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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Sophie.
And I'm Neil.
I see you're wearing trainers today, Neil.
Of course, I don't wear anything else.
Well, trainers, or to use the American term,
sneakers, are the subject of today's show.
They are ubiquitous.
That means you can find them everywhere.
People wear them across the globe.
Men, women, kids, teenagers and pensioners.
And did you know that 85% of people who buy trainers don't wear them for sport?
Hmm, that makes sense to me.
I wear mine because they're comfortable.
They're also very tatty.
That means old and in bad condition,
if you don't mind me saying so.
Hmm, I should probably get a new pair.
There's a lot of choice out there.