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
Put the words in order to say "You must eat vegetables."
- Il faut
- manger
- des
- légumes
Conseille ton ami
A friend asks for your advice. Choose the sensible French reply each time.
- Your friend is very tired. You say...
- To tell a friend to drink water, you say...
- To say it is necessary to eat healthily, you say...
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.
À toi d'écrire
Write two pieces of advice in French for staying healthy. Use "il faut" or "tu devrais" with an infinitive.
- Use "il faut" + an infinitive
- Use "tu devrais" + an infinitive
- Include a wellbeing verb such as manger, boire, dormir or faire