シャドーイング練習: English Listening A2 Practice - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Life and Work.
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In the studio with us now, we have two experts in psychology, David Lodge and Celia Ramirez,
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who are going to be talking about the pros and cons of doing nothing.
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David, first of all, some people say that doing nothing can be useful in your working day.
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What's your opinion?
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Well, I really think that doing nothing is a waste of time.
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Everyone has work to do.
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Can you imagine everyone deciding to do nothing in the office?
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It makes people unproductive productive.
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I have a different opinion about that.
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Many people have work that takes a long time and they can get very bored.
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Spending some time having a cup of coffee
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or talking to a colleague means you can go back to your work feeling rested.
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I think people feel guilty when they do nothing.
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I understand that people get tired with their jobs, but doing nothing isn't the answer.
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Doing Doing nothing would make you stressed because you are not doing your work.
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Imagine you have a big presentation coming up.
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Sitting and looking out the window for 20 minutes may seem relaxing, but it can make some people more nervous.
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Doing nothing at all is not the way to progress in your job.
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You may have a point.
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Although I must say that taking time out to just look at the world
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and think your own thoughts can make people more creative.
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That's good for problem solving too.
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And I think that doing nothing can help us relax.
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People don't do enough nothing.
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We'll be back with more on this subject after these words from our sponsor.
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This is the house I wanted to show you.
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I think you are going to like it here.
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I hope so.
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I move in exactly one month.
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I need to find a place soon.
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It looks really big.
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I can't wait to go inside.
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The owner should be here soon.
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We are meeting him at 10 a .m., and it's 9 .50 right now.
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I made a list of questions for the owner.
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I'm going to ask him a lot of things.
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That's a very good idea.
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I'm sure he will be happy to answer them.
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I hope so, or I'm not going to buy it.
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How is your living situation, Eli?
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It's a little bit better, but it's still not very good.
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I'm getting along with my roommates, but we don't spend much time together.
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But that's okay.
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They're just roommates, not friends.
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They're fine about sharing chores, but they're not very good at sharing the bills.
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They don't pay on time.
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It's really irritating.
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Oh, that's terrible.
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What are you going to do about that?
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Well, I can't look for another place to live.
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I'm too busy with school.
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Also, I really don't like the idea of moving.
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It gives me stress and makes me feel worried.
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You could talk to your roommates about sharing the bills.
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Yes, well, I've done that already.
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So they know they should pay.
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Oh dear, Eli.
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I think you have to move.
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I know you have a lot of schoolwork right now, but it's terrible to live with roommates who aren't responsible.
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You know, there's a studio apartment near my work.
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I think you might like it.
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The apartment may not be close to your school, though, but the neighborhood is nice.
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Really, Ivy?
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That sounds interesting.
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I think I could afford a studio apartment.
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Maybe my parents can give me some money to help with rent, and I can probably get a part -time job to pay for the rest.
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The thought of more work worries me, but you're right.
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I can't live like this.
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That's a good idea.
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I can help you move if you like.
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I guess moving might not take very long.
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It depends on how much stuff you have.
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Do you have a lot of stuff?
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Not really.
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I have my bed, and I also have a couch.
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My roommates definitely use it more than I do.
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Well, I think they will have to find a new couch soon.
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Thanks a lot for your help, Ivy.
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I'm starting to feel better already.
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Today, I want to share with you some tips on keeping your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
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First, I'll start with keeping it cool.
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Being hot in the summer is the worst.
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Most people use air conditioners to keep cool.
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Not everyone can afford that, though.
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The electricity to use an air conditioner can be expensive, so I tell people to keep them off if possible.
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It's better to use something that can move the air around your house, such as a fan, because that uses less electricity.
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It might also be a good idea to open some windows so the hot air can get out.
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Finally, it's important to turn lights off if you don't need them.
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Lights create heat, and that makes things hotter.
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What's the best way to stay warm in the winter?
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You will probably have to use a heater, especially if it gets very cold where you live.
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Of course, you will definitely have your windows closed, but air may still be getting into your home.
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That's true around the doors also.
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you want to make sure no cold air is coming inside.
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If you put your hand around your windows and doors, you might be able to feel air, especially if it's windy outside.
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If that happens, you could ask someone to come look at it and fix the problem.
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Then, your heater will work better and you may not have to use it as often.
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What ideas do you have for staying cool in the summer and warm in the winter?
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Get in touch and let us know what you think.
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Hey, Amy.
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You have one of those brain training apps.
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Have you seen this research on brain training?
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I read all about it in a magazine, and it's really fascinating.
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No, I haven't, Austin.
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I've had this app for a long time, and I'm not sure it's improving my math skills or creativity.
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But I think my memory's better.
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Well, that's what it says here.
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They did this research on a group of people using a brain training app.
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They discovered that they improved at the activities in the app, but that was only because of practice.
