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Lesson 28 / Movement
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Warm up, practice and change positions during an exercise session.
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The players warm up before every game.
The players warm up before every game.
We warmed up by walking and stretching.
We warmed up by walking and stretching.
The meaning of sport is to prepare the body for exercise; different from reheating food.
Cambridge Dictionary · warm up
I work out at the gym twice a week.
I work out at the gym twice a week.
Do you prefer to work out at home or outside?
Do you prefer to work out at home or outside?
The meaning in the lesson is exercise; has no object and is different from calculating costs.
We walked slowly to cool down after the run.
We walked slowly to cool down after the run.
He rested in the shade to cool down.
He rested in the shade to cool down.
In this situation, the body cools down or cools down after activity. Phrases are also used with hot food.
Cambridge Dictionary · cool down
Sit down for a minute while I get some water.
Sit down for a minute while I get some water.
We sat down on the bench after the game.
We sat down on the bench after the game.
This describes the movement into a seated position. The past form of “sit” is “sat”.
Cambridge Dictionary · sit down
Stand up when you are ready to start.
Stand up when you are ready to start.
He stood up and joined the group.
He stood up and joined the group.
This describes rising from a seat. The past form of “stand” is “stood”.
Cambridge Dictionary · stand up
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 137, 140, 28, 118, 121. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Nam ran lightly to warm up before practicing.
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Nam exercises with two light dumbbells.
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After running, Nam walked lightly and relaxed to calm his body.
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Nam sat down on the bench after practicing.
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Shall we warm up before the main exercises?
Shall we warm up before the main exercises?
Yes. After we work out, let us cool down slowly.
Yes. After we work out, let us cool down slowly.
Then we can sit down and rest for a moment.
Then we can sit down and rest for a moment.
In exercise, “warm up” prepares you with gentle movement before harder activity; “cool down” follows it with gentler movement. They belong at different stages.
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A dance class is about to begin. The instructor also plans gentle movements after the hardest exercises.
What preparation should happen first?
The dancers should warm up before the harder exercises.
Before strenuous exercise the dancers need to warm up, unlike cooling down at the end.
Complete: After the session, we need to cool ___.
down
“After the session” places the action at the end, so “cool down” describes the gentle finishing activity.
Write a reminder about both ends of the session.
Warm up before dancing and cool down afterwards.
“Before” and “afterwards” place warming up and cooling down at opposite ends of the session.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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