A2.22: Personal hygiene

Higiene personal

Vocabulary (11)

 Tener el pelo limpio: To have clean hair (Spanish)

Tener el pelo limpio

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To have clean hair Show

 El cepillo de dientes: The toothbrush (Spanish)

El cepillo de dientes

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The toothbrush Show

 Llevar las manos sucias: To have dirty hands (Spanish)

Llevar las manos sucias

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To have dirty hands Show

 El champú: The shampoo (Spanish)

El champú

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The shampoo Show

 El desodorante: The deodorant (Spanish)

El desodorante

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The deodorant Show

 La colonia: The cologne (Spanish)

La colonia

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The cologne Show

 Cepillarse (to brush) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Cepillarse

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To brush Show

 La crema: The cream (Spanish)

La crema

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The cream Show

 Tener alergia: To have an allergy (Spanish)

Tener alergia

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To have an allergy Show

 La pasta de dientes: The toothpaste (Spanish)

La pasta de dientes

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The toothpaste Show

 El gel: The gel (Spanish)

El gel

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The gel Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Qué productos de higiene utilizas a diario? (What hygiene products do you use on a daily basis?)
  2. Describe tu rutina matutina (o vespertina). (Describe your morning (or evening) routine. )

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Uso mi cepillo de dientes tres veces al día.

I use my toothbrush three times a day.

Me ducho cada dos días, entonces uso mi champú.

I have a shower everey second day so then I use my shampoo.

Nunca uso crema.

I never use cream.

Después de despertarme y levantarme, me cepillo los dientes.

After I wake up and get up I brush my teeth.

Antes de cepillarme el pelo, generalmente me ducho.

Before brushing my hair I usually have a shower.

Luego uso crema para proteger mi piel.

Then I use cream to protect my skin.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

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

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Uso desodorante antes de salir de casa. (I use deodorant before leaving the house.)
Después de cenar, me cepillo los dientes. (After dinner, I brush my teeth.)
Cuando llevo las manos sucias, me las lavo rápido. (When my hands are dirty, I wash them quickly.)
El champú que compro huele muy bien y cuida mi pelo. (The shampoo I buy smells very nice and takes care of my hair.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica estas palabras en dos grupos según si son productos de higiene personal o acciones y momentos relacionados con la higiene.

Productos de higiene personal

Acciones y momentos relacionados con la higiene

Exercise 5: Usos de "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"

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antes de, Después, Antes, cuando, Cuando, después de

1. Situación pasada habitual:
: ... llevaba siempre las manos sucias.
(I used to always have dirty hands.)
2. Acción previa:
: Me cepillo los dientes ... desayunar.
(I brush my teeth before having breakfast.)
3. Acción posterior inmediata:
: Uso colonia ... lavarme la cara.
(I use aftershave after washing my face.)
4. Acción posterior:
: ... saldré a comprar pasta de dientes.
(Afterwards, I will go out to buy toothpaste.)
5. Momento específico:
: Uso crema ... tengo la piel seca.
(I use cream when my skin is dry.)
6. Momento específico:
: Usaba gel ... tenía el pelo sucio.
(I used gel when my hair was dirty.)
7. Acción posterior inmediata:
: Uso champú ... mojarme el pelo.
(I use shampoo after wetting my hair.)
8. Momento específico:
: ... me voy a la playa, necesito poner la crema.
(When I go to the beach, I need to put on the cream.)

Grammar

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A2.22.1 Gramática

Usos de "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"

Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Peinarse to comb oneself

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) me peinaba I used to comb myself
(tú) te peinabas You were combing yourself
(él/ella) se peinaba he/she was combing himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos peinábamos we combed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os peinabais you combed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se peinaban they combed themselves

Exercises and examples phrases

Lavarse to wash oneself

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) me lavaba I washed myself
(tú) te lavabas you were washing yourself
(él/ella) se lavaba he/she was washing himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos lavábamos we washed ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os lavabais You washed yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se lavaban They washed themselves

Exercises and examples phrases

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