to lose weight; I just want to eat more healthily.

It's nothing drastic; I'm just trying to stay off junk food, fried food, get my

Yeah, I should probably think about that, too.

I eat a lot of takeaways and packaged food, and I definitely don't eat enough fruit

I think it's better to make small changes.

That way, you don't have to think about it too much.

I find it really hard to resist anything sweet: cakes, chocolate, biscuits…

If someone offers something like that to me, I can't say no.

Another tip that someone told me which works well: plan your meals in advance.

Can you remember or guess the missing words?

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Talk About Health an Lifestyle in English - Spoken English Lesson

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