Unit 10: Salud y enfermedad
La salud
Talk about the body, pain, and simple suggestions.
A110 min
Say what hurts, describe simple illness, and make one-step suggestions.
Warm-up
Key words
head
cabeza
stomach
estomago
it hurts
duele
why don't you...?
por que no
Input
Me siento mal
Persona 1: Hombre, que te pasa? Persona 2: Me siento mal. Persona 1: Qu? tienes? Persona 2: Me duele el estomago. Persona 1: Pobrecito.
- How does the person feel?
- Which body part appears in the audio?
Focus
Body parts, doler, and suggestions
Health language gives beginners a high-value real-world survival skill with very simple grammar.
- Use me duele plus the singular body part.
- Use me duelen for plural things.
- Use por que no plus a verb for a simple suggestion.
Me duele la cabeza.Me duelen las piernas.Por que no descansas?
Practice
Micro-exercises
Exercise 1
Choose the correct health sentence.
Exercise 2
Choose a body part.
Exercise 3
Choose the best answer for this la salud situation.
Exercise 4
Complete: Me ___ el estomago. Choose the best option.
Exercise 5
Choose the Spanish for "head".
Exercise 6
Complete: Me ___ el estomago.
Exercise 7
Translate to Spanish: head.
Exercise 8
Translate to Spanish: stomach.
Exercise 9
Translate to Spanish: it hurts.
Exercise 10
Translate to Spanish: why don't you...?.
Exercise 11
Put the sentence in the correct order.
quenodescansasPor
Exercise 12
Put the sentence in the correct order.
lacabezaMeduele
Exercise 13
Put the sentence in the correct order.
piernasMeduelenlas
Exercise 14
Put the sentence in the correct order.
Porquenodescansas
Exercise 15
Put the sentence in the correct order.
duelelaespaldaMe
Exercise 16
Choose the most natural reply for this la salud exchange.
Exercise 17
Choose the most natural reply for this la salud exchange.
Exercise 18
Choose the most natural reply for this la salud exchange.
Exercise 19
Choose the most natural reply for this la salud exchange.
Exercise 20
Choose the most natural reply for this la salud exchange.
Use it
Tutor handoff
Copy and paste this prompt into Virtual Tutor to continue the lesson in guided conversation form.
Act as a patient A1 tutor. Roleplay a simple health conversation. Ask what hurts and make me respond with me duele or me duelen.