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If you practice anything every day, you get better at it.
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It's simple science.
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Really?
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Oh.
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Well, will the training from the apps help you if you do other things?
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If you use a puzzle app, will it help you get better at problem solving?
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I heard it helps you with things like making decisions and understanding things.
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Well, apparently, yes, it will.
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But it's not necessarily the app.
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It's just the constant practice with the puzzles.
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Ah, I see.
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So does the article say what we can do if we want to exercise our brains?
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Yes, it does.
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but I think you'll be surprised.
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It says that the best way to improve your brain is not by using apps or brain training games,
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but just to do most of the things we do every day.
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Wait, so will I be more intelligent if I just watch TV and chat with my friends online?
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Yes and no. First, any kind of brain training won't make you more intelligent, but it will improve your attention.
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And apparently, socializing is one of the best ways of doing this.
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But in person, not over the internet or on the phone.
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That's easy.
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What else?
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Apparently, you exercise your brain if you exercise your body.
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Plus, you need to sleep more and eat more nuts and vegetables.
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That sounds great!
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So I don't really have to change my life completely.
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Well, apart from the exercise, maybe.
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Hi, everyone.
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This week we're continuing our series, Doing My Job.
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And today we're at the clinic of Dr. Mark Lee.
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Dr. Lee, you've had many years of training to do your job, But do you think it's possible for people who aren't doctors to help people?
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Well, I think it's important for people to have some basic medical knowledge.
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There are times when you need to help someone immediately.
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You can, if you have some basic training.
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Do you mean helping someone if they break their arm?
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Well, if someone breaks their arm, they need specific medical attention.
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It's not something you should try to deal with without a doctor.
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But if someone has a cold or a cut, it is a good idea to be able to take care of them.
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So what can you do to help if someone has a cut?
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For a small cut, the first thing you need to do is wash your hands.
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If you wash your hands, you will reduce the chances of infection.
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Then, you need to wash the cut with soap and water and then dry it.
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Finally, you should put a clean bandage on the cut.
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Okay, perfect.
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And what about when people have a fever?
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I've heard that it's a good idea to make sure that people don't eat anything if they have a fever.
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Actually, that's not true.
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If someone has a fever, they should eat.
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Of course, not lots of pizza and hamburgers, but they should eat healthy foods so they get all the nutrients they need to get better.
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Also, some people think that it's a good idea to have a cold bath if you have a fever.
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In fact, this is a very bad idea.
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If you have a cold bath, the fever will probably get worse.
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So what should we do if someone has a fever?
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If someone has a fever, they need to drink lots of liquids like water or tea.
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If not, they will dehydrate.
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Also, they should stay in bed and rest, and they should try to stay cool.
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If they wear too many clothes or blankets, it could make the fever worse.
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And what if someone had a very high fever?
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Well, if it's a very high fever, and if it lasts for over three days, it would be better to take them to the doctor.
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But in general, it's important not to worry too much about fevers.
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A fever shows you that the body is fighting the illness, and that's a good thing.
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After years of doing no training at all, I finally made the decision to get in shape and join a gym.
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It wasn't easy to get started at first, but I have to say that I'm feeling much better now.
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I have more energy, and I get a lot less tired than I used to.
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And my trainer says that if I continue like this, I'll be able to run a five -mile race by the end of the year.
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It's great.
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After I get home from work, I usually have dinner and watch a movie or something.
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I get tired just thinking of going for a run.
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I don't know how people do it.
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Last week, my sister took part in a basketball tournament, and she had to train every evening after work for months.
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That's really amazing, and it would be so good if I could do that.
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But I don't think I could do that much exercise.
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My friends and I aren't very active at all.
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We love staying at home and eating pizza on a Friday night.
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Recently, I've noticed that I get tired very easily.
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To be honest, I get upset about it because I'd love to have more energy.
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So, we've decided to join an aerobics class at the local gym.
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We're getting ready for our first lesson at the moment.
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and I know it'll be good for me, but I'm a bit nervous.
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I've played many different types of sports since I was at school, and I'm used to training for sports events.
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So it was very strange when I started getting hungry during my marathon training recently.
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That never happened to me before.
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I spoke to a friend about it, and she told me that it's very normal when you're training for a long race, and that I should take some food with me on a run.
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It's not very easy to carry it with me, though.
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With us today is fashion designer Leon Fernandez.
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Leon designs jackets, pants, belts, and other types of clothing.
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His latest collection includes leather jackets with many zippers on them.
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Thanks for joining us today.
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You're welcome.
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You must really like zippers.
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I think I counted twelve of them.
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I like to try out new things.
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Last year it was Velcro, this year it's zippers.
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Maybe next year I'll do buttons.
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Zippers though are very interesting.
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They're like small machines with so many metal parts.
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Yes, I never thought of that.
