Listening Practice: Dictation for Health and Lifestyle
Listen to short Spanish health sentences, identify key words, and rebuild the dictation accurately.
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Spanish health dictation
Listen for meaning first, then for exact words. Short GCSE dictation sentences often test familiar health vocabulary and sound-symbol links.
Words to listen for
These words appear in the clips.
Clip 1: diet
Listen to the short sentence.
- They are bad.
- They are good.
- They are cheap.
Clip 2: healthcare
Listen to the short sentence.
- To the doctor.
- To school.
- To the shop.
Clip 3: wellbeing
Listen to the short sentence.
- They do exercise.
- They do nothing.
- They sleep.
Match what you heard
- patatas fritas
- médico
- ejercicio
- malas
- chips
- doctor
- exercise
- bad
Find the health words
Tap the THREE health words from the dictation clips.
- patatas fritas
- matematicas
- médico
- deberes
- ejercicio
Rebuild the dictation
Clip 1 says: Las patatas fritas son _____. Clip 2 says: Voy al _____. Clip 3 says: Hago _____.
Build the sentence
Put the words in order: I go to the doctor today.
- Voy
- al
- médico
- hoy
Sound and meaning
Select the TWO accurate statements.
- patatas fritas means chips.
- médico means doctor.
- ejercicio means water.
- malas means good.
Choose the dictation meaning
Pick the meaning that fits each heard sentence.
- Las patatas fritas son malas.
- Voy al médico.
- Hago ejercicio.
Write what you heard
Write the three Spanish sentences from memory, then add their English meanings.
- Use patatas fritas, médico and ejercicio accurately
- Check the phrase voy al médico
- Add the English meaning for each sentence