Parts of the body (3) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

Parts of the body (3)

A	Head and face
B	Arm and leg
C	Rest of the body We have skin covering our bodies.
D	Inside the body
E	Pronunciation problems eye /aɪ/   knee /niː/    stomach /ˈstʌmək/    heart /hɑːt /    blood /blʌd/    foot /fʊt/ tooth /tuːθ/
F	Singular and plurals one foot – two feet one tooth – two teeth Hair is a singular word. My hair is very long – I must cut it soon. Common mistakes Usually we use my, your, his, her, etc. with parts of the body. Katie is washing her hair [NOT Jane is washing the hair]. I have a pain in my leg [NOT I have a pain in the leg].

Exercises

3.1	Here are the names of some parts of the body with the letters mixed up. What are they? 1 eken _____knee___ 6 are ____________ 2 osen ____________ 7 hotot ____________ 3 rathe ____________ 8 buhtm ____________ 4 hamcost ____________ 9 akbc ____________ 5 olderush ____________ 10 tiwas ____________
3.2	Complete these sentences with words from the opposite page. 1 A hand has five . ___fingers_____ 6 You hear with your ___________ 2 A foot has five ___________ 7 The child sat on her father’s ___________ 3 An adult has 32 ___________ 8 Your ___________ type can be A, B, AB or O. 4 You smell with your___________ 9 You think with your ___________. 5 The ___________is a symbol of love.
3.3	1. I have a pain in the side. I have a pain in my side. 2. That woman has got very big foots. 3. My grandfather has a pain in the shoulder. 4. The baby has already got two tooths. 5. The little girl needs to wash the face and the hands before dinner. 6. My hairs are dirty. I need to wash them.
3.4	Parts of the body are often used in compound nouns too. Complete these nouns with a word from the opposite page.
3.5	Complete the crossword. Look at the pictures.

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