A2.25: Healthy food and habits

Alimentación y hábitos saludables

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.25.1 Diálogo

¿Merendamos algo saludable?

Shall we have something healthy for tea?


A2.25.2 Cuento corto

Una Vida Más Sana

A Healthier Life


Vocabulary (15)

 La dieta: The diet (Spanish)

La dieta

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The diet Show

 Equilibrado: Balanced (Spanish)

Equilibrado

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Balanced Show

 Sano: Healthy (Spanish)

Sano

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Healthy Show

 Saludable: Healthy (Spanish)

Saludable

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Healthy Show

 Ser vegetariano: Being vegetarian (Spanish)

Ser vegetariano

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Being vegetarian Show

 La merienda: The snack (Spanish)

La merienda

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The snack Show

 Típico: Typical (Spanish)

Típico

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Typical Show

 El refresco: The soft drink (Spanish)

El refresco

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The soft drink Show

 Merendar (to have a snack) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Merendar

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To have a snack Show

 Pesarse (to weigh oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Pesarse

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To weigh oneself Show

 Deber (to owe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Deber

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To owe Show

 El ingrediente: The ingredient (Spanish)

El ingrediente

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The ingredient Show

 Practicar un deporte: Play a sport (Spanish)

Practicar un deporte

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Play a sport Show

 El menú semanal: The weekly menu (Spanish)

El menú semanal

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The weekly menu Show

 Hidratar (to hydrate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Hidratar

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To hydrate Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Has estado alguna vez a dieta o lo estás ahora? (Have you ever been on a diet or are you right now? )
  2. ¿Sueles mirar la lista de ingredientes cuando compras comida en el supermercado? (Do you usually look at the ingredient list when buying food in the supermarket?)
  3. ¿Describirías tus hábitos alimenticios como saludables o más bien poco saludables? (Would you describe your food habits as healthy or rather unhealthy?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Nunca he hecho dieta antes. Aunque soy vegetariano, así que no como carne.

I have never been on a diet before. Though I am a vegeterian so I don't eat meat.

He intentado algunas dietas en el pasado, pero no me gustaron. Ahora estoy intentando ser más activo.

I have tried some diets in the past but I didn't like it. I am trying to be more active now.

Siempre miro los ingredientes. Compruebo el azúcar y la sal en la comida.

I always look at the ingredients. II check the sugar and the salt in the food.

Normalmente como muy sano, pero a veces tomo un poco de chocolate.

I mostly eat very healthy but sometimes I have some chocolate.

Tengo un buen equilibrio entre comer comida poco saludable y comida saludable.

I have a good balance of eating unhealthy and healthy food.

Estoy comiendo bastante mal. Pronto haré dieta.

I am eating quite unhealthy. I will go on a diet soon.

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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

Siempre uso aceite de oliva para cocinar porque es saludable. (I always use olive oil for cooking because it is healthy.)
El menú que planifico cada semana incluye muchas verduras y frutas frescas. (The menu I plan each week includes plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit.)
Deberíamos hidratarnos más durante el verano para evitar el calor. (We should drink more water during the summer to avoid the heat.)
La merienda que tomo a media tarde suele ser una fruta o un yogur. (The snack I have in the mid-afternoon is usually a piece of fruit or a yoghurt.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que corresponda según su relación con la comida o con los hábitos saludables para organizar mejor tu vocabulario.

Alimentos y menús

Hábitos relacionados con la salud

Exercise 5: El relativo "que"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The relative "que"

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Beber (Yo), Comer (Ellos), Tomar (Nosotros), que ha preparado, Hacer (Tú), que haces, que bebí, Preparar (Ella), Preparar (Vosotros): , Seguir (Yo), que necesito, que comieron, que tomamos, Necesito (Yo), que preparasteis, que sigo

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... :La dieta ... me ayuda a sentirme más saludable.
(The diet that I follow helps me feel healthier.)
2.
...: El ejercicio... todos los días te ayuda sentirte mejor.
(Doing (You): The exercise that you do every day helps you feel better.)
3.
...La comida ... ayer estaba deliciosa.
(Prepare (You all): The food you all prepared yesterday was delicious.)
4.
...: La merienda ... a media tarde fue muy ligera.
(Eat (They): The snack they ate in the mid-afternoon was very light.)
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...: El refresco ... ayer me hizo sentir mal.
(Drink (I): The soft drink that I drank yesterday made me feel ill.)
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...: El menú ... para esta semana tiene muchas verduras.
(Prepare (She): The menu she has prepared for this week has lots of vegetables.)
7.
...: La bebida ... después del entrenamiento fue energética.
(To drink (We): The drink that we had after training was energy drink.)
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...:El ingrediente ... para la receta es aceite de oliva.
(I need: The ingredient I need for the recipe is olive oil.)

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A2.25.4 Gramática

El relativo "que"

The relative "que"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Comer to eat

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) comía I was eating
(tú) comías You were eating
(él/ella) comía he/she was eating
(nosotros/nosotras) comíamos we were eating
(vosotros/vosotras) comíais You ate
(ellos/ellas) comían they ate

Exercises and examples phrases

Tomar to take

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) tomaba I used to take
(tú) tomabas you were taking
(él/ella) tomaba he/she was taking
(nosotros/nosotras) tomábamos we took
(vosotros/vosotras) tomabais You took
(ellos/ellas) tomaban they took

Exercises and examples phrases

Planificar to plan

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) planificaba I was planning
(tú) planificabas You used to plan
(él/ella) planificaba he/she planned
(nosotros/nosotras) planificábamos we planned
(vosotros/vosotras) planificabais You were planning
(ellos/ellas) planificaban they planned

Exercises and examples phrases

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