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And my name is Rory.
And we are the hosts of the IELTS Speaking for Success podcast, the podcast that aims to help you improve your speaking skills as well as your listening skills along the way.
We started this podcast to give you gorgeous grammar and super vocabulary for a high IELTS score.
Your bad 9 score. Rory, are you swaying back and forth?
Yes, I'm sitting on an exercise ball.
On what? An exercise ball.
They're like plastic inflatable balls that you can sit on.
Oh, let's talk about sitting.
Yes, dear listener, it's a comeback.
okay sitting is the weirdest ielts speaking topics the strangest topic ever sitting and yet we have done it twice yes because now it's a comeback you know please make sure you listen to our previous episode about sitting and chairs and where rory enjoys sitting down Hi!
Yeah, and we've used the word swaying.
To sway. So, what do you do when you sway?
You move from side to side, gently.
Or backwards and forwards, gently.
Yeah, imagine this like, a yoga ball.
This like, a big ball.
Like, made out of plastic.
Plastic? Ball. And like, Rory is sitting on this ball and then he's swaying boom boom boom left right left right yeah okay do you always sit down for a long time actually i try to avoid it when i can i read a book that said it was really bad for your posture and your general health so i try to stand wherever possible.
Where's your favorite place to sit?
Oh, well, I'm sort of in two minds about this because I love my couch.
I have a big three -seater in my living room, and I love to sit and chill there for a bit.
But I also have this ergonomic chair for my office, and that's pretty comfortable too, so it's great for work.
Do you find it easy to fall asleep when sitting on a sofa?
I certainly didn't used to, but I've got to throw for it for Christmas, so it's so cozy that sometimes I just curl up under it and drift off.
When you were a child, did you usually sit on the floor?
I think so. Maybe if we were short on space, but generally we usually had enough room to share couches and seats.
Do you feel sleepy when you are sitting down?
Well, not as a matter of course, but sometimes if I'm on a bus and they turn up the heating, it's hard to stay conscious.
Or maybe if I've been on a flight for several hours, I could drift off in a seated position.
But I hate that, since I always wake up feeling extremely stiff, and it's not particularly comfortable.
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Yes, dear listener, we should sit in a healthy way, like correct sitting, healthy sitting, because we do spend a lot of time sitting down in the car on a plane at the office.
Dear listener, prepositions are crazy.
In the car, on a plane, at the office or at home.
Rory, what about a chair?
Do I sit on a chair, at a chair, in a chair?
Well, you can sit in a chair, is usually what I would say.
But you can also sit on something like a stool or a table.
Bed. Or a bed, yeah.
Sit on my bed. Okay.
What about armchair?
Oh, you sit in an armchair, actually, don't you?
But you can sit on the arm of an armchair.
Floor. You said on the floor.
Yeah. Right, dear listener.
Learning how to sit correctly is important for your mental well -being and for your posture.
Posture. Posture is the way you hold your shoulders and your back.
So it's interesting, huh?
Have you ever heard of healthy sitting?
Yes, I have Because I've been reading a lot about yoga recently So I know all about healthy sitting Like, what's the best way to sit?
Ideally, on top of your sitting bones With your head in alignment with your neck and your back That's quite good for you Relaxed shoulders also dear listener you can say that i spend a lot of time sitting while i commute to work while i travel to work sitting down for a long time is bad for your posture posture is the way again you kind of you hold your back so you can say that i usually try to stand when possible a very good expression is i'm in two minds about this so i i'm not sure i have different answers so what's your favorite place to sit you know i am in two minds about this i'm not sure
i love my couch like a sofa and also i have uh this uh chair what kind of chair do you have right an ergonomic chair it's a chair that's designed for efficiency and comfort in a workplace yeah if you have two places you can say i'm into minds about this i love my bed but also i have this ergonomic chair yeah and you can say that i just chill there chill like unwind relax i chill there for a bit like on my couch i usually sit on my couch but in my chair yeah i sit in my chair or on my chair again in my chair sit on my couch i'd sit in a chair on my couch on my bed but in my chair it's crazy on a sofa dear
listener it's not crazy it's the open space and the closed space okay okay what about a desk what you said at a desk exactly you see you sit at a desk i mean i assume you sit at a desk unless you put your body on the desk in which case you are sitting on the desk how many people do that though i wouldn't do that to mine it was very expensive yeah kind of you sit on a chair and at a desk because kind of you sit on the chair and you have a desk so you see that The desk is like your place to sit.
We sit down on a sofa, and sometimes we can fall asleep, dear listener.
Fall asleep when you start sleeping.
And Rory doesn't usually do that.
I certainly didn't used to in the past.
But I got a throw, which is almost like a thin sheet for Christmas, and that is very cozy.
so I just wrap it up around me and I fell asleep the other day yeah like it's so cozy it's so comfy so I just curl up on my sofa curl up like I arrange myself in a comfortable way and I can drift off which is a very good synonym for fall asleep or drift off so you can say if I curl up on my couch i can fall asleep or i can drift off c2 dear listener to gradually start to sleep yeah for example i drifted off in the middle of that lecture so i i fell asleep yeah Oh, I tend to drift off when I sit on my sofa or when I sit on my couch, when I sit on the floor.
When the examiner asks you about your childhood, you should use used.
So I used to sit on the floor, but not anymore.
Now you use chairs or sofas or desks or cars or planes.
There's a diverse two places to sit.
What about the proposition with toilet?
We don't talk about that on the podcast.
Why not? Toilet is just a regular thing.
Because no one goes to the toilet.
Huh? Okay, you sit on the toilet.
