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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!

faut devrais Fais est peux Mange

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.

sport natation faire sucre télé manger

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