Man: An early bird.
Woman: Is a morning person, somebody who likes to get up early and is at their best in the morning.
Listen to this short conversation:
Man: What time do you get up?
Woman: Usually at about half past five.
Man: That’s a bit early.
Woman: I’m an early bird. I love the morning it’s the best part of the day.

Man: Night owl.
Woman: This is a person who likes to go to bed late. It is the opposite of an early bird. An owl is the bird at night with the large eyes that “twiteroos”

Now listen:

Woman: Are you an early bird?
Man: No, I’m not a morning person. I’m more of a night owl.
Woman: What time do you go to bed?
Man: Never before midnight, I prefer working in the evenings.
Man: Set the alarm clock.
Woman: If you need to wake up earlier than usual, you set the alarm on your clock or mobile phone, so an alarm will ring and wake you. For example:
Woman: What’s going on?
Man: Go back to sleep. I set the alarm, I have an early meeting.

Woman: Most people have busy schedules and always have an excuse on why they don’t exercise. Now let’s listen to some information about how to make time for a little physical activity.

The most obvious way to find more time in your day is to get up earlier . If you usually get up at 7.30am, set the alarm clock for 7am and use the extra half hour to exercise If you're not an early bird , you might look for a gym that's open 24 hours, or buy some home exercise equipment, so you can work out while watching TV or listening to the radio.
To get more active more often, you could:

• Make an appointment with a friend to exercise together;
• Set up a reminder message on your mobile phone to take a walk or go for a swim;
• Consider taking active holidays such as a cycle tour ;
• Leave your car at home as much as possible and walk or cycle to the shops for those small things such as milk or a newspaper.

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