A1.29: Physical states and sensations

Estados físicos y sensaciones

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.29.1 Diálogo

Hablando de ejercicio y bienestar

Talking about exercise and well-being


A1.29.2 Cultura

La siesta: descanso y bienestar en España

The siesta: rest and well-being in Spain


Vocabulary (10)

 Hambre: Hunger (Spanish)

Hambre

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Hunger Show

 Sed: Thirst (Spanish)

Sed

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Thirst Show

 Cansado: tired (Spanish)

Cansado

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Tired Show

 Agotado: Exhausted (Spanish)

Agotado

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Exhausted Show

 Sudado: sweaty (Spanish)

Sudado

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Sweaty Show

 Lesionado: injured (Spanish)

Lesionado

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Injured Show

 Relajarse (to relax) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Relajarse

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To relax Show

 El dolor: The pain (Spanish)

El dolor

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The pain Show

 Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Cuidarse

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To take care of oneself Show

 Meditar (to meditate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Meditar

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To meditate Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Cómo se sienten las personas en esas situaciones? (How do the people feel in those situations?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Está agotado.

He is exhausted.

Me siento cansado por la mañana.

I feel tired in the morning.

Me siento agotado después del trabajo.

I feel exhausted after work.

Necesito beber algo.

I need to drink something.

Tengo sed.

I am thirsty.

Tengo hambre.

I am hungry.

Ella tiene frío.

She is feeling cold.

Tengo calor.

I feel warm.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

El dolor


The pain

2

Lesionado


Injured

3

Sed


Thirst

4

Cuidarse


To take care of oneself

5

Relajarse


To relax

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
después de | el parque. | Estoy cansado | correr en
Estoy cansado después de correr en el parque.
(I am tired after running in the park.)
2.
sed? | fresca? | ¿Tienes | agua | ¿Quieres
¿Tienes sed? ¿Quieres agua fresca?
(Are you thirsty? Do you want some fresh water?)
3.
ejercicio. | Me siento | de hacer | sudada después
Me siento sudada después de hacer ejercicio.
(I feel sweaty after exercising.)
4.
y | cuidarme | Necesito | dormir | siesta. | una
Necesito cuidarme y dormir una siesta.
(I need to take care of myself and have a nap.)
5.
está lesionado | El chico | puede jugar | al fútbol. | y no
El chico está lesionado y no puede jugar al fútbol.
(The boy is injured and cannot play football.)
6.
trabajo, me | Después del | para relajarme. | gusta meditar
Después del trabajo, me gusta meditar para relajarme.
(After work, I like to meditate to relax.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Estoy muy agotado porque no he dormido nada anoche. (I am very exhausted because I didn't sleep at all last night.)
Cuando haces deporte, es importante cuidarte bien para no tener lesiones. (When you do sport, it is important to take good care of yourself to avoid injuries.)
Después de correr, tengo mucha sed y necesito beber agua rápido. (After running, I am very thirsty and need to drink water quickly.)
Me siento cansada porque he trabajado mucho en el jardín hoy. (I feel tired because I have worked a lot in the garden today.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica estas palabras según si expresan sensaciones del cuerpo o acciones para cuidar tu salud.

Sensaciones físicas y necesidades

Acciones para cuidar el cuerpo

Exercise 7: El participio pasado como adjetivo: "-ado, -oso, ..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The past participle as an adjective: "-ado, -oso, ..."

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relajadas, cansadas, lesionada, sudada, sudados, agotados, cansado, lesionado

1.
Después de correr, ellos están ....
(After running, they are sweaty.)
2.
El hombre está ... en las piernas.
(The man is injured in the legs.)
3.
Ella está ... y no puede ir a la escuela.
(She is injured and cannot go to school.)
4.
Ellas se han relajado y ahora se sienten ....
(They have relaxed and now they feel relaxed.)
5.
Ellos se sienten ... del trabajo.
(They feel exhausted from work.)
6.
Él se siente muy ... porque no ha dormido mucho.
(He feels very tired because he hasn't slept much.)
7.
Las chicas están ... después de correr.
(The girls are tired after running.)
8.
Amalia está ... porque está en el gimnasio.
(Amalia is sweaty because she is at the gym.)

Grammar

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A1.29.3 Gramática

El participio pasado como adjetivo: "-ado, -oso, ..."

The past participle as an adjective: "-ado, -oso, ..."


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Cuidarse to take care of oneself

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) me cuido I take care of myself
(tú) te cuidas You take care of yourself
(él/ella) se cuida he takes care of himself/she takes care of herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos cuidamos we take care of ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os cuidáis You take care of yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se cuidan they take care of themselves

Exercises and examples phrases

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