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Hello and welcome to Six Minute English, I'm Neil.
Hi, and I'm Catherine.
Now, Catherine, when was the last time you went for a walk in the country for fun,
for exercise or relaxation?
People do that?
Well, believe it or not, they do.
Oh, interesting.
People are strange.
Well, it sounds like you should pay close attention to today's program,
because it's all about how fewer and fewer people are venturing out into the country.
Well, I wonder if that word is part of the problem to venture out somewhere,
suggests that it's a really big challenge or even a risky activity.
I don't think a walk in the country is a particularly dangerous activity,
even in bad weather.
It's not one of the reasons people gave in a recent survey for why they don't do it.
In fact, one of the biggest reasons people gave was that it wouldn't look good on their social media.
Well, of course, why would you go for a walk in the rain in the country if you couldn't get good snaps for your social media account?
Interesting, you should say that because it's the topic of this week's quiz question.