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Episode description
People are active all around the world in different ways: playing sports, going to the gym, or physical activity that is part of their daily routine. Here’s an episode that is all about getting in shape, however you do it.Listen to this one to find out which sports are popular for kids and also some of the most popular things that adults are currently doing to stay fit. Andrew and Harp also tell you what exercise they try to do regularly. Here’s an idea: To exercise your brain and your body, listen to this episode while you’re at the gym!
Expressions included in the study guide
- To burn off
- Off the top of your head
- Cartwheels and somersaults
- To make perfect sense
- Feverish
- Not to hold your breath
- To be the odd man out
- To sell someone on something
- To suck
- To put your foot down
- Not to see yourself
- To give something a go
- To be wiped out
- Toque
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like.
These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:
- ‘cause: because
- gonna: going to
- wanna: want to
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Chatterbox #115 – Working Out
Episode description
People are active all around the world in different ways: playing sports, going to the gym, or physical activity that is part of their daily routine. Here’s an episode that is all about getting in shape, however you do it.Listen to this one to find out which sports are popular for kids and also some of the most popular things that adults are currently doing to stay fit. Andrew and Harp also tell you what exercise they try to do regularly. Here’s an idea: To exercise your brain and your body, listen to this episode while you’re at the gym!Expressions included in the study guide
- To burn off
- Off the top of your head
- Cartwheels and somersaults
- To make perfect sense
- Feverish
- Not to hold your breath
- To be the odd man out
- To sell someone on something
- To suck
- To put your foot down
- Not to see yourself
- To give something a go
- To be wiped out
- Toque
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like. These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:- ‘cause: because
- gonna: going to
- wanna: want to
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