Rester en Santé (Staying Healthy)

Learning ObjectivesLearn words about health.Talk about healthy foods like fruits and vegetables.Describe activities for moving your body.Imagine you are super strong! 💪 To be strong, you need to eat well and move a lot. What do you eat for lunch? 🍎 What do you do to play outside? ⚽Real-World ApplicationsChoose a healthy snack after school.Explain to your parents why it's good to play at the park.Understand when your body needs to rest.

French TermEnglish ExplanationExamplela santé (health) [la sahn-TAY]This word means 'health'.La santé, c'est important. (Health is important.) [la sahn-TAY, seh-tahm-por-TAHN].un légume (a vegetable) [uhn lay-GOOM]This is how you say 'a vegetable'.Une carotte est un légume. (A carrot is a vegetable.) [ewn kah-ROT eh-tuhn lay-GOOM]. 🥕un fruit (a fruit) [uhn froo-EE]This is the word for 'a fruit'.J'aime manger un fruit après le souper. (I like to eat a fruit after dinner.) [zhem mahn-ZHAY uhn froo-EE ah-PREH luh soo-PAY].bouger (to move) [boo-ZHAY]This is the action verb 'to move'.Il faut bouger tous les jours. (You must move every day.) [eel foh boo-ZHAY too lay ZHOOR].dormir (to sleep) [dor-MEER]This is the verb 'to sleep'.Je vais dormir à huit heures. (I am going to sleep at eight o'cloc...

1. Using Action Verbs (-er)Rule: To talk about what you do to stay healthy, use action verbs like manger (to eat) [mahn-ZHAY], jouer (to play) [zhoo-AY], and bouger (to move) [boo-ZHAY]. For 'je' (I) [zhuh], the verb ends in -e. For 'tu' (you) [too], it ends in -es. For 'il/elle' (he/she) [eel/el], it ends in -e.Example: Je mange une carotte. (I eat a carrot.) [zhuh mahnzh ewn kah-ROT]. Tu joues au hockey. (You play hockey.) [too zhoo oh ok-AY].2. Describing with AdjectivesRule: Adjectives like bon (good) [bohn], sain (healthy) [san], or fort (strong) [for] describe nouns. They must agree in gender. For a feminine noun like 'pomme' (apple) [pom], you use the feminine form of the adjective.Example: Un repas sain. (A healthy meal.) [uhn ruh-PAH san]. Une pomme saine. (A healthy apple.) [ewn...