A walk in the park

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Is walking in the park easy? It can be if you learn this phrase!

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.com.
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:16.0	I'm Faye.
0:17.0	And I'm Neil.
0:18.0	Hey, thanks for joining me today, Faye,
0:20.0	no problem, Neil.
0:21.0	I wanted to give you my support for your first run in the park.
0:25.0	Well, this run in the park is only five kilometers.
0:27.5	I know, but you're not particularly fit and you haven't done much training.
0:32.6	Oh, don't worry about that. This will be a walk in the park.
0:36.0	Uh, Neil, I hope you're not thinking of walking around the park.
0:41.0	This is a run, a run in the park. I have no intention of walking. It's just an
0:45.8	expression that means it's easy to do, especially compared to other activities.
0:50.6	I'm glad to hear that because it's just about to start. Let's hope you really do find it easy.
0:57.0	Don't worry, I will have finished by the time you hear these examples.
1:00.0	I've been studying for so long. This exam should be a walk in the park.
1:07.0	Oh don't worry about me. I've tracked in the Himalayas. This hill will be a walk in the park.
1:18.0	The job at the bank will be a walk in the park. You studied economics at university.
1:24.0	You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and Neil has been using the phrase
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