Levantar pesas ligeras

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense, the verb querer, and simple words for light weights at home.

María wants to lift two small grey weights and lower them slowly without letting go. Yesterday one rolled under the sofa. Her brother calls them toy weights. The right-hand weight slips and he catches it. She asks for it back, moves his apple aside, counts to three, and lowers both together. She zips the bag and says she will do it alone tomorrow too.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

18 items

Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

ser más fuerte

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to be stronger

Querer + ser + más fuerte expresses a goal to become stronger.

María's main motivation at the start of the story.

hace ejercicios

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does exercises

Hacer ejercicios is the everyday verb pair for workouts.

Describes María's regular home routine.

levanta las pesas

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lifts the weights

Levantar las pesas is the core movement of the first exercise.

Central action in light-weight training.

baja los brazos lentamente

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lowers her arms slowly

Bajar los brazos lentamente finishes each rep with control.

Important phrase for safe exercise technique.

cada día es más fácil

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each day it gets easier

Cada día es más fácil compares progress over time.

Shows how workouts become easier with practice.

está muy contenta

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is very happy

Estar muy contenta expresses emotional satisfaction with progress.

Closes the story on a positive note.

nota cambios

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notices changes

Notar cambios means to see results after two weeks.

Bridge from training to visible progress.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Weights

pesas

weights / dumbbells

Pesas pequeñas are light weights for home workouts.

Main sports equipment in the article.

Shoulders

hombros

shoulders

Hasta los hombros marks how high to lift the weights.

Technique cue for the first exercise.

Repetitions

repeticiones

repetitions

Quince repeticiones counts how many times she repeats a move.

Basic fitness vocabulary from the article's end.

Progress

progreso

progress

Con su progreso links satisfaction to real improvement.

Closing word about María's success.

Simple

sencillo

simple / easy

Muy sencillo means the first exercise is beginner-friendly.

Describes difficulty level for A1 learners.

Comfortable

cómoda

comfortable (clothing)

Ropa cómoda is clothing that allows easy movement.

Preparation step before home training.

Sets

series

sets

Tres series means three sets of fifteen repetitions.

Workout structure after two weeks of practice.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Querer + infinitive

quiere ser más fuerte

María wants to be stronger

Querer + infinitive (ser más fuerte) states a goal or wish.

Basic pattern for goals and motivation.

Present: hace

hace ejercicios

María does exercises

Hace is the él/ella form of hacer in present indicative.

Describes regular daily actions.

Poder + infinitive

puede levantar las pesas

she can lift the weights

Puede + infinitive shows ability gained through practice.

Modal poder for physical capability.

Estar + adjective

están más fuertes

her arms are stronger

Están más fuertes uses estar + comparative for current state.

Contrasts state (estar) with permanent traits (ser).

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