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I was doing some research on zippers, and I found out that they were first developed in the 1850s, but they were not successful.
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One fancy type of zipper was shown at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.
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But still, no one was interested in it.
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It didn't look much like a zipper.
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It looked more like fish teeth on long pieces of very thin metal.
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Perhaps the designs weren't very useful.
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I'm guessing that they were hard to use or they got stuck easily.
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The kind of zipper we see today was designed in 1913 by Gideon Sundback, a Swedish -American engineer.
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I guess that's why they look like machines.
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Exactly.
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You know, the name zipper wasn't given by Sundback himself.
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His device was bought by a tire company that used it in a special pair of boots that they produced for workers.
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They called it a zipper, and the name stuck.
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Interesting.
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The first zippers were mostly used in boots.
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Designers didn't use them in clothing until the 1930s or so.
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Back then, buttons were used on pants to pull them together.
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Eventually, the buttons were replaced by zippers.
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You mentioned buttons earlier.
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Perhaps you'll use buttons in your next designs.
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Maybe.
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Although I don't really like buttons.
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They're so old -fashioned.
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I prefer zippers because they're like little machines for our clothes.
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I live in an area where there isn't a lot of recycling.
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This is because our government hasn't done much to make it easy for people to recycle.
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Recycling centers aren't set up nearby, and a lot of glass, paper, and plastic bottles end up in the landfill.
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The result is that our landfills are full, and there is very little room for the regular trash.
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Then the regular trash isn't collected, and our trash cans are always too full.
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My neighbors talk about how the neighborhood is becoming a trash pile, which makes me sad.
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Well, I plan to do something about this problem.
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The first thing I'm going to do is send an email to the government
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and ask them to set up a recycling center.
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If the trash keeps getting worse, I believe the situation will become dangerous and people will start to get sick.
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So, the government has to do something about this before it becomes a health problem.
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Also, I believe a recycling center can help the government, because the government can sell glass,
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plastic, and paper to companies that can use it to make things.
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Then they can make money from the sales.
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Isn't that a smart idea?
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I'm sure I will be able to convince them of this plan.
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If they don't take me seriously, I will organize a group of neighbors to visit government offices and speak to officials in person.
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I hope that will get their attention.
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I believe, with some hard work, we can make our neighborhood a clean and healthy place to live.
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I'm no good at telling jokes at all, but one of my favorites is about networking.
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What did you like most about the conference?
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said a manager to her employee.
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The coffee break, he said.
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Not very funny, I know, but maybe the employee wasn't joking.
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Why not?
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Well, I don't think it's a joke about conferences being boring.
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I think that the employee really did love the coffee break.
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You see, according to business leaders, the coffee break can be more important than any event at a conference
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because you get to know new contacts and develop your network.
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If you think of yourself as a sociable person, the coffee break is the best time to walk up to people and introduce yourself.
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But if you're not a sociable person, here are some tips to help you make the most of it.
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First, you have to promise yourself that you will meet at least three new people during the coffee break.
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The easiest way to do this is to walk over to people who are alone.
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They will always remember you as the person who talked to them.
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But what do you say to someone?
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Well, people love talking about themselves.
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There are not enough good listeners in the world.
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So, ask them something about how long they have been in town or what they like doing when they're not working.
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Then, when you have your first contact, you can go around the room with that person, so there are two of you.
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Then it'll be much easier to get into conversation with groups, because you'll be the one introducing the new person.
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So, after all that, you should be fine.
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Just remember to get email addresses from your new contacts so that you don't lose the new connections.
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And make sure you contact them.
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In this way, you'll start to see what that employee in the joke meant
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and that the coffee break really is the best part of a conference, for all the right reasons.
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I'm a computer programmer and I work from home, so I usually wear loose clothes because I feel more relaxed like that.
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I don't really wear much jewelry, but I sometimes wear a ring that one of my friends gave me.
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I also have a beard and a mustache, and so do a lot of my friends.
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I can get hot sometimes, especially in the summer.
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Everyone at work calls me a hipster, and I have no problem with that.
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I think it's cool.
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In the summer, I work at a sports center on the coast.
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I wear tight clothes because they're the best for exercising.
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I also like to wear bright clothes in the summer because they are cooler than dark clothes.
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I used to wear a necklace, but I broke it when I was working in the gym last month, so I don't wear one now.
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I also have long hair.
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That's not very useful in my job, I guess.
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I should cut it one day.
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I'm a professional skateboarder, and I skate at competitions all over the world.
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i've been to three competitions already this month i used to have long hair
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but it wasn't very practical
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so now i have very short hair i always wear the
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same type of loose dark clothes for training i wear loose clothes for competitions
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and i like to wear jewelry too not a lot just a pair of earrings and a necklace.
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I wear them because they bring me good luck.
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How was the baseball game?
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It was raining a lot during the game, so I was disappointed with the weather.
