Key vocabulary at a glance

Part of Healthy living and lifestyle · Section 3 of 4

Key FactsUnit: Theme 1: People and LifestyleGCSE

This key facts covers Key vocabulary at a glance within Healthy living and lifestyle for GCSE French. Revise Healthy living and lifestyle in Theme 1: People and Lifestyle for GCSE French with 15 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 3 of 4 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

📌 Key vocabulary at a glance

  • manger équilibré — adverb of manner here, so NO agreement: never mangée équilibrée
  • faire de l'exercice — the correct noun is l'exercice (not l'exercise — see error card)
  • tous les jours — every day; toutes les semaines — every week (toutes, feminine for semaines)
  • je ne bois jamais de — double negative: ne...jamais = never. After jamais, use de (not du/de la/des)
  • se coucher — reflexive verb: je me couche, il se couche, nous nous couchons
  • C'est bon/mauvais pour la santé — no article after pour here: pour la santé not pour une santé
  • l'anxiété — feminine noun, important for article agreement
  • les drogues — false friend: means drugs (narcotics), not drugs in general (which is les médicaments for medicine)

Practice questions for Healthy living and lifestyle

What does 'la santé' mean in English?

  • A. health
  • B. diet
  • C. fitness
  • D. hygiene
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What does 'J'ai mal à la tête' mean in English?

  • A. I have a headache
  • B. I have a stomach ache
  • C. I have a sore arm
  • D. I feel ill
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Quick recall flashcards

la tête
head — feminine noun; J'ai mal à la tête = I have a headache
le bras
arm — masculine noun; the final -s is silent

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