📙 Part 2: Describe an outdoor activity you did in a new place recently

This episode's vocabulary

Of late (adverb) - recently.

Beneficial (adj.) - helpful, useful, or good.

To go along (phrasal verb) - to go to a place or event, usually without much planning.

Hand (noun) - help with doing something.

To get out (phrasal verb) - to leave a closed vehicle, building, etc.

Frankly (adverb) - used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone.

Questions and Answers

R: Oh, wow. I started going to this wild swimming club a little while back. And that has been fun. It's basically swimming in an area of the sea or other open bodies of water that has become quite popular of late. At least in my country. I mean, I say wild swimming. Most of the time the people in the group just stand in the water and freeze. I feel like I'm the only one who does any actual swimming around sometimes. However, it's not like the cold water isn't beneficial. So the non-swimmers aren't actually losing much. I was asked if I wanted to go by one of my friends I made recently. And I hadn't thought much of the whole thing before. But I was down for trying out new things. So I went along and found I really liked it. And the company I got to keep, so I kept going back. It's held near a castle in my home town. I've never been in that part of the water before actually. I used to think it wasn't even possible. But now I know otherwise. I've not really needed any help with it so far, to be honest, it's just swimming, which I do well in any case. I think I've been swimming for about 18 years now at least. Sometimes it's a struggle to get there on time. And I have to ask for a lift, but that's not really connected to the activity itself. Oh, and the one time I wore a wetsuit I needed a hand getting out of it. But aside from that, I've been fine while I'm actually in the water. If I hadn't started doing this it would have been a bit of a missed opportunity, I think, because I met a few good friends through it along with my new tenant, who will be moving in soon. Plus, it's been a good excuse to do some exercise and get out of the house where I could spend all of my time, frankly.

M: And will you do it again soon?

R: Yeah, I'm doing it, well, on Sunday, I suppose. So like I say, I do it every week.