[Listening Medium] Exercise Program

Pre-Listening Exercise

Describe different types of exercise that are helpful in these areas: flexibility, strengthening, and endurance. What kinds of workouts do you do?

Idioms

throw in the towel” = give up and accept defeat
Jim realized he couldn’t continue the race, so he threw in the towel.”

put on pounds” = gain weight
He’s put on a few pounds this past year, so he decided to start jogging.”

Script (only click after finishing the exercise below)

Listening Exercise

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.