HSK2

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We talk about basic healthcare and staying healthy.
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

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English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 37 - HEALTHCARE 

4月になると、日本では学校や会社で、新しい年度 fiscal year が始まります。いろんな1年生が町にあふれます。初めての経験には、ドキドキがいっぱい！　特に小学校一年生には、こんなことも…　
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すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第4話　一年生になったら

ხელის გასვრა To get hands dirty Пачкать  руки
ხელის განძრევა To get down to work Приниматься за работу

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Georgian phrasal verbs 4

 我感觉不舒服 
wǒ gǎn jué bù shū fù

日常中文（Daily Chinese）

I don't feel well  我感觉不舒服

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¿Qué tipo de seguros se compran donde vives?


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Spanish México

LAS BARRANCAS DEL COBRE.

f you're going to exercise, you have to stretch, right?

Well, maybe not.

The answer might depend on your goals, and what you mean by "stretch."

There are different types of stretches.

In what are known as "static" stretches, you hold a single position for perhaps as long as 60 to 90 seconds. These stretches are great for increasing flexibility.

But there are also "dynamic" stretches, where you repeatedly — but carefully — move your joints through their full range of motion.

Expert opinion on how to use these stretches has changed over the years. But it's now generally believed that dynamic stretching is best before you exercise, while static stretching is better after.

As Alisa Bowman writes for the Mayo Clinic, dynamic stretching helps improve blood flow and joint mobility, which gets your body ready to exercise. Studies have even found that dynamic stretching before exercise can improve your performance.

Meanwhile, some research has found that static stretching can temporarily weaken your muscles, which is why it's generally no longer recommended before certain sports — and especially not for high-performance athletes.

Instead, static stretches are typically recommended for helping to relax your muscles after exercise. Since you've been moving and increasing blood flow to your joints and muscles, you'll actually be more flexible, so you'll get more benefit from those stretches.

But while you may have been told that stretching will reduce soreness after you exercise, research has found that it really doesn't make much difference.

You've also probably been told to stretch to avoid injuries. But research doesn't seem to support that either — especially for static stretching.

Writing for WebMD, Sonya Collins says that, as long as you stretch sometime, it's fine if you don't do it around the time you exercise.

In fact, some experts say if you're short on time, it's better to exercise without doing any stretching than to cut your workout short!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Do You Really Need to Stretch When You Exercise?

This week Karen and Baiwei are chatting about the latest news of COVID-related travel policies between HK and Mainland. There have been news & rumors saying that people might be able to travel between the 2 without having to quarantine. What do you think of this? 

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