Going to the Gym

New Words

1. 健身房 jiànshēnfáng  gym

2. 跑步机 pǎobùjī         treadmill

3. 按摩     ànmó           massage

4. 体操     tǐcāo           gymnastics

5. 瑜伽     Yújiā           Yoga

6. 舞蹈     wǔdǎo         dance

7. 设施     shèshī         equipment

8. 俱乐部  jùlèbù          club

9. 教练      jiàoliàn        coach/trainer

10. 游泳池 yóuyǒngchí  swimming pool

11. 会员    huìyuán        member

12. 参加    cānjiā           join

Grammar

“有”字句

Sentence with the verb “有”

For example:

健身房里有跑步机。(declarative)

There are treadmills in the gym.

健身房里没有跑步机。(negative)

There are no treadmills in the gym.

健身房里有跑步机吗?(question)

Are there any treadmills in the gym?

健身房里有什么?(interrogative)

What do they have in the gym?

Exercises

Write the negative form and question form for the sentences below.

Example: 他 有 手机。

Tā yǒu shǒujī.

他没有手机。

他有手机吗?

1. 马克 有 电脑。

Mǎkè yǒu diànnǎo.

2. 珍妮 有 字典。

Zhēnní yǒu zìdiǎn.

Reading

中国人很喜欢体育运动。年轻人喜欢跑步、游泳、打网球等等。中年人喜欢跳交谊舞。老年人喜欢打太极拳。上班族常常去健身房运动,老年人则更喜欢在公园里锻炼身体。

Zhōngguórén hěn xǐhuan yùndòng. Niánqīngrén xǐhuan pǎobù、 yóuyǒng、 dǎ wǎngqiú děngděng. Zhōngniánrén xǐhuan tiào jiāoyíwǔ. Lǎoniánrén xǐhuan dǎ tàijíquán. Shàngbānzú chángcháng qù jiànshēnfáng yùndòng, lǎoniánrén zé gèng xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ duànliàn shēntǐ.

Translation:

Chinese people enjoy sports very much. Young people generally like jogging, swimming, playing tennis and so on. Middle-aged people prefer dancing while the seniors enjoy practicing shadow boxing. Office workers often choose to exercise in a gym, but the seniors prefer to practice their sports in the park.