Healthy Lifestyles: Exam Skills (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note

Which aspects of a healthy lifestyle are mentioned? Write the two correct letters.

Answers:

• C 

  Hier j’ai couru dix kilomètres - l’activité physique est très importante pour moi.

  (Yesterday I ran ten kilometres. Physical activity is very important to me.)

• D

  je me couche tôt chaque soir

  (I go to bed early every evening)

You can use the five minutes' reading time before the listening exam starts to note down possible French vocabulary for the English options in multiple-choice questions:

This will help you to listen out for key words, but beware of distractors!

Prepare the following role-play.

1. Say what you like to eat. (give one detail)

2. Say one activity you do to stay healthy.

3. Say one activity you do to relax.

4. Give one opinion of sport.

5. ? Ask your friend a question about sport.

Answer:

Here are some example responses.

1. J’aime manger des légumes.

2. Je fais du sport.

3. J’adore lire.

4. C’est intéressant. 

5. Tu aimes faire du sport ?

1. I like eating vegetables.

2. I do sport.

3. I love reading.

4. It's interesting.

5. Do you like doing sport?

Stéphanie is talking about her lifestyle. Answer the questions in English.

Pour être en bonne santé, j’essaie d’avoir une vie équilibrée. Je suis très active, donc je fais de l’exercice régulièrement, par exemple le week-end je fais de la natation et le mercredi je vais au centre sportif avec mes amis. Le matin, je prends un petit-déjeuner sain, et le soir je lis et puis je me couche tôt. Je ne fume pas et je ne vapote pas, parce que le tabac et les cigarettes sont dangereux pour le corps et peuvent tuer. Il faut éviter ces mauvaises habitudes.

1. What exercise does she do? Give two details.

2. How does she describe her breakfast?

3. What does she do before going to bed?

4. Why does she not smoke or vape? Give two details.

Answer:

Here are the correct answers:

1. she goes swimming [1] and goes to the gym / sports centre [1]

   je fais de la natation et le mercredi je vais au centre sportif

2. healthy

   je prends un petit-déjeuner sain

3. she reads

   le soir je lis et puis je me couche tôt

4. cigarettes and tobacco are dangerous for the body [1] and can kill [1]

   le tabac et les cigarettes sont dangereux pour le corps et peuvent tuer

Check that you included enough detail in your answers for questions 1 and 4.

You are writing an article about your lifestyle.
Write approximately 90 words in French.
You must write something about each bullet point.
Mention:

• What you eat and drink to stay healthy 

• What you have done in the past to stay healthy

• What you will do in the future to stay healthy

Answer:

Here is an example response of 88 words.

Je mange beaucoup de fruits pour rester en bonne santé, et je bois beaucoup d’eau. Cependant, je mange aussi du gâteau parfois et j’adore boire du café ! Il faut avoir un régime équilibré. J’adore faire de l’exercice, et la semaine dernière j’ai joué au foot avec mes amis après le collège, et mon équipe a gagné ! À l’avenir je vais aller au centre sportif chaque semaine et faire de la natation plus souvent. Ma famille et moi allons manger moins de viande et plus de légumes. 

I eat a lot of fruit to stay healthy, and I drink a lot of water. However, I also eat cake sometimes and I love drinking coffee! You must have a balanced diet. I love doing exercise, and last week I played football with my friends after school, and my team won! In the future, I’m going to go to the sports centre every week and swim more often. My family and I are going to eat less meat and more vegetables.

When completing a 90-word writing task, you will need to be comfortable using a range of tenses, as the bullet points will cover past, present and future. Tick off each bullet point as you cover it, and always check your work carefully once you have finished. Look at the response above to identify where each bullet point is covered.