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Level: A1

Sports & Exercise

The gym, the pool, running, football, and a five-kilometer plan.

CEFR A1 · 161 words · ~1 min read · US English

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5:53 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube Sports & Exercise โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 12 Read the lesson below first. When you understand every line, open the YouTube link above and play this video in your earbuds โ€” while you walk, cook or ride the bus, with nothing to look up and nothing to pause. English you already understand, heard again and again, is what turns reading into listening.
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In the reader, tap any word or sentence to hear it in English, translate it, or look up a definition.

Words to know

gym
a place with machines where people do exercise
sneakers
soft shoes for sport and running
stretch
to make your arms and legs long before sport
weights
heavy things that you lift to get strong
laps
full swims from one end of the pool to the other
score
to get a goal or a point in a game
helmet
a hard hat that keeps your head safe
race
a game where people run and the fastest wins

Picture words from this story

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  • gym

    gym

    A room for exercise.

  • sneakers

    sneakers

    Soft shoes for sport.

  • weights

    weights

    Heavy things you lift.

  • helmet

    helmet

    It keeps your head safe.

  • race

    race

    Who is the fastest?

Every sentence has a โ–ถ button โ€” tap it to hear that sentence read slowly, one word at a time.

Every day
Every day

I move my body every day.

move every day
At the gym
At the gym

On Monday and Thursday, I go to the gym.

gym

I put on my sneakers and stretch first.

sneakers

I lift small weights and ride the bike.

weights
Tuesday โ€” the pool
Tuesday โ€” the pool

On Tuesday, I swim at the pool.

the pool

The water is cool and blue.

cool and blue

I swim ten laps and rest.

ten laps
Wednesday โ€” the run
Wednesday โ€” the run

On Wednesday, I run in the park.

run in the park

I run for twenty minutes, slow and easy.

twenty minutes
Good job!
Good job!

An old man on a bench says, Good job!

good job
Saturday โ€” football
Saturday โ€” football

On Saturday morning, I play football with my friends.

football

Our team wears green shirts.

green shirts
Goal!
Goal!

I score one goal, and we all jump and laugh.

goal
Sunday โ€” the bicycle
Sunday โ€” the bicycle

On Sunday, I ride my bicycle by the river.

bicycle

I always wear my helmet.

helmet
Strong and sleepy
Strong and sleepy

After sport, I take a shower and feel strong.

shower

I sleep very well at night.

sleep well
Hard days too
Hard days too

Exercise is hard on some days.

hard days

But my body says thank you.

thank you body
A small race
A small race

Next month, there is a small race in my city.

race

I want to run five kilometers.

five kilometers
Practice
Practice

I practice for it every week.

practice

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

    Show answer

    Sport and exercise in the writer's week โ€” The text tells how the writer swims, runs, and plays football in the week.

  2. Where does the writer swim?

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    At the pool โ€” The text says: On Tuesday, I swim at the pool.

  3. What does the writer want to do next month?

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    Run five kilometers in a race โ€” The text says: I want to run five kilometers.

  4. The writer never wears a helmet on the bicycle

    Show answer

    False โ€” The text says: I always wear my helmet.

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