Get listening - Foundation tier

Here are some more useful words to describe health problems:
| borracho/a | drunk |
| la adicción | addiction |
| la drogadicción | drug addiction |
| estresado/a | stressed |
| malsano/a | unhealthy |
| preocupado/a | worried |
| la obesidad/el sobrepeso | obesity |
| el tabaquismo | addiction to tobacco |
| borracho/a |
| drunk |
| la adicción |
| addiction |
| la drogadicción |
| drug addiction |
| estresado/a |
| stressed |
| malsano/a |
| unhealthy |
| preocupado/a |
| worried |
| la obesidad/el sobrepeso |
| obesity |
| el tabaquismo |
| addiction to tobacco |
Listen to these extracts from a radio phone-in about health matters and decide which medical problems are being discussed.
Choose from this list:
| A | el abuso del alcohol |
| B | la drogadicción |
| C | una dieta malsana |
| D | la falta de ejercicio |
| E | el tabaquismo |
| A |
| el abuso del alcohol |
| B |
| la drogadicción |
| C |
| una dieta malsana |
| D |
| la falta de ejercicio |
| E |
| el tabaquismo |
Question
E - Words like fumar (to smoke) and cigarrillos (cigarettes) provide you with the answer. The idea of her son spending all his money on tobacco suggests that he might be addicted.
Transcript:
Estoy muy preocupada por mi hijo. Comenzó a fumar hace unos meses y ahora gasta todo su dinero en cigarrillos. Esto es muy peligroso para su salud y quiero que lo deje.
Translation:
I'm very worried about my son. He started to smoke a few months ago and now he spends all his money on cigarettes. This is very dangerous for his health and I want him to give it up.
Question
C - He says he doesn't eat fruit and vegetables but he does eat burgers, chips and fatty foods, which all point to an unhealthy diet.
Transcript:
Aunque estoy bastante delgado, creo que mi dieta no es muy sana. No me gustan nada las frutas ni las verduras y como demasiadas hamburguesas, patatas fritas y otros alimentos que contienen mucha grasa.
Translation:
Although I'm quite slim, I think that my diet is not very healthy. I don't like fruit or vegetables at all and I eat too many hamburgers, chips and other foods which contain a lot of fat.
Question
A - Words such as beber (to drink) and bar (bar) suggest that there may be an alcohol-related issue.
Transcript:
Creo que mi marido bebe demasiado. Sale cada noche al bar con sus amigos.
Translation:
I think my husband drinks too much. He goes to the bar every night with his friends.
Question
D - The fact that the woman's son spends his entire time sitting in front of the computer suggests that his problem is lack of exercise.
Transcript:
Tengo un problema con mi hijo. Pasa todo el tiempo sentado delante del ordenador y nunca sale con sus amigos a jugar al fútbol, como lo hacía antes.
Translation:
I've got a problem with my son. He spends all the time sitting in front of the computer and never goes out with his friends to play football, like he used to do before.