Spanish Grade 10 15 min

Consejos para la salud: ¡Come sano! (Advice for health: Eat healthy!)

Give health advice using the imperative mood (¡Bebe agua!, ¡Haz ejercicio!, ¡Duerme bien!).

What you'll learn

  • Identify at least 5 different healthy food options in Spanish, using pictures or flashcards, with 80% accuracy.
  • Explain, in simple Spanish phrases, why eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is important for staying healthy.
  • Apply learned vocabulary by creating a simple Spanish sentence describing a healthy meal they would like to eat.
  • Analyze a provided menu and select at least 3 healthy food options, justifying their choices in simple Spanish.

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Formulate affirmative and negative tú commands for regular and irregular verbs related to health and diet. Use the present subjunctive to give formal advice and recommendations using trigger phrases like 'Es importante que...'. Differentiate between the informal imperative (tú) and formal advice structures (usted/subjunctive). Apply vocabulary related to healthy foods, nutrition, and well-being in context. Correctly attach object pronouns to affirmative commands and place them before negative commands. Create a short dialogue giving and receiving health advice using a mix of commands and subjunctive recommendations. 🤔 ¿Alguna vez has querido darle un consejo a un amigo sobre su salud pero no sabías cómo decirlo en español? ¡Vamos a aprender a s...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample El Modo Imperativo (Informal)The command form used to give direct orders or strong advice to someone you address as 'tú' (a friend, family member, peer).'¡Come más verduras! No bebas tantos refrescos.' (Eat more vegetables! Don't drink so many sodas.) El Presente de Subjuntivo para ConsejosA verb mood used to express recommendations, suggestions, or impersonal advice, often following phrases like 'Es importante que...' or 'Te recomiendo que...'.'Es importante que bebas mucha agua.' (It's important that you drink a lot of water.) Verbos Irregulares en el ImperativoA specific set of common verbs that do not follow the standard conjugation pattern for affirmative 'tú' commands.'¡Haz ejercicio! ¡P...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns

Formación del Imperativo Afirmativo (Tú) Use the 3rd person singular, present indicative form. (Hablar -> habla, Comer -> come, Escribir -> escribe) Use this formula to give a direct, informal, positive command to one person. Remember the 8 common irregulars: Ven, Di, Sal, Haz, Ten, Ve, Pon, Sé. Formación del Imperativo Negativo (Tú) No + [yo form stem] + -es (for -ar verbs) / -as (for -er/-ir verbs). This is the 'tú' form of the present subjunctive. Use this to tell someone you know well *not* to do something. The structure always starts with 'No' and is followed by the subjunctive. Estructura para Dar Consejos con el Subjuntivo Trigger Phrase (Es importante que...) + QUE + Subject 2 + Verb in Subjunctive. Use this structure for giving m...

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
Un amigo te pide consejo para su dieta. ¿Cuál es la recomendación más completa y gramaticalmente perfecta que combina un mandato informal y una cláusula de subjuntivo?
A.Come más pescado. También, es bueno que evitas la carne roja.
B.Come más pescado. También, es bueno que evites la carne roja.
C.Comes más pescado. También, es bueno que evites la carne roja.
D.Come más pescado. También, es bueno que evitar la carne roja.
Challenging
Analiza la siguiente situación: Un médico le habla a un grupo de adolescentes sobre nutrición. ¿Cuál de las siguientes frases sería la más adecuada y gramaticalmente correcta para dirigirse a ellos?
A.Es vital que ustedes comen alimentos nutritivos y hacen ejercicio.
B.¡Coman alimentos nutritivos! También, es vital que hagan ejercicio.
C.¡Comed alimentos nutritivos! También, es vital que hacéis ejercicio.
D.¡Come alimentos nutritivos! También, es vital que hagas ejercicio.
Challenging
Corrige la siguiente frase que contiene múltiples errores: 'Para tu merienda, no te lo olvides de las frutas, y ponlos en tu mochila.' (Refiriéndose a 'las frutas').
A.No te las olvides de las frutas, y ponlas en tu mochila.
B.No te olvides de las frutas, y ponlas en tu mochila.
C.No te olvides de las frutas, y pónlas en tu mochila.
D.No las olvides, y ponlas en tu mochila.

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