LEARNING ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY

Level: intermediate.

Standard: identify the parts of the body.

Skills: writing, reading, speaking.

Language form: vocabulary, present simple.

Materials: photocopies, video.

Activity 1

Photocopy 1
Write the numbers in the correct place of the body.

Later watch the video and tell us about yours

Ex: I have two hands, what about you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIeLPCZtzC0&feature=related

Activity 2

Photocopy 2
Write the names of the part of the body. Use the words in the box and what
has the monster go? Write True or False.

Activity 3

Photocopy 3

Find the right verb to complete the sentences. Write the numbers of the
sentences in the correct place on the picture.

Activity 4

Photocopy 4

The sentences describe what eight parts of the body do, but lots of the
words are missing, you must find the words in the box and fill the gaps.

You need to find 10 nouns (n) and 6 verbs (v).

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TIMESAVER VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES Parts of the body x

The Monster
Write the names of the parts of the body. Use the words in the box.

head ear eye nose mouth chin

arm hand stomach leg foot

eye,

nose,
head,

ear, mouth,

arm,
chin,

elbow,

knee,

hand,

foot.

What has the monster got? Write True or False.

1 He’s got one eye. 3 He’s got three feet. 5 He’s got two chins.

True.

2 He’s got two ears. 4 He’s got one nose. Now write five more sentences
about the monster.

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TIMESAVER GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES Verb + object + infinitive

x
Our Bodies
Find the right verb to complete these sentences. Write the numbers of the sentences
in the correct place on the picture.

to breathe to stand up to write and draw to pump

to chew to see to eat to balance to run to store

1
1 We need our lungs 10 We need our heart
__________________ __________________
blood around our
A ___ B ___ body.
22 Our leg muscles help us
__________________
C ___ 9
9 We use our memory
__________________
information.
D ___

E ___ F ___ 8
8 The 27 bones in our
hands help us
__________________

3 We need our spine

G ___
__________________
straight. 7 We use our toes and
ears __________________
H ___

I ___

6
6 Our eyes allow us
__________________

4
4 We use our teeth
__________________
our food.

J ___
5 When we are hungry,
our brain tells us
__________________
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