Health

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Description

• Health (la santé)
• Helpful verbs
• Grammar Point: "would", "should", "could"
  

Health (la santé)

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English	Images	French	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
I am sick		Je suis malade		?
I feel good		Je me sens bien		?
I am tired		Je suis fatigué(e)		?
the hosptial		l'hôpital		?
healthy		sain(e)		?
unhealthy		malsain(e)		?
a doctor		un médecin		?
a nurse		un infirmier, une infirmière		?
a cold		un rhume		?
the flu		la grippe		?
a fever		une fièvre		?
medicine		des médicaments		?
exercises		des exercices		?
a diet		un régime		?
stitches		des points de suture		?
a heart attack		une crise cardiaque		?
a stroke		un accident cérébral		?
a headache		un mal de tête		?

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Helpful verbs

se sentir ("to feel"), avoir ("to have"), e.g.:

se sentir

Je ne me sens pas bien = "I don't feel well"

 

avoir

J'ai la grippe = "I have the flu"

Conjugate se sentir Conjugate avoir

 

You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

 

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Grammar Point: "would", "should", "could"

The words "would", "should" and "could" are expressed with the conditional verb ending. For example, "I would help" = J'aiderais. The form "should" is expressed by the conditional of devoir, e.g.: "I should study" = Je devrais étudier. The form "could" is expressed by the conditional form of pouvoir, e.g.: "I could help you" = Je pourrais t'aider . You can learn more about the conditional here.

 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the French equivalent:

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1. I shouldn't go to work because I have a cold.

2. If you want to be healthy, you should you eat well and do exercises.

3. Yesterday, I slept well and am ready to work.

4. I would like to avoid a heart attack if I can.

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