day 16a morning run

a morning run

Say how things keep changing with 越来越 and 越……越……, say “start” and “keep on” with 起来 and 下去, and give your view on exercising every day.

words to say

• 早晨 zǎochen · early morning
• 锻炼 duànliàn · to exercise, work out
• 坚持 jiānchí · to keep at it, persist
• 健康 jiànkāng · healthy; health
• 汗 hàn · sweat
• 河 hé · river
• 习惯 xíguàn · habit; to be used to
• 一直 yīzhí · all along; straight on
• 越 yuè · the more… (越……越……)
• 太阳 tàiyáng · the sun

sentences

• 早晨太阳刚出来，河边已经有很多人了。 · The sun has only just come up, and there are already lots of people by the river.
• 跑步的人越来越多了。 · More and more people are running.
• 他越跑越快，出了很多汗。 · The more he runs, the faster he goes, and he’s sweating a lot.
• 他喝了一口水，又跑起来了。 · He took a sip of water and started running again.
• 跑步是一个好习惯，你要坚持下去。 · Running is a good habit: keep it up.

say it after the voice

• 他每天早晨六点都去河边跑步。 · He goes running by the river at six every morning.
• 你有每天锻炼身体的习惯吗？ · Are you in the habit of exercising every day?
• 他跑了一个小时，出了很多汗。 · He ran for an hour and sweated a lot.
• 我觉得锻炼身体最重要的是坚持。 · I think the most important thing about exercise is keeping at it.
• 天气越来越冷，早上跑步的人少了。 · It’s getting colder, and fewer people run in the morning.

questions to answer

• 你喜欢早上运动吗？ · Do you like exercising in the morning?
• 你喜欢跑步还是游泳？ · Do you prefer running or swimming?
• 你觉得跑步怎么样？ · What do you think of running?
• 你为什么锻炼身体？ · Why do you exercise?

pictures to describe

• A sweating man with earphones runs along a river path holding a water bottle, while an old woman walks on the same path; the sun is low.