Lifestyle and Wellbeing: Vocabulary and Giving Advice
Learn French words for health, food and sport, then give advice like a native: il faut, tu devrais and the command form. Watch those accents!
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Rester en forme 🍎
This context is all about **lifestyle and wellbeing**: staying healthy in body and mind, eating well, and playing sport. You will learn the **vocabulary** and, just as importantly, how to **give advice** in French. Keep a sharp eye on the **accents**: they are part of the spelling.
Les mots essentiels 🗂️
Core wellbeing words (note the accents and the gender):
Match the French food and drink to its English
- les légumes
- les fruits
- l'eau
- le sucre
- vegetables
- fruit
- water
- sugar
Un mot utile
What does the French word "équilibré" mean?
- balanced
- tired
- happy
- fast
Donner des conseils 💬
French has three main ways to give advice:
Match each French phrase to its English
- Il faut manger sainement
- Tu devrais te reposer
- Bois de l'eau
- Fais du sport
- You must eat healthily
- You should rest
- Drink water
- Do sport
Complète le conseil
Pour rester en forme, il _____ manger des légumes. Tu _____ boire de l'eau. _____ du sport!
Un mode de vie sain
Select the TWO healthy-lifestyle actions.
- Manger des fruits et des légumes
- Faire de l'exercice
- Manger beaucoup de sucre
- Ne jamais dormir
Attention aux accents 💡
Accents are part of the spelling, so always write them: **santé**, **légumes**, **équilibré**, **bien-être**. For advice, both **il faut** and **tu devrais** are followed by the **infinitive**: il faut **boire**, tu devrais **dormir**.
Mets les mots en ordre
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Match the French sport to its English
- la natation
- le foot
- courir
- faire du vélo
- swimming
- football
- to run
- to cycle
Complète le paragraphe
J'aime faire du _____ le week-end. Je fais de la _____ à la piscine. Pour rester en forme, il faut _____ de l'exercice.
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