6.4.1
Healthy Lifestyle
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Una Vida Sana - A Healthy Lifestyle

Key vocab
- Llevar una vida sana - to lead a healthy life
- Mantenerse en forma - to keep fit
- Evitar el estrés - avoid stress
- Comer bien - to eat well
- La comida basura - Junk food
- Hacer ejercicio físico - to do physical exercise
- Fumar (🚬) - to smoke
- Acostarse tarde - to go to bed late
- Una dieta equilibrada - balanced diet
- La comida rápida - fast food

Llevar una vida sana
- Intento evitar el estrés pero mi hermano me molesta mucho.
- I try to avoid stress, but my brother annoys me a lot.
- Yo sé que no llevo una vida sana porque como demasiada comida basura.
- I know that I don't lead a healthy lifestyle because I eat too much junk food.
- No he fumado (🚬) nunca en mi vida.
- I have never smoked in my life.

Mantenerse en forma
- ¿Qué haces para mantenerte en forma?
- What do you do to keep yourself fit?
- Para mantenerme en forma hago mucho ejercicio físico, voy al gimnasio cada día.
- To keep myself in shape, I do a lot of physical exercise, I go to the gym every day.

Una dieta equilibrada
- ¿Crees que llevas una vida sana?
- Do you think you lead a healthy lifestyle?
- La verdad es que intento llevar una vida sana, como una dieta equilibrada y hago mucho ejercicio. Sin embargo suelo acostarme tarde y tengo problemas para dormir (😴) .
- The truth is that I try to lead a healthy lifestyle, I eat a balanced diet and do a lot of exercise. However, I usually go to bed late and I have problems sleeping.
Un Estilo de Vida Malsano - Unhealthy Lifestyle

Key vocab
- Estar de acuerdo, en contra - to agree, to be against.
- Emborracharse - to get drunk.
- La cifra - the figure.
- Tomar drogas - to take drugs.
- Beber - to drink.
- La obesidad - obesity.
- Peligroso - dangerous.
- El consumo excesivo - the excessive consumption.
- El sobrepeso - overweight.
- El síndrome de abstinencia - withdrawal symptoms.
- El ataque cardíaco - heart attack.

Los peligros
- Hoy en día es importante que informemos a los jóvenes sobre los peligros del consumo excesivo de alcohol (🥂).
- Nowadays it is important that we educate young people about the dangers of the excessive consumption of alcohol.
- La obesidad es un problema creciente.
- Obesity is a growing problem.
- Mucha gente toma drogas.
- A lot of people take drugs.

Las drogas o el alcohol
- Muchas personas piensan que el alcohol (🥂) es más peligroso que las drogas. ¿Estás de acuerdo con ellos?
- A lot of people think that alcohol is more dangerous than drugs. Do you agree with them?
- No creo que el alcohol (🥂) sea más peligroso, pero no dudo que el alcohol es peligroso, no solo para el hígado sino también la salud mental.
- I don't think that alcohol is more dangerous, but I don't doubt that it is dangerous, not only for your liver but also your mental health.

