Healthy Lifestyles (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
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
Use adverbs of frequency to add more detail by saying how often you do something, and use reflexive verbs and pronouns to talk about your daily routine
Healthy lifestyles: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of healthy lifestyles are:
Hago - I do
Juego - I play
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Being healthy | aire | n (m) | air |
dieta | n (f) | diet | |
deporte | n (m) | sport | |
ejercicio | n (m) | exercise | |
energía | n (f) | energy | |
miembro | n (m) | member | |
régimen | n (m) | diet | |
activo/a | adj | active | |
deportivo/a | adj | sport | |
equilibrado/a | adj | balanced | |
físico/a | adj | physical | |
sano/a | adj | healthy | |
estar en forma | v | to be fit | |
dar un paseo | v | to go for a walk | |
Daily routine | dormir | v | to sleep |
entrenar | v | to train | |
lavarse | v | to have a wash | |
levantarse | v | to get up | |
sueño | n (m) | dream, sleep | |
Unhealthy habits | costumbre | n (m) | habit |
droga | n (f) | drug | |
estrés | n (m) | stress | |
peligro | n (m) | danger | |
riesgo | n (m) | risk | |
salud | n (f) | health | |
peligroso/a | adj | dangerous | |
fumar | v | to smoke | |
Adverbs of frequency | a veces | adv | sometimes |
nunca | adv | never | |
todos los días | adv | every day | |
siempre | adv | always |
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
Being healthy | mente | n (f) | mind | Es importante tener una mente tranquila. | It is important to have a calm mind. |
mental | adj | mental | El ejercicio es bueno para la salud mental. | Exercise is good for mental health. | |
saludable | adj | healthy | Sigo una dieta saludable. | I follow a healthy diet. | |
Unhealthy habits | cáncer | n (m) | cancer | Fumar aumenta el riesgo de cáncer. | Smoking increases the risk of cancer. |
cigarrillo | n (m) | cigarette | Está prohibido fumar cigarrillos. | Smoking cigarettes is banned. | |
consumo | n (m) | consumption | El consumo de azúcar no es bueno para la salud. | Consuming sugar is not good for your health. | |
daño | n (m) | damage | El sol puede hacer daño a la piel. | The sun can damage your skin. | |
matar | v | to kill | El sobrepeso puede matar. | Being overweight can kill you. | |
superar | v | to overcome | Quiero superar el estrés del colegio. | I want to overcome school stress. | |
Daily routine | acostarse | v | to go to bed | Normalmente me acuesto a las diez. | I normally go to bed at 10 o'clock. |
caminar | v | to walk | Intento caminar una hora cada día. | I try to walk for an hour every day. | |
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