Mat Clark – IELTS Speaking
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Part Two Talk
―Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling by touching on the matter of what the skill is, and I’d
probably select the Chinese martial art Tai Ji, a skilled ar which is used to promote
physical and spiritual well-being.
Continuing then with the next point of why I would like to learn it, and what I
ought to stress here is that I would really like to get in shape because at the moment I’m
quite unfit. Ever since I was a kid I’ve been kind of fascinated by Tai Ji, especially the
way it can help you to relieve stress and improve overall physical fitness.
Progressing to the subject of whether it would be difficult to learn, you really have
to understand that it would probably be quite demanding at first, then again I’m sure I
would be able to deal with the challenge, although it might be tough to master some of
the complicated breathing excercises.
So to end with, if I still have time, I could take care of the final question of
whether I think I will learn this skill in the near future, and I should say that I have in
actual fact already signed up for a Tai Ji class which is run at the local martial arts centre
near where I live.‖
