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Spanish A1.30.3 María has the flu

María has the flu and goes to the doctor. She feels very bad and has to rest a lot.

Cuento corto: María tiene la gripe

María tiene la gripe y va al doctor. Se siente muy mal y tiene que descansar mucho.

Spanish A1.30.3 María has the flu

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 30: Salud y Bienestar (Health and wellbeing)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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Text and translation

1. María se siente muy mal. María feels very bad.
2. Le duele la cabeza y tiene fiebre. She has a headache and a fever.
3. Va al doctor. She goes to the doctor.
4. El doctor la mira bien para ayudar. The doctor examines her thoroughly to help.
5. Dice a María que tiene gripe. He tells María that she has flu.
6. Le da un medicamento. He gives her a medication.
7. Dice que necesita mucho descanso. He says that she needs a lot of rest.
8. María toma el medicamento y descansa. Maria takes the medicine and rests.
9. Lentamente se siente mejor. Slowly she feels better.
10. Después de unos días ya no tiene fiebre. After a few days, she no longer has a fever.
11. La salud es muy importante. Health is very important.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué síntomas de gripe tiene María?
    2. What flu symptoms does María have?
  2. ¿Qué dice el doctor?
    3. What does the doctor say?
  3. ¿Qué hace María después de ir al doctor?
    4. What does María do after going to the doctor?
  4. ¿Qué haces cuando estás enfermo/a?
    5. What do you do when you are ill?

Exercise 2: Choose the correct word

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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descanso, Le duele, medicamento, mal, gripe, doctor

1. María se siente muy ....

María se siente muy mal.
(María feels very bad.)

2. Dice a María que tiene ....

Dice a María que tiene gripe.
(He tells María that she has the flu.)

3. Va al ....

Va al doctor.
(She goes to the doctor.)

4. ... la cabeza y tiene fiebre.

Le duele la cabeza y tiene fiebre.
(Her head hurts and she has a fever.)

5. Le da un ....

Le da un medicamento.
(He gives her some medicine.)

6. Dice que necesita mucho ....

Dice que necesita mucho descanso.
(He says that she needs a lot of rest.)