###	> hello students it's your ielts tutor  ###	> jack and welcome to another episode of  ###	> the ielts plus english podcast  ###	> [Music]  ###	> today's topic is health  ###	> something i know is very important but i  ###	> don't take enough care and i think  ###	> that's true for many people right  ###	> now  ###	> firstly of course before we start check  ###	> out my website wwwjacksonenglishcom  ###	> to see three handouts all  of them we  ###	> are halfway by the way  ###	> when i say we're halfway we're halfway  ###	> of season one so we are gonna go to  ###	> topics and then the podcast will  ###	> continue with another season with  ###	> something very very different but for  ###	> now we are halfway  ###	> please show your appreciation on youtube  ###	> by liking commenting subscribing to be  ###	> part of the community and if you can on  ###	> your podcast platform hit the like  ###	> button i really appreciate that  ###	> so before we get into the questions i'd  ###	> like to talk about something that's been  ###	> on my mind recently  ###	> i have some students who really struggle  ###	> with intonation  ###	> what is intonation  ###	> intonation is the rise and fall  ###	> of the tone  ###	> of your voice so a flat intonation would  ###	> be like this there's no movement up or  ###	> down it's just flat  ###	> whereas a strong intonation would be  ###	> like this where we go up and down and up  ###	> and down  ###	> of course that's a little bit  ###	> exaggerated but  ###	> i think i have quite strong intonation  ###	> overall so if you are looking for  ###	> someone to follow  ###	> do  ###	> listen to my podcast and listen to the  ###	> way i go up and down and i emphasize  ###	> certain words but i just want to give  ###	> you a few tips  ###	> for for people that are really  ###	> struggling with flat intonation  ###	> number one is posture  ###	> it doesn't sound like it would have an  ###	> effect but if you're hunched  ###	> and you're  ###	> small  ###	> it tends to make you less confident and  ###	> have flatter intonation so do make sure  ###	> you take care of your posture have an  ###	> open posture and that does  ###	> tend to open up your voice and and give  ###	> you more intonation  ###	> number two is to take care of your  ###	> attitude again you'll probably listen  ###	> and think what what does that have to do  ###	> with intonation  ###	> but  ###	> if you come into an exam with low  ###	> confidence and when you have low  ###	> confidence you tend to be shy and a  ###	> little bit  ###	> sort of moody  ###	> that will have an effect on your  ###	> intonation and you'll be flat  ###	> so  ###	> before the exam  ###	> do whatever you need to do to kind of  ###	> pump yourself up give yourself  ###	> confidence go into the exam or whatever  ###	> you're doing it could be an interview a  ###	> presentation  ###	> and concentrate on being friendly  ###	> being nice  ###	> being happy is easier said than done  ###	> but  ###	> this is something i do as well you know  ###	> for my videos my podcasts i really make  ###	> sure i come into it with the right  ###	> attitude  ###	> finally  ###	> try to start strong i've talked about  ###	> this in many videos before but when you  ###	> start your answer  ###	> don't start like this don't start very  ###	> flat  ###	> hit the answer from the start with  ###	> plenty of  ###	> volume and higher  ###	> higher tone  ###	> because that will kind of set yourself  ###	> for the rest of the answer and you'll  ###	> tend to have more intonation  ###	> also if you try to adjust your  ###	> intonation later in the answer it's  ###	> harder to do it's easier to start strong  ###	> and that's all i have to say on  ###	> intonation i hope that helps you uh but  ###	> uh for now let's do some ielts questions  ###	> so number one a part one do you think  ###	> health is important  ###	> i think health is incredibly important  ###	> i think we often don't  ###	> consider our health  ###	> we  ###	> focus on  ###	> working maybe taking care of the family  ###	> we put so many things a higher priority  ###	> than our health and i think that's a big  ###	> a big mistake  ###	> okay we'll go straight into a part two  ###	> because i was chatting a lot today so  ###	> let's see two minutes are on the clock  ###	> and today's question is describe  ###	> something you do to keep healthy okay  ###	> that's pretty easy for me so two minutes  ###	> on the clock starting now  ###	> i'd like to tell you about jogging  ###	> a while ago it was two years ago i  ###	> started jogging  ###	> i've always been good at long distance  ###	> sports you know ones that require  ###	> stamina  ###	> i i just found jogging so boring uh i  ###	> knew i wanted to do it but i found it so  ###	> boring but i started very slowly and i i  ###	> started doing a few kilometers sometimes  ###	> walking sometimes running  ###	> and always listening to a podcast or  ###	> music  ###	> and after some time i really started to  ###	> warm to it i started to enjoy  ###	> jogging  ###	> so let me tell you a little more about  ###	> jogging  ###	> for