Vocabulary: The body p. 39

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Rohaan shows how to ________ on one leg while he brushes his teeth.
2 He says it improves your ________.
3 He tries to ________ without placing a hand or knee on the floor.
4 After that he explains what the ideal ________ is like.
5 He has to bend the knees, keep the bottom a few inches above the floor and ________ his toes ________.
6 Then he shows how to ________ the arms in wide arcs.

Match the words from STEP 1 to their Italian translation.

1 alzarsi in piedi     ________
2 puntare in avanti, mettere in posizione anteriore     ________
3 posizione accovacciata / accovacciarsi     ________
4 stare in piedi     ________
5 roteare     ________
6 equilibrio     ________

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from STEP 2 in the correct form.
1 Some people find it difficult to keep their ________ when doing exercises.
2 You'll have to ________ to pick the pen up: it fell onto the floor.
3 ________ your hands ________ and keep the rest of the body straight.
4 They were lying on the grass and didn't ________ when we got there.
5 I'm tired of sitting, I need to ________ for a while.
6 The children had to ________ their arms to relax their shoulders.

Complete the text with the correct expressions from the previous STEPS.
Time to move!
Are you ready? Let's do the first exercise: ________ on your right leg for five seconds, then on your left leg. Don't lose your ________. Repeat twice. OK, now you must jump on the spot: do it five times and then ________ down. Are you down? Don't move your feet to the right or the left, you must ________ them ________. Breathe in and out for five seconds and, up! ________. Do it again, come on! Now it's time to exercise the shoulders: ________ your arms, forward and then backward. Repeat five times. Perfect, our session is over.