Lesson 5. Body Parts and Illnesses

Parts of the Body

The Face

• eye, nose, mouth, ear, cheek, chin, nostril, eyebrow, eyelid, eyelash, lips.

Mouth - you use your mouth to talk, to eat and to breathe.

Nose - You can smell things with your nose. You can also breathe through your nose.

Nostrils - these are the two holes in your nose

The Arm and Hand

• finger, palm, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm, shoulder, thumb

The Hand and Fingers

See the photo of the parts of the hand below

1. hand
2. thumb
3. index finger
4. middle finger
5. ring finger
6. little finger (informal: pinky finger)
7. nail
8. knuckle

The Leg and Foot

• knee, leg, shin, calf (muscle), ankle, heel, foot, toe

ankle - the joint between your leg and your foot.

Other Parts of the Body

Here is a list of some other parts of the body that have not been included above. We will take some more photos of these when we find some more volunteers.

• head - face - hair - tongue - tooth - back - waist - chest - hip - thigh - muscles

neck - this connects your head with your shoulders and the rest of your body.

tongue - the muscle at the bottom of your mouth that tastes things and helps you pronounce words

wrinkles - the lines in your skin caused by age. Old people have a lot of wrinkles.

Internal Parts of the Body

heart - your heart pumps your blood around your body.

lungs - when you breathe, the air goes into your lungs.

veins - these transport blood through your body. They are like little tubes.

brain - this is your 'thinking machine' inside your head.

throat - food goes down this to get to your stomach.

liver - the organ that cleans your blood.

stomach - your food goes here when you swallow it.

kidneys - the organs that process all your body waste.

skeleton - all of the bones in your body.

ribs - these are the bones that protect the organs in your chest.

bones - your skeleton consists of many bones. There are about 206 in your body.

skin - it covers almost the entire body and helps keep all the organs and muscles in place.

English Vocabulary Game

Talking about sickness / illnesses

Being sick is not something that anyone looks forward to. It's never nice to feel ill and lose days or weeks of time to hiding under your bedcovers.

However, knowing how to talk about it will make it easier to express why you’re not looking well.

You might even get some sympathy, in the form of chicken soup!

Read on for some vocabulary that will help you learn how to talk about illness in English.

What kind of symptoms do you have?

I have a _______________

What's the matter with Juliana?

She has a_________________

What's the matter with you?

I have a ____________________

What kind of symptoms do you have?

I have a _____________________

What kind of symptoms do you have?

I have a __________________

What kind of symptoms do you have?

I have a ______________________

What's the matter with Javier?

He has a ______________________

What's the matter with you?

I have a _______________________

What kind of symptoms do you have?

I have a _________________

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How to Make a Doctor’s Appointment

When you’re feeling unwell and you think you need to see a doctor – don’t worry! There is some easy vocabulary you can use to make that phone call easier.

“Hello, I’m calling to make an appointment to see the doctor.”

to make an appointment: to set up a time to see a doctor or another person

The secretary or receptionist at the doctor’s office might ask “what’s wrong?” or…

“What are your symptoms?” (pronounced simp-tum)

symptom: the change in your body or mind that indicates a disease or illness is present

You would answer with a list of the things that have been bothering you, and you might say…

“I’ve had a sore throat and a strong cough for three days, and today I have a fever.”

After your doctor’s visit, you might get a prescription for some medication.

prescription: a piece of paper with the medicine you’ll need to get

In order to get your prescription filled, you would go to a pharmacy. 

pharmacy / drug store (US) / chemist (UK): the place where you go to pick up your medicine

Once you’ve mastered this vocabulary, knowing how to talk about illness in English should be easy! One more thing you might want to say to friends who are feeling “under the weather”…

Hope you feel better soon! 

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