me  ###	> jogging is  ###	> going to the han river which is the  ###	> river near my house  ###	> and  ###	> running for five to eight sometimes  ###	> or  kilometers it depends how i feel  ###	> and as i said i generally i like to  ###	> listen to podcasts podcasts about  ###	> business education sport  ###	> a variety of topics  ###	> it's not a vigorous exercise and i think  ###	> you should try to have  ###	> some kind of vigorous exercise as well  ###	> but it's a good aerobic exercise and  ###	> it's a great way to stay in shape  ###	> i just worry with  ###	> jogging that i'm missing some elements  ###	> of health that i would get if i joined  ###	> the gym for example but for now it's a  ###	> good exercise  ###	> so for me personally it's a  ###	> really fun way to stay in shape it's a  ###	> good way for me to consume content  ###	> listening content i think if you're a  ###	> student it's a good way to  ###	> have some learning time listening to  ###	> something in english for example  ###	> and yeah i genuinely enjoy jogging now i  ###	> go two or three times a week so in the  ###	> future  ###	> i do hope to keep my health and i i hope  ###	> to keep  ###	> no  ###	> there you go  ###	> done so yeah that was true i do like  ###	> jogging now and it was difficult to  ###	> start but um yeah it's a good hobby and  ###	> free as well  ###	> let's do some part threes this is  ###	> important for health i think i think if  ###	> you're going to get the health topic  ###	> part three questions will be um pretty  ###	> common you know regarding health in  ###	> society and stuff like that but let's  ###	> see  ###	> what do you think are the most popular  ###	> ways of keeping healthy in your country  ###	> okay well i live in south korea so we'll  ###	> talk about that i think uh golf tennis  ###	> going to the gym  ###	> cycling these are some really common  ###	> ways of staying healthy  ###	> it's i think korea's quite a healthy  ###	> country on the whole i don't hear too  ###	> many cases of diabetes  ###	> i think a lot of the issues in korea are  ###	> mental  ###	> stress is very high here so  ###	> a a sport where you can  ###	> socialize with other people  ###	> and uh you know relieve that stress that  ###	> builds up at work i think that's very  ###	> important here  ###	> do you think more could be done to  ###	> encourage health in your country  ###	> i think um  ###	> well i'll talk about england in this  ###	> case and i'm sorry to keep switching but  ###	> the reason is  ###	> i think in england more can be done so  ###	> it's worth talking about  ###	> um in england there are a lot of cases  ###	> of diabetes obesity is a problem you can  ###	> see it when you're in england  ###	> so i think that uh there could be ways  ###	> that the government encourages people to  ###	> particularly exercise but also eat  ###	> healthily as well  ###	> the the diet in england seems to have  ###	> deteriorated over the last few decades  ###	> and now a lot of people eat instant food  ###	> but on the exercise side of things  ###	> just encouraging people to go to the  ###	> park play team games join clubs things  ###	> like that would be a really beneficial  ###	> for society  ###	> one more question and then we will wrap  ###	> up what health issues did people deal  ###	> with during the coronavirus outbreak  ###	> that's an interesting question i think  ###	> a lot of people dealt with  ###	> health issues very much related to the  ###	> mental side um  ###	> it was  ###	> you know  ###	> stress of being cooped up at home  ###	> it was stress from the inability to earn  ###	> money you know financial stress was a  ###	> big issue  ###	> it was stress from people who  ###	> were had their own businesses like me  ###	> and  ###	> they feared for their business they  ###	> feared for their future so  ###	> that that i think that was definitely  ###	> the biggest issue and of course this has  ###	> a knockon effect  ###	> in that people when they're stressed  ###	> they eat less healthily they do less  ###	> exercise  ###	> so i feel like in the coronavirus it all  ###	> came from  ###	> this  ###	> mental  ###	> issue  ###	> that turned into a physical issue with  ###	> regards health  ###	> okay  ###	> that's today's episode which was episode  ###	> 	halfway through this season i would  ###	> say or halfway through this curriculum  ###	> of topics  ###	> i hope you're enjoying it i really do  ###	> hope you're enjoying this podcast i've  ###	> had some nice feedback and it's the  ###	> podcast is growing on the different  ###	> platforms so that's wonderful  ###	> the way you can help me i will always  ###	> keep this free and the way you can help  ###	> me is just hit that like button  ###	> comment you know join the community let  ###	> me know how it's going and  ###	> yeah i really hope you're enjoying it as  ###	> much as i'm enjoying doing it  ###	> i hope you have a wonderful week this  ###	> week and i hope you study hard  ###	> and i'll see you next week with a new  ###	> topic  ###	> see you soon  ###	> [Music]  ###	> [Applause]  ###	> [Music]  ###