Getting in Shape

Questions Corona Conversations 2

Listening Comprehension
Watch the video and answer the questions below.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_ck5mEQXERA

1. What was Bob doing when Mandy called him?

2. What did Bob decide to do since he has extra time on his hands?

3. What inspired Bob to lose some weight?

4. When did Bob decide to lose some weight?

5. According to Bob, what are many people doing now?

6. According to Bob, how are things in the world right now?

7.What kind of exercises is Bob doing now?

8. What does Bob mean when he says, “it’s a unique opportunity for us to grow”?

Vocabulary & Expressions

What’s up? to inspire

out of breath to work up a sweat

extra unique opportunity

to have time on (my) hands to make matters worse

work out to grow

lose a couple of pounds motivate

online course productive

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 Hey Mandy! What’s up?

Hey Bob! You sound out of breath.

Are you okay? What are you doing?

Well, I’m actually working out! Since I have all this

extra time on my hands, I decided to try to lose a
couple of extra pounds.

That’s great! What inspired you to do that?

You did actually! After you told me that you started an

online course, I thought that I should do something too.
I mean, you are right. The world is in a terrible place right
now, but if everyone just sits inside and watches TV all day,
we will just make matters worse.
This is an awful situation, but also a unique opportunity for
us all to grow somehow. Or… in my case shrink I guess!

Haha! That’s awesome Bob!

I’m so glad that something I did motivated you
to start something new and productive.
So what are you doing exactly?

I found a couple of pretty cool YouTube sites

with some high-intensity workouts.
Push-ups, sit-ups, squats.. a little bit of
everything. I really work up a good sweat.

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 Questions for Discussion

1. Do you usually exercise? If so, how often and what types of exercises?

2. Have you been exercising since the pandemic began?

2. What are some things that you can do to keep in shape at home?

3. What types of physical activities and exercises can you do at home?

4. Why is it important to do be as physically active as possible?

5. In what ways can physical exercise help us?

6.What other things can we do for our mental health?

7. What are some quick and easy exercises that you can incorporate into your daily routine?

8. Do you consider things like vacuuming, washing the floor, mopping, etc. exercise?

9. Has the pandemic made you lazier or more active? How?

10. Do you belong to a gym, sports club, do yoga lessons, etc.?

Listening Comprehension Questions

1. He was working out.

2. to try to lose some weight/lose a couple of pounds

3. Many inspired Bob to lose some weight.

4. After Mandy told him that she was taking an online course.

5, sitting inside watching TV all day

6. The world is in a terrible place right now.

7. He’s doing high-intensity workouts that he found on YouTube. Push-ups, sit-ups and
squats.

8. It’s an opportunity to become a better person: physically, mentally, and spiritually.

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