Beber con moderación
- ¿Qué opinas tu sobre beber con moderación?
- What do you think about drinking in moderation?
- No tengo ningún problema con beber en moderación, se dice que una copa de vino no hace daño.
- I don't have any problem with drinking in moderation, they say that one glass of wine does no harm.
1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.2Verbs
1.3Nouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Home & Abroad
2.2Holiday
2.4Everyday Life, Traditions & Communities
3Education & Employment
3.2School Trips
3.4Future Plans
4Personal Life & Relationships
4.1House & Home
4.2Daily Routines & Helping at Home
4.3Family & Friends
5The World Around Us
5.1Environmental Issues
5.2Weather
5.3Travel & Transport
5.5Information & Communication
6Social Activities, Fitness & Health
6.1Special Occasions
6.2Hobbies & Interests
6.3Shopping & Money Matters
6.4Injuries, Illness & Health
7Listening
7.1Town & Region
7.2Holiday
7.3Customs
7.4Education
7.5Personal Life & Relationships
7.6The Media & Technology
7.7Social Activities
7.8The Environment
7.9Fitness & Health
8Common Tenses
8.1Present Tense
8.1.1Regular AR Verbs8.1.2Negative Verbs8.1.3Irregular AR Verbs8.1.4Irregular AR Verbs: Exceptions8.1.5Regular ER Verbs8.1.6Irregular ER Verbs8.1.7Irregular ER Verbs 28.1.8Regular IR Verbs8.1.9Irregular IR Verbs8.1.10Irregular IR Verbs 28.1.11Irregular IR Verbs 38.1.12Irregular IR Verbs 48.1.13Verb Phrases8.1.14The Use of 'Se'
8.2Preterite Tense
8.2.1Regular AR Verbs8.2.2Irregular AR Verbs (1/4)8.2.3Irregular AR Verbs (2/4)8.2.4Irregular AR Verbs (3/4)8.2.5Irregular AR Verbs (4/4)8.2.6Regular ER Verbs8.2.7Irregular ER Verbs (1/5)8.2.8Irregular ER Verbs (2/5)8.2.9Irregular ER Verbs (3/5)8.2.10Irregular ER Verbs (4/5)8.2.11Irregular ER Verbs (5/5)8.2.12Regular IR Verbs8.2.13Irregular IR Verbs (1/6)8.2.14Irregular IR Verbs (2/6)8.2.15Irregular IR Verbs (3/6)8.2.16Irregular IR Verbs (4/6)8.2.17Irregular IR Verbs (5/6)8.2.18Irregular IR Verbs (6/6)
8.3Imperfect Tense
8.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
8.5Future Tense
9Important Verbs
9.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
9.2To Like - 'Gustar'
9.3To Have - 'Tener'
10Advanced Tenses
10.1The Simple Future
10.2Conditional Tense
10.3Continuous Tenses
10.4Perfect Tense
10.5Present Subjunctive
10.5.1Present Subjunctive: AR Verbs10.5.2Present Subjunctive: ER Verbs10.5.3Present Subjunctive: IR Verbs10.5.4Irregular AR Verbs (1/3)10.5.5Irregular AR Verbs (2/3)10.5.6Irregular AR Verbs (3/3)10.5.7Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)10.5.8Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)10.5.9Irregular IR Verbs (1/3)10.5.10Irregular IR Verbs (2/3)10.5.11Irregular IR Verbs (3/3)10.5.12The Verb 'Ir'10.5.13Subjunctive Uses
10.6Imperfect Subjunctive
11Extra Grammar
11.2Negatives
11.3Nouns
11.4Asking Questions
11.5Adjectives
11.6Adverbs
11.7Conjunctions
11.8Pronouns
11.9By, With, From, Of
11.10Verbs
11.11Comparisons
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1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.2Verbs
1.3Nouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Home & Abroad
2.2Holiday
2.4Everyday Life, Traditions & Communities
3Education & Employment
3.2School Trips
3.4Future Plans
4Personal Life & Relationships
4.1House & Home
4.2Daily Routines & Helping at Home
4.3Family & Friends
5The World Around Us
5.1Environmental Issues
5.2Weather
5.3Travel & Transport
5.5Information & Communication
6Social Activities, Fitness & Health
6.1Special Occasions
6.2Hobbies & Interests
6.3Shopping & Money Matters
6.4Injuries, Illness & Health
7Listening
7.1Town & Region
7.2Holiday
7.3Customs
7.4Education
7.5Personal Life & Relationships
7.6The Media & Technology
7.7Social Activities
7.8The Environment
7.9Fitness & Health
8Common Tenses
8.1Present Tense
8.1.1Regular AR Verbs8.1.2Negative Verbs8.1.3Irregular AR Verbs8.1.4Irregular AR Verbs: Exceptions8.1.5Regular ER Verbs8.1.6Irregular ER Verbs8.1.7Irregular ER Verbs 28.1.8Regular IR Verbs8.1.9Irregular IR Verbs8.1.10Irregular IR Verbs 28.1.11Irregular IR Verbs 38.1.12Irregular IR Verbs 48.1.13Verb Phrases8.1.14The Use of 'Se'
8.2Preterite Tense
8.2.1Regular AR Verbs8.2.2Irregular AR Verbs (1/4)8.2.3Irregular AR Verbs (2/4)8.2.4Irregular AR Verbs (3/4)8.2.5Irregular AR Verbs (4/4)8.2.6Regular ER Verbs8.2.7Irregular ER Verbs (1/5)8.2.8Irregular ER Verbs (2/5)8.2.9Irregular ER Verbs (3/5)8.2.10Irregular ER Verbs (4/5)8.2.11Irregular ER Verbs (5/5)8.2.12Regular IR Verbs8.2.13Irregular IR Verbs (1/6)8.2.14Irregular IR Verbs (2/6)8.2.15Irregular IR Verbs (3/6)8.2.16Irregular IR Verbs (4/6)8.2.17Irregular IR Verbs (5/6)8.2.18Irregular IR Verbs (6/6)
8.3Imperfect Tense
8.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
8.5Future Tense
9Important Verbs
9.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
9.2To Like - 'Gustar'
9.3To Have - 'Tener'
10Advanced Tenses
10.1The Simple Future
10.2Conditional Tense
10.3Continuous Tenses
10.4Perfect Tense
10.5Present Subjunctive
10.5.1Present Subjunctive: AR Verbs10.5.2Present Subjunctive: ER Verbs10.5.3Present Subjunctive: IR Verbs10.5.4Irregular AR Verbs (1/3)10.5.5Irregular AR Verbs (2/3)10.5.6Irregular AR Verbs (3/3)10.5.7Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)10.5.8Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)10.5.9Irregular IR Verbs (1/3)10.5.10Irregular IR Verbs (2/3)10.5.11Irregular IR Verbs (3/3)10.5.12The Verb 'Ir'10.5.13Subjunctive Uses
10.6Imperfect Subjunctive
11Extra Grammar
11.2Negatives
11.3Nouns
11.4Asking Questions
11.5Adjectives
11.6Adverbs
11.7Conjunctions
11.8Pronouns
11.9By, With, From, Of
11.10Verbs
11.11Comparisons
Practice questions on Healthy Lifestyle
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- 1Which word does NOT mean 'healthy' in Spanish?Multiple choice
- 2How do you say 'to go to bed late' in Spanish?Multiple choice
- 3How do you say 'to get drunk' in Spanish?Multiple choice
- 4Una vida insano:Fill in the list
- 5Select the correct form of the Spanish words:True / false
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