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Lifestyle and Wellbeing: Words and Sentences

Sharpen your German for health and wellbeing: spell the umlaut words, give advice with modal verbs, and describe your daily routine.

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Health and wellbeing in German 🇩🇪

This module practises the German you need for **lifestyle and wellbeing**: the vocabulary, the **umlauts** and **ß**, and useful grammar for giving **advice** and describing your **routine**. Spelling counts: a missing umlaut is a spelling error in the exam.

Key vocabulary 📖

Learn these words with their spelling:

Match each German word to its English meaning

  • die Gesundheit
  • das Essen
  • das Wasser
  • der Stress
  • health
  • food
  • water
  • stress

Which word?

Which German word means 'healthy'?

  • gesund
  • müde
  • glücklich
  • krank

Umlauts and ß matter 🔤

German uses the umlauts **ä, ö, ü** and the letter **ß**. They are part of the word: **gesünder** (healthier) has an umlaut, and **Fuß** (foot) and **Straße** (street) use ß. Learn each umlaut with its word, because leaving one out counts as a spelling mistake.

Complete the advice

Für die _____ muss man _____ essen, viel _____ trinken und genug _____.

Gesundheit gesund Wasser schlafen Stress müde Cola arbeiten

Healthy choices

Select the TWO healthy-lifestyle choices, in German.

  • Regelmäßig Sport machen
  • Viel Wasser trinken
  • Viele Süßigkeiten essen
  • Sehr spät ins Bett gehen

Match each reflexive verb to its meaning

  • sich bewegen
  • sich entspannen
  • sich ausruhen
  • sich waschen
  • to exercise
  • to relax
  • to rest
  • to wash

Giving advice 📊

To give advice in German, use the modal verbs **man muss** (one must) and **man sollte** (one should) with the infinitive at the **end**. For example: man muss **gesund essen** (one must eat healthily); man sollte **sich bewegen** (one should exercise).

Build the sentence

An interactive activity.

Complete the comparison

Complete: 'Obst ist ___ als Schokolade.' (Fruit is healthier than chocolate.)

  • gesünder
  • gesund
  • mehr
  • sehr

Describe a routine

Am Abend sollte man sich _____ und früh ins Bett _____. Am Morgen sollte man sich _____. Man sollte nicht zu viel _____ haben.

entspannen gehen bewegen Stress arbeiten essen ärgern Hunger

Choose the best German

An interactive activity.

Write about your lifestyle

An interactive activity.