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A1.2 · Unit 3 of 30

Health basics: French speaking practice

I can describe a simple symptom and understand common advice.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

  1. 1 Say you are sick I can say I am sick and where it hurts.
  2. 2 Fever and cough I can say I have a fever and a cough.
  3. 3 Understand advice I can understand simple advice from the doctor.
  4. 4 Health check I can describe a symptom and understand advice.

Mission 1 · 8 minutes · Health

Say you are sick

Dire qu'on est malade

I can say I am sick and where it hurts.

French dialogue with English meaning

Patient

Bonjour, je suis malade.

Hello, I am sick.

Médecin

Où avez-vous mal ?

Where does it hurt?

Patient

J'ai mal à la tête.

I have a headache.

Médecin

D'accord, reposez-vous.

Okay, rest.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are at the doctor's. Say you are sick and have a headache.

Response frame

Je suis malade.I am sick.

J'ai mal à la tête.I have a headache.

Mission 2 · 8 minutes · Health

Fever and cough

Fièvre et toux

I can say I have a fever and a cough.

French dialogue with English meaning

Patient

J'ai de la fièvre.

I have a fever.

Médecin

Depuis quand ?

Since when?

Patient

Depuis hier. Je tousse aussi.

Since yesterday. I have a cough too.

Médecin

Buvez beaucoup d'eau.

Drink a lot of water.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

Tell the doctor you have had a fever since yesterday and also have a cough.

Response frame

J'ai de la fièvre depuis hier.I have had a fever since yesterday.

Je tousse.I have a cough.

Mission 3 · 8 minutes · Health

Understand advice

Comprendre un conseil

I can understand simple advice from the doctor.

French dialogue with English meaning

Médecin

Prenez ce médicament.

Take this medicine.

Patient

Combien de fois par jour ?

How many times a day?

Médecin

Trois fois par jour.

Three times a day.

Patient

D'accord, merci.

Okay, thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

The doctor gives you advice. Ask how many times a day and thank them.

Response frame

Combien de fois par jour ?How many times a day?

Merci.Thank you.

Mission 4 · 10 minutes · Health

Health check

Bilan santé

I can describe a symptom and understand advice.

French dialogue with English meaning

Patient

Bonjour, je suis malade.

Hello, I am sick.

Médecin

Qu'est-ce que vous avez ?

What do you have?

Patient

J'ai mal à la tête et de la fièvre.

I have a headache and a fever.

Médecin

Prenez ce médicament trois fois par jour.

Take this medicine three times a day.

Patient

D'accord, merci.

Okay, thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You are at the doctor's. Say you are sick, describe your symptoms, and respond to the advice.

Response frame

Je suis malade.I am sick.

J'ai mal à la tête et de la fièvre.I have a headache and a fever.

D'accord, merci.Okay, thank you.

How to use this preview

Read for meaning. Use the app for model audio and recording.

The dialogues, English meanings, mouth cues, and response frames above come from the current Parle course. In the app, every mission adds reviewed model audio, the Hear–Shape–Say–Use sequence, recording, Phrase Match word detection, and progress tracking.

Phrase Match is not an accent score, pronunciation grade, or official CEFR assessment. It reports which words speech recognition detected and can be wrong.

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