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[English]

hello welcome to my English clear

podcast for levels B1 or

A2 today I will repeat the conversation

twice once clearly and the second a bit

faster today I want to talk about sports

and

hobbies I have always always enjoyed

playing

sports anything from soccer to

ballet I have always loved

participating in different social

activities throughout my whole

life I have gone to soccer

cheerleading

basketball

gymnastics

dance and

baseball do you play any

sports do you prefer team sports or

individual

sports I don't enjoy watching

sports as much as I enjoy playing

them I do love

watching gymnastics

competitions and dance

shows like Dance Moms or Dancing with

the

Stars do you think watching sports is as

enjoyable as playing them

I also enjoy going to the gym but if I

don't have time to go to the gym I

always make sure to go for a

jog jogging for me is

very

therapeutic it helps me clear my

mind and stops the overthinking

physical

activity not only helps my

body but also helps my

mind is there any type of

exercise you do to help you clear your

head having a clear

mind how can exercise

help us to stop worrying about

things sometimes hobbies aren't

physical Hobbies like

drawing writing

knitting gardening or

cooking can be a big help to mental

health as

well do you enjoy enjoy non-physical

Hobbies if so which ones do you

enjoy today I want to talk about sports

and hobbies I have always enjoyed

playing sports anything from soccer to

ballet I have always loved participating

in different social

activities throughout my whole life I

have gone to soccer cheerleading

basketball gymnastics and

baseball do you play any

sports do you prefer team sports or

individual

sports I don't enjoy watching sports as

much as I enjoy playing them I do love

watching gymnastics competitions and

dance shows dance shows like Dance Moms

or Dancing with the

Stars do you think think watching sports

is as enjoyable as playing

them I also enjoy going to the gym but

if I don't have time to go to the gym I

always make sure to go for a jog jogging

for me is very

therapeutic it helps me to clear my mind

and stops me from

overthinking you know physical activity

is good for the body and it is good good

for the

mind is there any type of exercise you

do to help clear your

mind how can exercise help us stop

worrying about

things sometimes hobbies aren't physical

Hobbies like drawing writing knitting

gardening or cooking they can be a huge

help to help mental health

do you enjoy any non-physical

Hobbies thank you some of the vocabulary

for this lesson I'll leave here

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
enjoy /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ A2	verb - to take pleasure in something
sports /spɔːrts/ A1	noun - activities involving physical exertion and skill
hobbies /ˈhɑːbiːz/ A1	noun - activities done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure
soccer /ˈsɒkər/ A1	noun - a team sport played with a spherical ball
ballet /ˈbæleɪ/ A2	noun - a classical dance form characterized by grace and precision
participating /pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take part in an activity
cheerleading /ˈtʃɪərˌliːdɪŋ/ A2	noun - a sport involving chants, dances, and acrobatics to encourage a team
gymnastics /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ A2	noun - a sport involving exercises to develop strength and agility
therapeutic /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk/ B1	adjective - having a healing or soothing effect
jogging /ˈdʒɒɡɪŋ/ A1	noun - running at a steady, gentle pace
overthinking /ˌoʊvərˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	noun - thinking about something too much or for too long
drawing /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/ A1	noun - the act of making marks on paper with a pen, pencil, etc.
knitting /ˈnɪtɪŋ/ A2	noun - the activity of making cloth by intertwining yarn
gardening /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ A2	noun - the activity of tending and cultivating a garden
cooking /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ A1	noun - the activity of preparing food by combining ingredients and applying heat

Key Grammar Structures

• I have always always enjoyed playing sports anything from soccer to ballet.

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'have' + Past Participle

  ➔ The phrase 'I have always enjoyed' uses the present perfect to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I don’t enjoy watching sports as much as I enjoy playing them.

  ➔ Comparative Structure with 'as...as'

  ➔ The phrase 'as much as' is used to compare the extent of enjoyment between watching and playing sports.

• Jogging for me is very therapeutic.

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion for Emphasis

  ➔ The sentence 'Jogging for me is very therapeutic' uses subject-verb inversion to emphasize the importance of jogging.

• Physical activity not only helps my body but also helps my mind.

  ➔ Correlative Conjunctions 'not only...but also'

  ➔ The phrase 'not only...but also' is used to add two related ideas, emphasizing both benefits of physical activity.

• Is there any type of exercise you do to help clear your mind?

  ➔ Question Formation with 'Any'

  ➔ The question uses 'any' to ask about the existence of a type of exercise, indicating uncertainty.