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    • Alto iniciante
    • To-infinitive
    • gerund
    • losing weight

    To-infinitive gerund losing weight

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How To Lose Weight Effectively

(1) Kate: Listen
What do you want for lunch?
(2) Victor: Listen
I love eating pizzas. But, I hate to gain weight.

He doesn't want to gain weight. "Gain weight" is to become fat.

(3) Kate: Listen
Are you trying to lose weight?
(4) Victor: Listen
Yeah. I like to be [vocab word=slim]slim[/vocab]. I have too much fat around my [vocab word=waist]waist[/vocab].

"I like to be slim" means "I want to be slim" or "my goal is to be slim." It doesn't always mean "I like the process of becoming slim (exercise, running, etc.)".

(5) Kate: Listen
You need to exercise in order to lose weight.
(6) Victor: Listen
I don't like exercising. I don't like being all tired and [vocab word=sweaty]sweaty[/vocab].
(7) Kate: Listen
Just do some light exercise. For example, go for a walk every day.
(8) Victor: Listen
Is that [vocab word=useful]useful[/vocab]? Aren't cardio exercises better?
(9) Kate: Listen
Not [vocab word=necessarily]necessarily[/vocab]. [vocab word=cardio]Cardio[/vocab] exercises [vocab word=burn]burn[/vocab] a lot of [vocab word=calorie]calories[/vocab]. But, they are hard. Many people quit [vocab word=within]within[/vocab] days.

"Not necessarily" is spoken English. It means "That's not necessarily true." Examples of cardio exercises are running, squats, and jumping ropes.

(10) Victor: Listen
But, walking is easy so people don't quit easily.
(11) Kate: Listen
Exactly. Walk 10,000 steps every day and you'll lose weight.
(12) Victor: Listen
How much time does it take to walk 10,000 steps?

This sentence means: "How much time do I need to walk 10,000 steps?" "It" is a "dummy variable" - it has no meaning. We often use the pattern: "It takes ... to ...".

(13) Kate: Listen
It takes around 1 and a half hours.
(14) Victor: Listen
Do I need to walk 1 and a half hours every day?
(15) Kate: Listen
Try it every day. Walk 45 minutes in the morning before work and 45 minutes in the evening after work.
(16) Victor: Listen
Okay.
(17) Kate: Listen
I hated taking a walk in the [vocab word=past]past[/vocab], but I loved to lose weight. My doctor told me to lose weight. So, I walked 10,000 steps for a year, and I lost 20 pounds.

"like taking a walk" means I like the activity of walking. "like to lose weight" means I want to lose weight and that's my goal.

(18) Victor: Listen
That's [vocab word=impressive]impressive[/vocab]! I'll give it a shot.

"I'll give it a shot" means "I will try it."

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How to Lose Weight Effectively

(1) Kate: Listen
What do you want for lunch?
(2) Victor: Listen
I love eating pizzas. But, I hate to gain weight.

He doesn't want to gain weight. "Gain weight" is to become fat.

(3) Kate: Listen
Are you trying to lose weight?
(4) Victor: Listen
Yeah. I like to be [vocab word=slim]slim[/vocab]. I have too much fat around my [vocab word=waist]waist[/vocab].

"I like to be slim" means "I want to be slim" or "my goal is to be slim." It doesn't always mean "I like the process of becoming slim (exercise, running, etc.)".

(5) Kate: Listen
You need to exercise in order to lose weight.
(6) Victor: Listen
I don't like exercising. I don't like being all tired and [vocab word=sweaty]sweaty[/vocab].
(7) Kate: Listen
Just do some light exercise. For example, go for a walk every day.
(8) Victor: Listen
Is that [vocab word=useful]useful[/vocab]? Aren't cardio exercises better?
(9) Kate: Listen
Not [vocab word=necessarily]necessarily[/vocab]. [vocab word=cardio]Cardio[/vocab] exercises [vocab word=burn]burn[/vocab] a lot of [vocab word=calorie]calories[/vocab]. But, they are hard. Many people quit [vocab word=within]within[/vocab] days.

"Not necessarily" is spoken English. It means "That's not necessarily true." Examples of cardio exercises are running, squats, and jumping ropes.

(10) Victor: Listen
But, walking is easy so people don't quit easily.
(11) Kate: Listen
Exactly. Walk 10,000 steps every day and you'll lose weight.
(12) Victor: Listen
How much time does it take to walk 10,000 steps?

This sentence means: "How much time do I need to walk 10,000 steps?" "It" is a "dummy variable" - it has no meaning. We often use the pattern: "It takes ... to ...".

(13) Kate: Listen
It takes around 1 and a half hours.
(14) Victor: Listen
Do I need to walk 1 and a half hours every day?
(15) Kate: Listen
Try it every day. Walk 45 minutes in the morning before work and 45 minutes in the evening after work.
(16) Victor: Listen
Okay.
(17) Kate: Listen
I hated taking a walk in the [vocab word=past]past[/vocab], but I loved to lose weight. My doctor told me to lose weight. So, I walked 10,000 steps for a year, and I lost 20 pounds.

"like taking a walk" means I like the activity of walking. "like to lose weight" means I want to lose weight and that's my goal.

(18) Victor: Listen
That's [vocab word=impressive]impressive[/vocab]! I'll give it a shot.

"I'll give it a shot" means "I will try it."

  • RECORDING
    HOLD DOWN AND SPEAK
    PRESS
    HIT
  • Your answer: A Suggestion