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Hello, this is the English we speak. I'm Fay Faye

And hello, it's me Rob.

Hey Rob, how are your plans going to get fit?

Oh, Faye, they are a disaster.

Oh no, what's going wrong?

Well, I went for a five mile run last night,

but I gave up after just one mile.

I was exhausted.

And then I went for a 10 mile bike ride, but only got to the end of the street.

Oh, I give up. Getting fit is not fun.

Don't give up, Rob. You need to take things one step at a time.

You mean walk, don't run?

Not exactly. Just improve your fitness gradually in stages.

When you do things one step at a time, you improve them gradually in stages

step by step. So Rob, improve your fitness step by step, which means the same as one step at a time.

Here are some examples.

I know the instructions look confusing, but take them one step at a time and they should make sense.

If you want your cake making to be a success you need to follow the instructions one step at a time.

Don't panic. I've written a step-by-step guide on how to turn the heating on,

so you should be fine.

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