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Swimming - Tuesday 15 , 2019

Swimming

Talk about how people learn how to swim.

Swimming is a major indoor sport. A swimming pool and some simple equipment are all you need to receive lessons. There are students of all skill levels, from people dipping their toes for the first time to seasoned veterans with more than 10 years of experience. In most cases, people learn all the major swimming strokes: freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. When people first take up swimming, they might experience pain because they are using muscles and joints that usually don't get much action. That's why it's important to warm up by stretching in advance. Like other sports, there are lots of kids among the students. It helps them overcome their fear of water. Plus, it's best to develop a feel for the water at an early age. Some children train for swim meets. Top prospects are discovered at the competitions, and they may become rising stars of Korean swimming.

Key Vocabulary & Expressions

  • indoor sport 실내 운동
  • all one needs 필요한 전부
  • all skill levels 모든 실력 수준
  • dip one's toes (처음으로) 경험해 보다
  • seasoned veteran 노련한 베테랑
  • swimming strokes 영법
  • freestyle/breaststroke/backstroke/butterfly 자유형/평형/배영/접영
  • take up 배우다, 시작하다
  • get action 사용되다, 행동에 관여되다
  • warm up 몸을 풀다
  • overcome one's fear of ~에 대한 두려움을 극복하다
  • develop a feel for ~에 대한 감각을 익히다
  • swim meet 수영 대회
  • top prospect 유망주
  • rising star 떠오르는 스타
  1. dip one's toes (처음으로) 경험해 보다
    1. There are students dipping their toes for the first time.
    2. I dipped my toes in golf before, but I didn't like it
    3. I decided to dip my toes in stock investments
  2. take up 배우다, 시작하다
    1. People might experience pain when they first take up swimming.
    2. I took up jogging to lose weight.
    3. She took up English lesson in her old age.
  3. warm up 몸을 풀다
    1. It's important to warm up by stretching in advance. 
    2. I got a cramp in my leg because I didn't warm up.
    3. Warming up is especially important in the winter.
  4. overcome one's fear of ~에 대한 두려움을 극복하다
    1. It helps them overcome their fear of water.
    2. I haven't been able to overcome my fear of spiders.
    3. To succeed, you have to overcome your fear of failure. 
  5. develop a feel for ~에 대한 감각을 익히다
    1. It's best to develop a feel for the water at an early age. 
    2. It's easy once you develop a feel for it.
    3. After a year, I started to develop a feel for the culture there. 
  6. I feel sluggish 몸이 무거워
    1. It was a lot of fun, but I'm so tired. I feel sluggish.

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