Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

sweaty or uncomfortable

 

I don't like being hot and sweaty and uncomfortable.

 

We are 'sweaty' when we are really hot or when we exercise.  Sweat is when water leaves your body through your skin.  When we don't feel right or normal we feel 'uncomfortable.' Being uncomfortable can mean we are physically uncomfortable like too hot, too cold, sick, hungry or even emotionally uncomfortable like embarrassed.  Notice the following:

 

I'm sweaty because I just finished running.

Is that chair uncomfortable?

go away

 

When it's hot, we usually go away on the weekends to relax.

 

When we take a trip or a vacation to a place we 'go away' there.  Notice the following:

 

You need to go away for a weekend.

We go away for a little vacation every March.

by the way

 

Where are you from, by the way?

 

We can use this phrase to add or ask for extra information that maybe is different than the subject we are talking about. Notice the following:

 

She wants to meet you, by the way.

By the way, where did you get that purse?

snowboarding

 

I go snowboarding in the winter.

 

'Snowboarding' is like skateboarding or surfing but on snow.  Both of your feet are attached to a board and you turn by shifting your weight to the front and back.  Notice the following:

 

My body hurts from snowboarding yesterday.

You have to try snowboarding this winter.

walk around

 

I walk around and enjoy the cold weather.

 

'Walking around' is walking without any destination.  It is for exercise and experience.  Notice the following:

 

We should walk around the lake after dinner.

She can spend hours walking around the mall and never buy anything.