1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:06,280 Have you recently taken up a sport, or do you get worn out just 2 00:00:06,759 --> 00:00:13,359 thinking about playing sports? Or maybe you like to cheer on professional athletes when 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:21,480 they do sports. Have these questions warmed you up for this lesson, let's 4 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:30,519 discuss Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City. 5 00:00:30,719 --> 00:00:35,640 And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, 6 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:41,159 and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people 7 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:49,560 speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode six seventy seven. 8 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:58,119 Phrasel verbs from Sports Learning. Phrasel verbs can make your English conversations sound 9 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:04,400 more natural and give you an edge on those pesky English exams like the toyk 10 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:11,959 tofull and aisles. For today's Podcast English lesson, we're going to look at 11 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:19,359 phrasel verbs that you can use to talk about sports. Now, listen to 12 00:01:19,439 --> 00:01:23,400 a conversation between two runners after a five k marathon. This is a bit 13 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:26,719 slower than natural speed. You can hear the conversation again at regular speed at 14 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:30,280 the end of this lesson, be sure to focus on the frasl verbs. 15 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:34,599 Good job, Tom, that was quite challenging, don't you think, Thanks 16 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,480 Jack, I was able to catch up with the leaders at the beginning, 17 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,719 but I couldn't keep up with their pace for long. You did great, 18 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,920 though. I cheered you on when you passed me. Thanks. Your support 19 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,120 meant a lot. You did well because you definitely loosened up before the race. 20 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:55,400 You always need to warm up properly to prevent injuries. Absolutely, I 21 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:57,400 didn't want to get worn out in the middle of the race. I couldn't 22 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:01,359 agree more so. Now the marathon is over, do you have any plans 23 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:06,079 to take up a new sport or activity? Funny you should ask. I've 24 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,560 been thinking about taking up swimming. Nice. Swimming is great exercise. Go 25 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:16,000 for it. Now. Let's check out these phrasal verbs. The first one 26 00:02:16,159 --> 00:02:23,159 is catch up. Tom said that he was able to catch up with the 27 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:30,479 leaders at the beginning. Catch Up means to reach the same level or position 28 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:37,599 as someone by making an effort. We use catch up with when there is 29 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:45,120 a direct object. For example, despite being behind two goals, the team 30 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:51,360 managed to catch up in the second half and eventually won the match. Jenny 31 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:57,360 started the race late, but she ran faster to catch up with the other 32 00:02:57,479 --> 00:03:04,000 runners and finished in the top Once Tommy caught up with the lead runners, 33 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:12,199 he needed to keep up with their pace. Keep up means to maintain the 34 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:19,039 same pace or level as someone or something. Here too, we use keep 35 00:03:19,159 --> 00:03:23,960 up with when there is a direct object. Here are some examples during the 36 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:29,719 race. It was hard to keep up, but I pushed myself the whole 37 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:35,639 time. Donna ran so fast at the beginning of the race the other runners 38 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:40,639 found it impossible to keep up with her. The next one is cheer on. 39 00:03:42,599 --> 00:03:49,479 Jack cheered tom on during the race. Cheer On means to encourage or 40 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:57,199 support someone or a team, often by shouting and applauding. For example, 41 00:03:57,759 --> 00:04:03,199 the fans gathered in the stadium to cheer on their favorite basketball team, waving 42 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:12,039 flags and chanting the players names. Sarah's parents always come to her swimming competitions 43 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:17,720 to cheer her on. Next, we have loosen up. It seems like 44 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:25,879 Tommy definitely loosened up before the race. Loosen Up means to prepare the body 45 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:32,480 for physical activity by doing gentle exercises or stretches. Here are some examples. 46 00:04:32,959 --> 00:04:41,040 The coach had the players loosen up before the soccer match by jogging and doing 47 00:04:41,079 --> 00:04:46,839 some light stretching. Kimberly always spends a few minutes loosening up before her tennis 48 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:55,240 matches, focusing on stretching her arms and legs. We also use warm up 49 00:04:55,279 --> 00:05:00,240 when we talk about preparing the body to do sports by doing extras, yes 50 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:09,040 or stretches to increase blood flow and flexibility. Here are some examples with warm 51 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:15,839 up before hitting the track. The sprinter spent about fifteen minutes warming up during 52 00:05:15,879 --> 00:05:21,240 the first little league practice. The coach talked to the students about the importance 53 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:28,279 of warming up. The next one is where out, which means to become 54 00:05:28,319 --> 00:05:33,399 exhausted or tired after doing sports. In the dialogue, tom said that he 55 00:05:33,519 --> 00:05:38,959 didn't want to get worn out in the middle of the race. Here are 56 00:05:38,959 --> 00:05:44,600 some other examples. The long distance runner pushed herself to the limit and wore 57 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:49,160 herself out by the end of the race. After an intense tennis match, 58 00:05:49,759 --> 00:05:55,800 Johnny felt worn out, so he decided to take a break and hydrate before 59 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:02,560 the next set. And finally, we have take up. Take Up means 60 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:09,839 to start or begin a new activity or hobby. Tommy told Jack that he's 61 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:15,639 going to take up swimming. Here are some other examples with take up. 62 00:06:15,079 --> 00:06:21,480 After watching snowboarding during the Olympics, James decided to take it up and board 63 00:06:21,519 --> 00:06:28,839 his first skateboard. Lisa took up swimming last month and has been practicing three 64 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,920 days a week now. Listen to the conversation again at a more natural speed, 65 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:38,040 and listen carefully for the fhrasle verbs from this lesson. Good job, 66 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,759 Tom, that was quite challenging, don't you think, Thanks Jack. I 67 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,519 was able to catch up with the leaders at the beginning, but I couldn't 68 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,480 keep up with their pace for long. You did great, though. I 69 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,480 cheered you on when you passed me. Thanks your support meant a lot. 70 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:56,199 You did well because you definitely loosened up before the race. You always need 71 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,040 to warm up properly to prevent injuries. Absolutely didn't want to get worn out 72 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:03,240 in the middle of the race. I couldn't agree more so. Now that 73 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,480 the marathon is over, do you have any plans to take up a new 74 00:07:06,519 --> 00:07:11,399 sport or activity? Funny you should ask. I've been thinking about taking up 75 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:15,399 swimming. Nice Swimming is great exercise. Go for it. Keep in mind. 76 00:07:15,639 --> 00:07:20,639 The best way to remember this and any vocabulary is to take the word 77 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:27,399 or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you or true in 78 00:07:27,439 --> 00:07:32,560 your world, and then memorize your sentences. Well that's it for this English 79 00:07:32,639 --> 00:07:39,120 lesson podcast. I hope you're not too worn out by the way. 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