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[00:00.16] Unit 8: Sports and Exercise

[00:03.06] page 30, CD 1-41

[00:06.65] Listening 1

[00:08.90] 1.

[00:10.66] A: Do you play sports on weekends, Rita?

[00:14.15] B: No, I hate sports.

[00:16.55] A: Really? So what do you do on weekends?

[00:19.91] B: Uh, I watch my favorite programas on TV.

[00:23.90] A: Well, that's not too tiring!

[00:28.41] 2.

[00:29.66] A: Do you like sports, Curtis?

[00:32.31] B: Sure, I play a lot of sports.

[00:35.21] A: So, what sports do you play?

[00:37.36] B: Well, everything. Baseball, volleyball swimming - but my favorite sport is tennis.

[00:44.15] A: Oh yeah?

[00:45.41] B: Yeah, I play every day after work.

[00:49.41] 3.

[00:51.06] A: You're in great shape, Robert.

[00:54.46] B: Thanks.

[00:55.60] A: So, how do you do it?

[00:57.50] B: Well. I go to the pool about three times a week, and I swim for about two hours.

[01:02.66] A: Two hours? Are you practicing for the Olympic Games or something?

[01:08.17] 4.

[01:09.90] A: How do you keep in shape, Jon?

[01:13.05] B: Me? I travel.

[01:14.69] A: What do you mean, you travel?

[01:16.85] B: Well, I ride my bike about 20 miles every weekend.

[01:21.66] 5.

[01:22.91] A: Wow! What happened?

[01:26.05] B: I went skiing.

[01:28.16] A: Gee. That looks pretty bad.

[01:31.17] B: Yeah.

[01:32.66] A: Do you ski often?

[01:34.41] B: No. It was my first time.

[01:38.06] 6.

[01:39.90] A: Do you get much exercise, Joe?

[01:42.91] B:Yes I do. I walk a lot.

[01:45.67] A: Where?

[01:46.91] B: To McDonald's. Yeah, I walk there about four times a week to get a hamburger and fries.