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Swimming
游泳

Date: Aug 06 2010

Themes: Hobbies, Sports

Grammar: Gerunds vs. Infinitives

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There is nothing better than going for a dip on a hot summer day. Whether you prefer swimming in a pool, a river, or the sea, getting into the water can be a fun and relaxing way to cool off.

Swimming is also a great form of exercise. And when you get tired, you can lounge in the sun and work on your tan. Just don’t forget the sunscreen!

Listen as Marni and Jeff make plans to go swimming.

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Jeff

Marni

Jeff: Hey Marni, it’s a pretty nice day outside. What would you feel about going for a swim?

Marni: I love swimming. That would be great. I’m not very good at it, though. I kind of doggy paddle and things like that. But if you’ll hold my hand through it, I’d love to go.

Jeff: Just as long as we can go for a dip.

Marni: Yes.

Jeff: That’s generally how I enjoy swimming. I don’t swim for exercise normally, although I understand the benefits of it.

Marni: Right, I don’t know how to do that either. I’m not a very advanced swimmer. But I do enjoy going for a dip. Should we go to a public pool or do you like going to the lake to go swimming?

Jeff: I’m not a real huge fan of public pools, chlorine, itchy eyes. You can use your imagination for the rest. But the river or the lake, those aren’t necessarily clean these days either. But I prefer those.

Marni: OK.

Jeff: The natural environment.

Marni: Well, let’s go for that.

Jeff: Sounds good.

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Jeff asks Marni if she wants to go swimming. Marni loves to swim, although she isn’t a strong swimmer. Luckily, Jeff isn’t a very serious swimmer either. He does it for fun and to cool off, not for exercise.

Jeff would rather go swimming in a lake or river than in a public pool. The chemicals in pools make his eyes itch, and he doesn’t think pools are very clean. So Marni and Jeff agree to go swimming outside, in a natural river or lake.

Do you like to go swimming? Where do you prefer to swim? Do you swim for exercise, or just for fun?

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_Amir_T

Kazakhstan

I think so too. Swimming is like flying in the heaven. I feel that I'm flying in the heaven when swimming in to the deep dark water of the Kaspian Sea, or blue clean water of our public pool in Astana. I like swimming because it is excellent exercise for body. I recomend such kind of spending leasure time for all people living in the city. A lot of thanks for Ebaby people for comments to this article. Article is interesting. With best regards for All, _Amir_T

andee1

China

i very like swimming. i used to swim in river when i was small. you know i just learnt swimming at my childhood. but now i seldom swim because of working.

doha-e-b

Israel

I like swiming alot and I do it for fun, I prefer to swime in the sea

miro83

Tunisia

there's no sea in my state but every summer going to city to get exercise of swimming l hate pool becouse's dirty so l like swimming so much

salley99

South Korea

Unfortunately, I don't know how to swim. I tried to learn it before, but I failed it. I really envy those who can swim well…

SANG891

Hong Kong

interesting

your adviser

Saudi Arabia

Swimming was one of my plans for the vacation's tasks. At the beginning I joined to a gym, and this gym contains a swimming pool. also, there was a coatch teachs a swimming. My day starts with the warm-up exercises, then going to weightlifting, and after that, swimming pool is waiting me . Of course I do swim for both exercise and getting some fun. beside this, swimming gives my body a perfect shape. Finally, I pass through sauna and steam and jacuzzi three times per week.

Since the vacation has started, I think I swim very well a freestyle ,diving and a little bit of breaststroke. Breaststroke is really hard to master it very well, I just need more time for practise .

rebel lee

China

When I was a little kid, we live in the coutryside. There is a beautiful river. And I used to swim in that river in summer. I had a lot of fun there. Now, I live in a big city. There is also a river, but nobody is allowed to swim in it. And I don't like public pool, So I haven't been swimming for about three years. I miss that, especially now when it's too hot outside.

jiahui.lei

China

the public pool is so dirty…that’s one of the reasons i don’t go swim even it’s hot.

lmaher_26

Syrian Arab Republic

I actually like swimming but you know these days it's hard to synochrize between the time of several friends so you can all go for a dip to enjoy swimming much than going alone

hapkido_ksa

Saudi Arabia

To whom it may concern and feel like they want to be a professional in swimming no matter what are thier ages? its my pleasure to give a crash course just buy the ticket.LOL

c.c.hang

Malaysia

i was been live in a small island , so i like swimming in the beach or river .

alighajar

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

yes I love swimming at pool.but unfortunately i can't swim very well now and i want to start learning that.in Persian we have proverb that says water is resource of life.water make person calm,fresh and fun and swimming is also very good exercise.

mmayg

Turkey

Yes,I like to go swimming, I am living near seaside, I usually prefer to swimm in the sea. I swim both for exercise and for fun. I like it.

ganeshkolwan

India

i love and enjoy swimming.

crumarina

United States

I also love swimming. It is actually, one of my favorite hobbies. I don't really like going swimming in public pools also, not only for the chemical in water, but for hygene.