You know, easy ones like sit and stand, and then some more advanced ones like slouch, and uh, you'll want to stick around until the end of the lesson, because I'm going to try and do a handstand, and maybe a headstand too.

Okay, let's start by getting the two simplest ones out of the way.

You can stand, and then you can also sit.

So I have my nice bench here.

I can sit on my bench.

I can stand.

I can also use the verb sit down.

I can sit on this bench.

I can also sit down on this bench.

Now, sometimes in class, students will sit like this.

They'll slouch, or they'll sit like this.

They'll slouch.

When you slouch, it means you sit in a really relaxed way.

When students slouch, it makes it seem like they're not interested in the lesson.

I hope you're not slouching right now.

But if you want to do the opposite of slouching, it's to sit up straight.

When you sit up straight, your back is straight, and it looks like you're ready to learn, or ready to do whatever you're doing while sitting.

You can also sit back.

You can lean forward, and you can sit back.

And if the chair went back, I don't have a, this bench doesn't do that, but if it could go back, I could recline.

Sometimes in the house, I sit in a chair that reclines.

That means this part of the chair actually goes back, and then I can recline to watch a show.

So there are a few body positions we use when we're close to the ground.

I could crouch.

When you crouch, you do something like this.

Maybe you're trying to hide from someone, so you crouch down behind something.

You can also kneel.

So I could kneel with one knee on the ground.

I can also kneel with both knees on the ground.

And then there's something called a squat.

A squat is when you sit like this.

Maybe you need to work on something on the ground.

Maybe you're just squatting to listen to someone talk.

They're standing, and everyone's in a circle.

Before a game or something like that, you might squat.

Oops, I dropped my paper on the ground.

I have two choices now.

I can bend over to pick this piece of paper up, or I can stoop down to pick this up.

Bend over usually means to kind of flex at the waist.

So I could just bend over and pick it up.

When you stoop down, though, it usually means you bend your knees a little bit.

So I could stoop down and pick this up, or I could bend over and pick it up.

So these next two body positions are more common with children than with adults.

It's a little hard for me to do these two.

The first is to go down on all fours, or to go down on my hands and knees.

This hurts a little bit when you're old like me.

It hurts my knees to go down on all fours or to go on my hands and knees.

You can also sit cross-legged or cross-legged.

There's two different ways to pronounce it.

I think in the UK, they say cross-legged, and in America and in Canada, we often say cross-legged.

You sit with your legs crossed.

This is also a little bit hard for me.

I'm not as flexible as I used to be.

But you can go down on all fours, you can go down on your hands and knees, or you can sit cross-legged or cross-legged.

So let's talk about the difference between lean on and lean over.

If I was walking for a long time and I saw this railing, I might lean on this railing to rest for a bit.

But if there was something really exciting below, I might lean over the railing to have a look at it.

So if you need a break, you can lean on something just to rest for a bit.

Or if there's something exciting to see, you might lean over to see it.

We also use lean over when we're talking about if you're sitting beside someone like at a theater, you might want to lean over to ask them a question.

So if you're tired, you can lean on the railing.

If there's something exciting below, you can lean over to have a look.

And if you're wanting to talk to someone, you can lean over and ask them a question.

So if you've ever gone and watched a play, at the end of the play, the actors will come out and they will bow.

Men and women often bow at the end of a play to show that they appreciate the applause that the audience is giving.

But men and women bow, but generally only women will curtsy.

I don't even really know how to do it.

I think if you have a dress on, you take the sides of the dress and you cross your legs and you do this.

It's the same as bowing, except for women.

So men and women will bow to show their appreciation.

And women, usually women wearing a dress, will curtsy at the end of a performance.

Oh, this lesson's taking quite a while and I'm getting a little bit tired.

I might just lie on these bales for a while and have a nap.

I might just lie down here and sleep for a bit.

That's going to be a little boring for you to watch.

So maybe that's not such a great idea.

But those would be the verbs we would use to talk about what I'm doing now.

I can lie on these bales or I can lie down on these bales.

Let's talk a little bit about standing.

You can stand with your hands in your pockets.

Maybe you're just casually waiting for the train and you're in a good mood and this is really relaxing for you.

You might put your hands in your pockets.

You can also put your hands in your back pockets.

Or you can, of course, just put your hands in your pockets.

Or maybe you're feeling a little more serious.

You might stand with your arms folded.

Maybe you're thinking deep thoughts about something and you're not very happy.

You might stand with your arms folded.

It doesn't always mean that the person is angry or serious, but usually when I see someone with their arms folded, they don't seem very happy.

You can also stand with your hands on your hips.

Maybe you're just comfortable doing this.

This, for me, is a very comfortable way to stand.

Sometimes you stand with your hands on your hips.

Or you might stand with your hands behind your back.

You might have your hands folded or you might just hold one hand with the other hand.

And you might just stand with your hands behind your back.

Okay, this is the part I think you've been waiting for.

I'm going to do a handstand against this wall.

A handstand is when you go up in the air.

I don't think I'm going to be able to do it.

I don't think I'm strong enough anymore.

But a handstand is when you stand on your hands.

And then I think you can guess what a headstand is, right?

Should I try to do a headstand at least?

Let me try and do that.

Ah!

Yeah!

That was a little bit hard too.

I didn't hurt myself, but I at least attempted a handstand and a headstand.

So once again, a handstand is when you go upside down and you're on your hands.

And a headstand is when you go upside down and you're on your head.

Well, hey, thanks for watching this English lesson about different body positions on this incredibly windy day.

I'm glad that my camera didn't blow away and I'm glad I didn't hurt myself trying to do a handstand.

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