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Today we're working on "Basic Health and Feelings". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: A1

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Basic Health and Feelings

Basic vocabulary and expressions for describing simple health conditions and feelings.

healthfeelingseveryday language

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
tiredcansado/cansadaadjective
hungryhambriento/hambrientaadjective
sickenfermo/enfermaadjective
headachedolor de cabezanoun
restdescansarverb

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

I am tired

🇪🇸 Estoy cansado/cansada

I am sick

🇪🇸 Estoy enfermo/enferma

I have a headache

🇪🇸 Tengo dolor de cabeza

I need to rest

🇪🇸 Necesito descansar

Are you hungry?

🇪🇸 ¿Tienes hambre?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

How do you feel today?

🇪🇸 ¿Cómo te sientes hoy?

Are you sick?

🇪🇸 ¿Estás enfermo/enferma?

Do you need to rest?

🇪🇸 ¿Necesitas descansar?

Pattern Practice

I am ___

🇪🇸 Estoy ___

I have ___

🇪🇸 Tengo ___

I need to ___

🇪🇸 Necesito ___

Mini Dialogue

A: How do you feel?

B: I am tired.

A: Do you need to rest?

B: Yes, I need to rest.

A: Okay. I hope you feel better.

Today I feel tired. I wake up early and I am hungry. At school, I have a headache, so I drink water and rest. After resting, I feel better and I can study again.

How do you say 'dolor de cabeza' in English?

Answer: headache

Translate: 'Estoy enfermo/enferma.'

Answer: I am sick.

What does 'rest' mean in Spanish?

Answer: descansar

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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  "title": "Basic Health and Feelings",
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          "en": "tired",
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          "en": "I am tired",
          "es": "Estoy cansado/cansada"
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        {
          "en": "I am sick",
          "es": "Estoy enfermo/enferma"
        },
        {
          "en": "I have a headache",
          "es": "Tengo dolor de cabeza"
        },
        {
          "en": "I need to rest",
          "es": "Necesito descansar"
        },
        {
          "en": "Are you hungry?",
          "es": "¿Tienes hambre?"
        }
      ]
    },
    "conversation_starters": {
      "items": [
        {
          "en": "How do you feel today?",
          "es": "¿Cómo te sientes hoy?"
        },
        {
          "en": "Are you sick?",
          "es": "¿Estás enfermo/enferma?"
        },
        {
          "en": "Do you need to rest?",
          "es": "¿Necesitas descansar?"
        }
      ]
    },
    "pattern_practice": {
      "items": [
        {
          "en": "I am ___",
          "es": "Estoy ___"
        },
        {
          "en": "I have ___",
          "es": "Tengo ___"
        },
        {
          "en": "I need to ___",
          "es": "Necesito ___"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "A": "How do you feel?"
        },
        {
          "B": "I am tired."
        },
        {
          "A": "Do you need to rest?"
        },
        {
          "B": "Yes, I need to rest."
        },
        {
          "A": "Okay. I hope you feel better."
        }
      ]
    },
    "listening_script": {
      "text": "Today I feel tired. I wake up early and I am hungry. At school, I have a headache, so I drink water and rest. After resting, I feel better and I can study again."
    },
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        {
          "q": "How do you say 'dolor de cabeza' in English?",
          "a": "headache"
        },
        {
          "q": "Translate: 'Estoy enfermo/enferma.'",
          "a": "I am sick."
        },
        {
          "q": "What does 'rest' mean in Spanish?",
          "a": "descansar"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
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