Explaining a health problem — understand and recognise

Explaining a health problem: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: administration-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Explaining a health problem” in new examples.

2. Discover

Compare: J’ai mal à la tête depuis deux jours.; J’ai de la fièvre.; Cette douleur revient le soir.; Depuis quand avez-vous ces symptômes ?. Which clue helps you recognise Expliquer un problème de santé ?

3. Understand

To understand “Explaining a health problem”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Picture the scene: who is speaking, to whom, for what purpose and how formally?

J’ai mal à la tête depuis deux jours.J’ai de la fièvre.Cette douleur revient le soir.Depuis quand avez-vous ces symptômes ?Prenez ce médicament deux fois par jour.Si cela s’aggrave, consultez rapidement.Exemple à observer : mes voisins travaille chaque matin.

Watch out

In a real situation, decide your intention first: ask, explain, refuse, thank… Then adapt the phrase to the level of politeness and the person you are speaking to.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create two personal examples with “Explaining a health problem”: one close to the model and one from your own day.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For Expliquer un problème de santé , identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Explaining a health problem” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.