The beginner’s guide to loving exercise
Level 3:
Advanced
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Comprehension check
a. Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. In the first paragraph, how many reasons does the author mention for people being inactive?
2. What effect did the pandemic have on people’s fitness?
3. According to Sarah Storey, what do people need to get started?
4. What expectation do men often have according to Robbie Thompson?
5. What does the author mean by ‘let yourself off’?
6. What, according to the author’s
friend Robbie, is the central truth about exercise?
7. What has been the upside of the pandemic?
8. Why is it better to exercise with a friend?
9. What is the best and easiest way to start to get fit, according to the article?
10. What is just as important as training, according to Robbie Thompson?
Key language
a. Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make
expressions from the text.
1. mobility
a. days
2. wild
b. trail
3.
health
c. kit
4. rest
d. condition
5. fitness
e. problem
6.
ethnic
f. times
7. special
g. background
8. challenging
h. swimming
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The beginner’s guide to loving exercise
Level 3:
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Discussion
a. Discuss these statements.
• “A healthy mind in a healthy body.”
• “Swimming is the best exercise.”
• “Too much exercise is bad for you.”
In your own words
a. Open an internet search engine and type in ‘the most effective ways to keep fit’. Find a way
that interests you or one that you think you could try (not one mentioned in the article) and
make notes about what it may involve and how it would improve your fitness.
b. Report your findings to the class.