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I really wanted to meet Alex Rodriguez because he's my role model.
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I love baseball and he's a great player.
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I was worried that I wouldn't get to meet him.
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So what happened?
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I followed him after the game and I asked for an autograph.
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He was a great guy.
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I was really thrilled to meet him.
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So what should we get Ricardo for his birthday?
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What about a nice pair of shoes?
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I don't know what size he wears, but we could find out.
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I'm not sure about that.
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I don't want to spend that much money.
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How about we give him some money and he can buy what he wants?
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People always like to get money as a gift.
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I disagree.
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I think money shows that you don't care enough to get someone something special.
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You're right.
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Let's go shopping at the mall tomorrow and see if we can find a gift he would really like.
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That sounds great.
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How was your weekend, Anna?
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It was amazing.
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I got to fly in a helicopter for the first time.
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Oh, really?
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I've never done that before.
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I've gone bungee jumping.
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That's the scariest thing I've ever done.
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Well, flying in a helicopter wasn't scary.
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Have you ever gone skiing?
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No, I haven't.
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Well, I have.
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And that was more frightening than the helicopter.
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Tell me about your new house, Paolo.
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It's really cool.
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The rooms are big, which I really like.
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Our new house has solar panels, too.
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That's very nice.
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I've never lived in a house like that.
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Yes, it will help save electricity.
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My wife and I want to buy a new kitchen stove because the one in the house uses too much power.
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We have a new washing machine, and it uses a lot less water.
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What's the best way to find a job these days, in your opinion?
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Well, there are so many ways to do it, and you should explore every option.
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I've gone to career fairs quite a lot over the years.
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I think those are great for meeting people and building your network.
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I also think joining an online group is a great way to network.
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That's how I found my first job.
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I see.
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And what about after that?
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Well, it's funny.
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But an old -school friend of mine emailed me and told me his company was hiring.
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I applied for a job and got it right away.
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I suppose it's very important to keep in touch with people.
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I'd really like to take up a new leisure activity.
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What do you think I should do?
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Well, do you like to exercise?
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I do aerobics two or three times a week.
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I really enjoy it.
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Hmm.
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I'm not so sure about that.
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I was thinking about what my other friends do.
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My friend Diego goes kayaking on the weekend, but I can't swim.
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I'm not so crazy about that anyway.
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I see.
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What about yoga?
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My brother Sam does that.
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Now that I think about it, I don't want to do anything that's related to exercise.
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For me, that's not a leisure activity.
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I used to skate with my friend Maria every once in a while, but we stopped.
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She does paddle boarding now.
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I see.
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My friend Jessica likes to make furniture.
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She used to do pottery, but she decided that she needed a change.
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That sounds really interesting.
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My friend Annabelle makes jewelry, although I'm not so crazy about that.
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I think I'll try making furniture.
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I'll introduce you to Jessica.
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She can tell you all about it.
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Sophia, are you interested in joining the neighborhood recycling program?
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Yes, I am.
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I was watching the news the other day, and a reporter said people in our town don't recycle enough.
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I mentioned it in my class, and they agreed.
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We need to do more about recycling.
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Yes, well, my neighbor Tomas told me about the program, so I decided to help.
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That's great.
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What does the program involve?
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Well, there are different things to do.
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Some people will go around the neighborhood collecting things to recycle that are just lying around, such as paper and plastic.
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I've decided to help people recycle larger items like computers and TVs.
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Many people have old ones in their homes that they don't use, and they don't know how to get rid of them properly.
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I think that's a really big problem, which is why I want to help with that.
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Another thing to do is to hand out flyers to people.
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Oh, that's a very good idea.
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Well, I can help you with your plan.
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I know a lot of people in the area.
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My cousin's family lives very close by, so we can go there first.
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Then we can visit my friend Amanda's house one block over.
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I know she has some things to recycle.
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Next door to Amanda's is the Gomez family.
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I watch their little girl sometimes when they want to go out, so I know them well.
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Great!
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Great.
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We can also visit people we don't know, and then we can get to know them better.
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Yes, I was thinking that as well.
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We can also visit stores and businesses, local cafes, restaurants, and schools.
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My brother works in an office a few blocks away.
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There may be a lot of things to recycle that we can help with.
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I like that idea a lot.
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One thing I haven't figured out yet, how will we get all of these things to the recycling plant?
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I don't have a car, but I was planning to ask my cousin Guillermo if we could borrow his.
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I hope that works out okay.
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We should have some kind of transportation.
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I don't want to rent a truck.
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Oh, that's no problem.
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We can use my car to take things to the recycling plant.
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I have plenty of space in the back.
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Terrific!
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Thanks for offering that.
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Let's plan to get started this Saturday.
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Great!
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Looking forward to it!
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このレッスンについて
「English Listening A2 Practice」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。