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Natalie

Hi I'm Natalie and welcome to Talking Sport.

Today we are hearing about the South Korean archery team and learning the word demanding.

In the bow and arrow sport, archery, South Korea is the country to beat in next year's Olympic games.

South Korea came top of the medal table in archery in the last Olympics, in Beijing.

This week BBC reporter John Sudworth has been to the South Korean archery training centre.

Listen for how many hours a day the archers train for and listen for the word demanding.

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I don’t know if you have ever tried to use a bow and arrow but believe me the amount of tension you need just to tension the bow like that, requires really quite a large amount of physical strength and these guys are here 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, 300 arrows a day. That’s enormously physically demanding.

Natalie

Listen again for how many hours a day the archers train for and listen for the word demanding.

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I don’t know if you have ever tried to use a bow and arrow but believe me the amount of tension you need just to tension the bow like that, requires really quite a large amount of physical strength and these guys are here 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, 300 arrows a day. That’s enormously physically demanding.

Natalie

John said the South Korean archers train for 6 hours a day.

these guys are here 6 days a week, 6 hours a day

John said this training is physically demanding.

On screen

demanding

đòi hỏi

Natalie

The training is very physically demanding.

Well we have learnt about the adjective demanding.

Now let's listen to some people in London using this word.

Ý kiến người qua đường

I think my new job will be very demanding.

I find my football training very physically demanding.

My work is very demanding.

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I think my new job will be very demanding.

I find my football training very physically demanding.

My work is very demanding.

Natalie

I'm Natalie and that’s all from Talking Sport.

See you next time.

Trong đoạn video phóng viên John Sudworth đã dùng cụm từ 'believe me', để diễn tả ý rằng những gì anh nói là sự thật:

"… believe me the amount of tension you need just to tension the bow"

Sau đây là một số cụm từ với 'believe':

Hãy hoàn thành các câu sau dùng các cụm từ với believe sao cho thích hợp.

1. The kids didn't understand that the monsters in the film were _______________.

2. He _______________ when he saw Sarah on TV.

3. He said he will book a holiday for us, but _______________.

4. _______________, the tallest building in the world is 828m!

Trong đoạn video chúng ta nghe phóng viên John Sudworth dùng từ 'quite':

"… requires really quite a large amount of physical strength"

'Quite' - khá, thường được dùng với nghĩa ít hơn 'very' nhưng nhiều hơn 'a little'.

e.g. It is quite hot outside today. (Hôm nay khá là nóng.)

'Quite' dùng đi truwocs a/an:

e.g. I own quite a large house. (Tôi sở hữu một căn nhà khá lớn.)

'Quite' can also mean completely.

e.g. A: Does Tim live on this street?

B: Yes, I am quite sure. (Tôi cũng không chắc lắm.)

'Quite' cũng có thể được dùng với 'not' – not quite - để diễn tả ý "không hoàn toàn".

e.g. A: Have you finished your homework?

Phrases with believe

1. The kids didn't understand that the monsters in the film were make believe.

2. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Sarah on TV.

3. He said he will book a holiday for us, but I will believe it when I see it.

4. Believe it or not, the tallest building in the world is 828m!