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Preparation
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Transcript
A
Hi, come in. I’m Maya. Hello everybody. Welcome to the Grange Park Sports Centre. I’ll just show you round the centre and explain what we offer here, and then you can ask me questions. Well, as you can see, this is quite a small centre but we offer a lot of different activities at different times of the day. If you’d just like to come through here, you can see the main rooms. These are nice and light and airy and we have a very good air-conditioning system so they are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Here we have classes of yoga, tai chi, Pilates and Zumba at different levels. We also have different types of dance class: jazz dancing, Indian dancing and Latin dancing. Oh, and we’ve just started offering flamenco. All our teachers are fully qualified and experienced. We have beginners’ classes up to advanced. Some of our students have been coming since we opened, ten years ago.
So, if you could follow me through here - mind the steps here - we’ve got the sauna and massage rooms. We have very reasonable prices for massages. And over here we have the gym with exercise machines. It’s quite a small gym, but usually there’s plenty of room for people to move around without any problems. OK, that’s about it. Over there we have the changing rooms with showers. You do need to bring your own towel if you want a shower, but you don’t need to bring a mat for the yoga and Pilates classes. Oh, and I must mention the café. It’s just off the main entrance. That’s very popular with our clients; we have a great selection of teas, fresh juices, sandwiches and cakes.
Right, the prices. You can join for three months, six months or a year and that gives you the right to use the gym and go to two classes a week. If you want to go to more classes or use the sauna, there’s a small extra charge. For three months the fee is …
B
OK, let me show you the gym. My name’s Bill and I’m the main sports trainer here, but we have a team of four specialists who are always around to help you with exercise programmes and give advice about lifestyle and diet. We strongly recommend that you talk to one of us as soon as you sign up and set up your personalised training programme. So, through here we have the main gym. As you can see, it’s enormous and we have lots of brand-new machines. You can do everything here, running, cycling, rowing, weights … you name it. Although we have a lot of clients, it’s very unusual to have to wait for a machine. Over there is the area for weight-training. If you want a closer look at the machines, you can come back later. Oh, by the way, you can only come in here with trainers on. No outdoor shoes, please.
OK, through here we have the swimming pool. It’s great, isn’t it? We’re very proud of it. You can use it most of the time without booking, but there are certain times of day when we have swimming classes and water aerobics. There is always a lifeguard in attendance who will also offer informal swimming tips. OK, just over there you have the changing rooms and lockers, and on the right are the bathrooms and showers. We have our own shop, here, where you can buy our own brand of sportswear and sports drinks and supplements. Right, I can see you’re impressed, and as I said, we’re very proud of our centre. However, I should warn you that we are slightly more expensive than other gyms in the area – but then we offer a much higher level of services and a very wide range of activities. Here’s a brochure with the timetables of the extra classes that we offer, such as boxing, taekwondo and capoeira and quite a few others, besides swimming activities: swimming classes, diving classes, water aerobics and water polo. OK, so have a look at the brochure, then you can speak to one of the secretaries in reception about the best combination of activities for you.
Discussion
Which gym would you like to join? Why? What would you look for in a gym?
Comments
Who is the boss of this gym?
I'd like to join gym B, because it has big assortment of machines, it has swimming pool and martical arts classes.
i mostly like gym B because there is all for good trains and nem machines
I do not drink gym clases, I prefer to exercise in my house and the school
Last month, i was usually go to gym center at 5 pm. But now my office change work time. So i can't go to sport centres. I like to use running machine, cycling machine. of course i love yoga class. it make me relax and flexible. when i come to sport i'll try do better than i do at home.
I'd prefer Gym B because they have great services and classes. They have really reasonable price. Although they're slightly more expensive thann other gym, the service is the thing that attracts me.
I like GymB more ^^ because it has a swimming pool :)
I go to gymnasium every day except Sunday and i use sauna room at Saturday. I love gym because it make me fit and healthy. When i look at fitness model on the brochure, i feel powerful so i workout and have balance diet everyday in my life. Gymers always say:" no pain, no gain".It's mean If you're not pained, you're never fit, never stronger. that's reason why i always do better then yesterday.Now, i'm so proud of myselt when i see in the mirro. The gym is not only my routine but also my passion. Maybe, in future, i will be a fitness model.LOL
I prefer gym A because they have different activities at a different time of day that is appropriate for me who have a job.Althought this is small centre,but they offer yoga and dance class. I really love them. Additional, I can join sauna and massage room after i finish the exercise. I really relax and comfortable.I will attend to do in Gym A.
I go to a great fitness center with sauna, a lot of different classes and a giant gym, but there is no swimming pool, its poor. So I'd join the B one
Hi, I can not go to any gym because I have an injury to my knee and my doctor prevented me from overexertion. But, I will like to join to gym B because the infrastructure is quality, new and modern.
I would like to visit the gym A because it has best machine and the are many activities like boxing, swimming.
really i dont like gyms, but i preffer to go to gym B beacause there are a team of four specialists who help you with exercise programmes and give advices about dits or lifestyle.
I would prefer The Grange Park Sports Center (A), because in this place besides exercise I could take dance classes and here they teach a great variety. I have also always been attracted by yoga classes.
I liked the gym B, because it has good infrastructure, new machines and has specialized staff, besides that I shouldn't be waiting for a machine to be free. I like the idea that instructors recommend diets so that the results of the exercise are noticed.
I think that in a gym you should look for people who help you, who recommends exercises and control your progress. In addition, the machines are in good condition.
I would like to participate in a gym where there is water. Because I like to swim a lot. I think it would look good as it would have many pools.
I would like to go to the gym A because I think that the class of Jazz dance is interesting and I like the section of the juices and tea.
I would like to go to gym b, because I want learn boxing and the gym b have a good schedule to training.
both gyms are great ! as to me, i would prefer gym B as it has a swimming pool . I wish it could be a bit more cheaper
both gym are good, but i'd like to join A gym because it's cheaper than gym B and has to dance and yoga classes. i want to learn dance
I want to join to the Gym B because my dream is swimming very well.
I would like to join gym B because they offer more interesting services and activities.I look for swimming activities in the gym because I am very interested in swimming.
I like the gym A because it cheaper, has the cafe and I very love it :>
Gym B because they have pool :3
I would love to go to the gym B specially because I love swimming *W*
I would like to join to gym A because it's cheaper and it has more rooms and a cafe. I would look for some machines for running.
of course gym B.. Because they have capoeira lessons !!!!
Both gyms are equipped with a lot of instrument and both of them are perfect, but I prefer to join the A gym because it has café and dancing classes they make you fresh and social.
I'd like to go Gym B because there is a swimming pool and I love swimming.
I would like to go to the gym B because there is a swimming pool and I love swimming! In addition, I also have an advice about training, lifestyle and diet. So I thing that the gym B would be a better gym for me.
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