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Vocabulary (12)

El descanso: The rest (Spanish)

Después de caminar tanto, necesitamos un descanso.

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After walking so much, we need a rest. Show

El descanso

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The rest Show

Doler (to hurt) - Verb conjugation and exercises

A ella le duele la espalda.

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Her back hurts. Show

Doler

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To hurt Show

La salud: Health (Spanish)

Cuidarse bien es importante para la salud.

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Taking good care of oneself is important for health. Show

La salud

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Health Show

La fiebre: The fever (Spanish)

La fiebre alta puede ser muy peligrosa para la salud.

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High fever can be very dangerous for health. Show

La fiebre

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The fever Show

Los síntomas: The symptoms (Spanish)

El síntoma puede ser más intenso por la noche.

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The symptom can be more intense at night. Show

Los síntomas

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The symptoms Show

El medicamento: The medicine (Spanish)

El medicamento ayuda a mejorar la salud rápidamente.

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The medicine helps to improve health quickly. Show

El medicamento

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The medicine Show

El doctor: The doctor (Spanish)

La doctora está relajada después de meditar en su tiempo libre.

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The doctor is relaxed after meditating in her free time. Show

El doctor

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The doctor Show

La alergia: The allergy (Spanish)

La alergia causa síntomas incómodos.

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The allergy causes uncomfortable symptoms. Show

La alergia

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The allergy Show

La gripe: The flu (Spanish)

Ella tiene la gripe y no puede ir al trabajo.

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She has the flu and can't go to work. Show

La gripe

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The flu Show

Toser (to cough) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros tosemos cuando estamos enfermos.

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We cough when we are ill. Show

Toser

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To cough Show

Enfermo: Ill (Spanish)

El doctor está enfermo y necesita descansar.

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The doctor is ill and needs to rest. Show

Enfermo

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Ill Show

Ayudar (to help) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él ayuda a su hermana con los deberes.

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He helps his sister with her homework. Show

Ayudar

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To help Show

Listening & reading materials

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Spanish A1.30.1 A headache and back pain

A1.30.1 Diálogo

Un dolor de cabeza y de espalda

A headache and back pain

Spanish A1.30.2 How to look after your health

A1.30.2 Cuento corto

Cómo cuidar la salud

How to look after your health

A1.30.3 Cultura

El Centro de salud en España

The Centro de salud in Spain

Grammar

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A1.30.4 Gramática

Adverbios de modo

Adverbs of manner

Conversation exercise

  1. Describe los síntomas de cada persona. (Describe the symptoms of each person.)
  2. Interpreta un diálogo en la consulta del médico. (Play a dialogue at the doctor's office.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

At the doctor

Example phrases:

Tiene dolor en el cuello.

He has pain in the neck.

Tienes fiebre.

You have a fever.

Me duele la espalda.

My back hurts.

¿Dónde te duele?

Where does it hurt?

Tengo tos.

I have a cough.

Tengo dolor de cabeza.

I have a headache.

Tengo dolor de estómago.

I have a stomachache.

Me siento mareado.

I feel nauseous.

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Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
nuestra salud. | trabajan duro | para cuidar | Los doctores
Los doctores trabajan duro para cuidar nuestra salud.
(Doctors work hard to take care of our health.)
2.
ayudan a todos | Las doctoras son | mucho cariño. | muy simpáticas y | los pacientes con
Las doctoras son muy simpáticas y ayudan a todos los pacientes con mucho cariño.
(The doctors are very friendly and help all the patients with much care.)
3.
está enfermo | y necesita | descansar. | El doctor
El doctor está enfermo y necesita descansar.
(The doctor is ill and needs to rest.)
4.
mejorar la | salud rápidamente. | El medicamento | ayuda a
El medicamento ayuda a mejorar la salud rápidamente.
(The medicine helps to improve health quickly.)
5.
para nuestra | salud. | Los descansos | son importantes
Los descansos son importantes para nuestra salud.
(Breaks are important for our health.)
6.
muy | medicamentos | Los | nuevos | efectivos. | son
Los medicamentos nuevos son muy efectivos.
(The new medications are very effective.)
7.
la salud. | alta puede | peligrosa para | La fiebre | ser muy
La fiebre alta puede ser muy peligrosa para la salud.
(High fever can be very dangerous for health.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

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

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Toser

To cough

2

Ayudar

To help

3

El medicamento

The medicine

4

Doler

To hurt

5

Los síntomas

The symptoms

Exercise 4: Adverbios de modo

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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necesariamente, rápidamente, con dificultad, mal, con cuidado, bien, fácilmente, lentamente

1. Cuidado:
Tengo que toser ....
(I have to cough carefully.)
2. Difícil:
Me levanto ....
(I get up with difficulty.)
3. Necesario:
La alergia se trata ....
(The allergy is necessarily treated.)
4. Lento:
La fiebre baja ... después de tomar el medicamento.
(The fever goes down slowly after taking the medicine.)
5. Malo:
El enfermo se siente ... por la fiebre.
(The patient feels unwell due to the fever.)
6. Rápido:
Los síntomas vienen ....
(The symptoms come quickly.)
7. Fácil:
Me pongo enfermo ....
(I get ill easily.)
8. Bueno:
Hoy me siento .... No estoy cansada.
(Today I feel well. I am not tired.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (12): Verbs: 3, Adjectives: 1, Nouns: 8,
Context vocabulary: 5

Spanish English
Ayudan They help
Ayudar To help
Doler To hurt
El descanso The rest
El doctor The doctor
El medicamento The medicine
Enfermas Ill
Enfermo Ill
Hospitales Hospitals
La alergia The allergy
La fiebre The fever
La gripe The flu
La salud Health
Los síntomas The symptoms
Prevenir Prevent
Toser To cough
Vacunas Vaccinations

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Doler to hurt

Presente

Spanish English
le duele hurts

Exercises and examples phrases

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