Healthy Lifestyles (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Healthy lifestyles
There are a few different aspects of healthy lifestyles you can talk about in this topic:
physical health
mental health
food and drink
daily routine
any unhealthy habits such as smoking
Adverbs of frequency are useful to add more detail to this information by saying how often you do something.
Some important grammar points required for this topic are:
reflexive verbs and pronouns to talk about your daily routine
impersonal verbs to give advice or instructions, e.g. about how to stay heathy
Healthy lifestyles: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of healthy lifestyles are:
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Being healthy | actif, active | adj | active, energetic |
équilibré(e) | adj | balanced | |
fatigué(e) | adj | tired | |
sportif, sportive | adj | sporty | |
activité | n (f) | activity | |
crise | n (f) | crisis | |
corps | n (m) | body | |
énergie | n (f) | energy | |
exercice | n (m) | exercise | |
forme | n (f) | shape | |
habitude | n (f) | habit | |
inquiétude | n (f) | worry, anxiety | |
santé | n (f) | health | |
souci | n (m) | worry, concern | |
vie | n (f) | life | |
Daily routine | se coucher | v | to go to bed |
dormir | v | to sleep | |
se laver | v | to get washed | |
se lever | v | to get up | |
Unhealthy habits | dangereux, dangereuse | adj | dangerous |
mort | adj | dead | |
cigarette | n (f) | cigarette | |
drogue | n (f) | drug | |
menace | n (f) | threat | |
arrêter | v | to stop | |
éviter | v | to avoid | |
fumer | v | to smoke | |
mourir | v | to die | |
tuer | v | to kill | |
vapoter | v | to vape | |
grave | v | serious | |
Adverbs of frequency | parfois | adv | sometimes |
souvent | adv | often | |
toujours | adv | always |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Being healthy | conscient(e) | adj | conscious, aware | Elle est consciente des dangers de fumer. | She is aware of the dangers of smoking. |
esprit | n (m) | mind, spirit | Faire du sport est important pour le corps et pour l’esprit. | Doing sport is important for the body and the mind. | |
régime | n (m) | diet | Je suis un régime équilibré. | I follow a balanced diet. | |
Unhealthy habits | risque | n (f) | risk | Il y a toujours un risque quand on vapote. | There is always a risk when you vape. |
tabac | n (m) | tobacco | Le tabac cause beaucoup de maladies graves. | Tobacco causes lots of serious illnesses. | |
causer | v | to cause | Le stress peut causer des problèmes de santé. | Stress can cause health problems. | |
contenir | v | to contain | Les fruits contiennent des vitamines importantes | Fruit contains important vitamins. | |
dépendre (de) | v | to depend (on) | Notre santé dépend de notre mode de vie. | Our health depends on our lifestyle. | |
risquer | v | to risk | Si on ne dort pas assez, on risque de tomber malade. | If you don’t get enough sleep, you risk falling ill. | |
souffrir | v | to suffer | Beaucoup de gens souffrent du stress. | Many people suffer from stress. | |
Adverbs of frequency | régulièrement | adv | regularly | Je fais du sport régulièrement pour rester en forme. | I do sport regularly to stay healthy / fit. |
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