How to Revise Lifestyle – Health and Fitness — WJEC GCSE Spanish
Lifestyle – Health and Fitness is a topic in the WJEC GCSE Spanish specification. This guide covers learning objectives, examiner tips, common mistakes, and key terminology to help you revise effectively.
Examiner Tips for Lifestyle – Health and Fitness
- Learn the specific vocabulary for body parts and common illnesses to ensure clarity in speaking and writing
- Practice using 'doler' in all persons to describe where it hurts
- Be prepared to use the preterite and imperfect tenses to narrate past accidents or illnesses
- Use a variety of connectives to justify opinions on healthy living
- Ensure you can distinguish between 'saludable' (healthy) and 'sano/a' (healthy)
Common Mistakes in Lifestyle – Health and Fitness
- Confusing 'doler' (to hurt) with other verbs
- Incorrect use of 'ser' and 'estar' when describing health states
- Misuse of reflexive verbs when describing daily routines or accidents
- Failure to use the correct gender for body parts
- Inaccurate use of prepositions with health-related activities
Key Marking Points
- Ability to describe physical health and fitness
- Ability to discuss healthy and unhealthy habits
- Ability to narrate past health events or accidents
- Ability to express opinions on health and fitness
- Ability to use appropriate vocabulary for body parts, illnesses, and treatments
- Ability to use correct tenses to discuss past, present, and future health plans