Okay, on. Yeah, but, like, if the examiner tells me, like, where's your favorite place to sit?
My toilet. What? No, it's not okay.
Why not? If I enjoy sitting on the toilet.
Ideally, you shouldn't be sitting on the toilet for more than like 10 minutes or something.
No, even 10 minutes is just a long time.
Yeah, dear listener, it's not healthy, you know.
I've heard doctors talk about this and they say, no, no, no.
It's not healthy to sit on the toilet for a long time.
Yeah, now you know.
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So, when I was a child, I used to sit on the floor.
Okay, a lot. so used to means that you don't do it anymore now i usually feel sleepy sleepy or drowsy when i sit down so when i'm on a bus so you sit on a bus you kind of you can drift off right especially it's very warm oh yeah that's true if they turn up the heating so it's really warm you are on a bus or on a train and you just drift off and also when you are on a plane i could drift off in a seated position so another synonym is when i'm in a seated position when i sit down bless you when you feel stiff what does it mean feel stiff oh when you feel stiff um it just means that it's difficult to
move your arms and legs and body because you've been sitting in a particular position for a very long time.
Yeah, when your muscles hurt because you've been sitting down for a long time so your body can't move, it's stiff, it's hard.
For example, sitting still at a computer all day long can give you a stiff neck.
So we say sit at a computer?
Yes? Well, don't sit on your computer or you'll break it.
Yeah, kind of you sit in front of your computer.
Yeah, you sit like with your computer.
So, you should adopt a correct sitting posture, dear listener.
Or an appropriate seated position.
Right, dear listener.
If you want band nine, you can use such phrases and words as like, I prefer to have one leg under my hip.
Okay. That can't be good for you.
Yeah, but you explain your sitting position.
So, I usually have, I usually place one foot on the chair and another foot is kind of, is tucked under my hip.
So, you explain how you sit exactly, because it requires like special vocabulary.
or for example i place a pillow under my butt can i say butt rory i think i place the pillow under myself will be appropriate under myself okay or i sit on the edge of my office chair to sit on the edge of the chair.
I sit in an upright posture.
Okay. I place my back leg under the chair.
Place my back leg behind my neck.
You're a yoga pose.
No, place the back leg under the chair.
Or I place my foot on my knee.
Okay. and i change sides so see you can kind of like uh google sitting positions and um read the explanation of one sitting position remember it and um speak about it during the exams band nine super cool and now rory's vocabulary show yes this is the part of the show where i ask maria questions about the vocabulary and grammar i used and she has to work out what i am talking about You can join in.
So, let's go back to our first question.
And that was about whether or not I sit for a long time.
And I said that I usually don't do it.
But I didn't say I usually don't do it.
I used a different expression.
I try to avoid it. Yes, and the usually part, when I can.
Try to avoid it when I can.
Then, in the second question, we discussed my favorite place to sit.
And I actually had two answers.
But what phrase did I use to express this idea that I had two things to say about this?
I'm in two minds about this.
Nice. Question three was about whether it's easy for me to fall asleep sitting on a sofa.
And I said that I was given something to curl up under on the couch.
But what was that thing called?
esro yes a throw then we discussed what i did when i was a child and i said if we didn't have enough space then i would do this but i didn't say if we didn't have enough space there was something else i said we were short on space yes you're short on something you don't have enough and finally maria asked if i felt sleepy when i'm sitting down and i said not normally but i didn't use that expression i used a different one to say not normally not as a matter of course fab so if you don't do something as a matter of course it just means you don't do it normal and maria you got 100 so do you know
what that means a bonus question A bonus question.
But the bonus question could be from any question.
And I am not, or from any answer.
And I am not going to tell Maria which one.
She has to work out what is being described.
Yeah. So this was a special adjective that describes furniture designed in a way to make working more comfortable and efficient.
Ergonomic. Nice, yes.
Ergonomic chair, ergonomic desk, ergonomic keyboard.
Yeah, ergonomic design.
And usually I have an ergonomic desk chair.
Nice. Right, dear listener.
I recommend reading about sitting and the risks of sitting too much.
Like really interesting stuff.
And invest in an ergonomic chair.
yeah there has been some research according to which sitting for long periods of time causes health problems okay and you can also say like extended sitting so like sitting for too long at a desk or behind a wheel we also forgot that we do sit while driving so we sit behind a wheel So when you drive, you sit behind a wheel Or in front of a screen In front of a computer Could be harmful So prepositions, dear listener Prepositions are crazy But we are not And hopefully we've been helpful throughout this episode Join us in the next one Bye Would you wear the same shoes for every occasion?
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Do you always sit down for a long time?
Actually, I try to avoid it when I can.
I read a book that said it was really bad for your posture and your general health, so I try to stand wherever possible.
Where's your favorite place to sit?
Oh, well, I'm sort of in two minds about this because I love my couch.
I have a big three -seater in my living room and I love to sit and chill there for a bit.
But I also have this ergonomic chair for my office and that's pretty comfortable too, so it's great for work.
Do you find it easy to fall asleep when sitting on a sofa?
I certainly didn't used to, but I've got a throw for it for Christmas, so it's so cozy that sometimes I just curl up under it and drift off.
When you were a child, did you usually sit on the floor?
I think so. Maybe if we were short on space, but generally we usually had enough room to share couches and seats.
do you feel sleepy when you are sitting down well not as a matter of course but sometimes if i'm on a bus and they turn up the heating it's hard to stay conscious or maybe if i've been on a flight for several hours i could drift off in a seated position but i hate that since i always wake up feeling extremely stiff and it's not particularly comfortable I'll see you next time.
