Likes and Dislikes

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What type of exercise does the speaker like?
Mountain biking
Swimming
Running
Jumping rope
What does the speaker say she will do in her new house?
Keep it very clean
Have many animals
Invite people to visit
Avoid letting strangers come in
Why does the speaker dislike driving?
She gets car sick.
She feels cramped.
She is impatient.
She dislikes traffic.
What is the main topic of this talk?
Experiences in life
Hobbies
Exercise
Personal preferences

I would like to tell you, a little bit about some things I like, and then a little bit about some things I don't like.
First of all, I really enjoy exercising.
Some of my favorite types of exercises are swimming, especially in rivers in the country and in big oceans, because I like to jump over the waves.
I also really enjoy dancing.
I like dancing to American music because that's what I know best and I also like Salsa and Merengue, which are more Latin types of music.
I also like to walk in the woods and to explore.
I like to walk through forests, and I like to hear rivers.
I enjoy meeting new people too.
I like to find out about different ways of life, what different people think, where they're from, and how they live.
Probably one of my favorite things are animals.
I really love dogs, and cats, and horses.
When I was little I always tried to talk my mom in letting me have more animals.
But usually she wouldn't.
So I think now that I'm going to have my own house, I'll try to get lots of animals.


Some things that I don't really like are rude people.
Sometimes people are not very nice to strangers, and that makes me feel bad.
I also don't really like driving.
I tend to get pretty bored in the car.
And it seems like it just takes a long time to get there.
One final thing I don't really like is waiting.
Sometimes I'm not a very patient person.
And I just like to hurry things up.