#fitfluencing - vocab task 1

Complete the sentence:

... pictures typically feature beautiful people doing exercise.

• Fitspiration

• Inspirational

• Fitsports

• Inspiriness

Which definition fits best?

body positivity (n.), body-positive (adj.)

(Viewing body-positive content on Instagram can have a positive effect on your mental health.)

• the fact of feeling good about your body and the way it looks

• the practice of telling yourself that your body is absolutely positive

• the routine of working out until your body is perfect

• the task of photoshopping your pictures until you have a positive result

Which definition fits best?

platform (n.)

(Instagram and YouTube are the most popular platforms for influencers.)

• a digital program or app from which you can communicate or view content

• an app which sends you notifications, if you miss out on a post

• a description of any online program from which you can download content

• a website that lets you find out which accounts your friends follow

Which word matches the following definition?

a specific type of appearance or look(s) that is considered beautiful by most people in a society

• beauty standards

• beauty models

• beauty codes

• beauty laws

Which definition matches the following word?

stick-thin (adj.)

• used to describe a person with very little body fat or muscles

• used to describe a pencil with a very thin tip

• used to describe a person that has very thin arms, much like a stick

• used to describe anything that can be compared to a thin person

Find the correct definition!

to feel happy in one’s (own) skin

(Do you know any tips or tricks to make you feel happy in your own skin?)

• to feel good about your body

• to feel good about having beautiful skin

• to feel good about having soft skin

• to feel good about your body, but not like your skin

Finish the sentence!

If you compare yourself to someone, you ...

• look for the differences between yourself and someone else

• analyse someone in detail

• try to look exactly like somebody else

• like others and their appearance better than your own

Which definition matches the following word?

fitness gear (n.)

(Most fitfluencers flood your Instagram feed with pictures of themselves, doing exercise in expensive fitness gear.)

• the clothes that you use for sports activities

• the shoes that fitfluencers wear

• the clothes that fitfluencers got from their sponsors

• the tools and equipment that is used in fitness videos

Find the missing word!

When sth .... your self-confidence, it usually improves or increases your self-confidence.

• boosts

• declines

• boasts

• distracts

Find the correct definition!

a concern (n.), to concern yourself with, be concerned about sth

(Young people are the age group most affected by body-image concerns.)

• a worried or nervous feeling about something

• a bad feeling in general

• a feeling of anger and sadness about something

• a feeling that you cannot change anything about something