the body

THE BODY

BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!In English we use personal pronouns (my, your, etc.) with parts of the body, not the.

Example:Give me your hand NOT Give me the hand

TONGUE

TOOTH (plural: TEETH)

PARTS OF THE BODY and ORGANS

BRAIN

HEART /ha:t/

KIDNEYS

LUNGS

LIVER

ANKLE

ELBOW

SHOULDER

WRIST /rist/

HEEL

PALM /pa:m/

NAILS

CHEST

CALF /ka:f/ (CALVES)

WAIST and HIPS

THIGH

BODY QUIZ

a. Which part of the body is it?

1. The place where you wear a watch.

WRIST

2. The two places where you might wear a belt.

WAIST and HIPS

3. You can easily twist this when you do sports

YOUR ANKLE

4. These are often red after you’ve been out in the cold or if you’re embarrassed

CHEEKS

5. You use these to breathe.

LUNGS

6. Doctors sometimes listen to this to see if you have a breathing problem.

CHEST

B. Which idiom do you use…?

1. when you are very nervous (stomach)

I have (got) butterflies in my stomach

B. Which idiom do you use…?

2. when you can’t quite remember something (tongue)

It’s on the tip of my tongue

B. Which idiom do you use…?

3. when you can’t stop thinking about something (head)

I can’t get it out of my head

B. Which idiom do you use…?

4. when you think a friend is telling you something which isn’t true as a joke (leg)

You’re pulling my leg

B. Which idiom do you use…?

5. when you memorize something (heart)

I’ve learned it by heart

B. Which idiom do you use…?

6. when you have said something which you shouldn’t have said because it is a secret or may cause embarrassment (foot)

I’ve put my foot in it