Appendix: The Body Phonetics & Phonology I

1. Transcribe the following list of words. These words may appear in listening activities,
transcriptions and dictations so you need to be familiar with them. You will also be
asked to read them aloud in the oral exams.

1-Parts of the body and organs

Abdomen_______________________ Foot_______________________
Adam’s Apple____________________ Forearm_______________________
Ankle_______________________ Forehead_______________________
Anus_______________________ Groin ________________________
Arch of the foot __________________ Gums_______________________
Arms ________________________ Hair_______________________
Armpit_______________________ Hand_________________________
Artery_______________________ Head_______________________
Back_______________________ Heart_______________________
Ball of the foot ____________________ Heel_______________________
Big toe_________________________ High toe________________________
Bladder_______________________ Hip_______________________
Bowel_______________________ Internal organs________________
Brain_______________________ Instep_______________________
Breast_______________________ Intestines_______________________
Buttocks _______________________ Iris_______________________
Calf_______________________ Jaw_______________________
Cheek_______________________
Chest _______________________
Chin_______________________
Ear_______________________
Elbow_______________________
Esophagus______________________
Eye_______________________
Eyebrow_______________________
Eyelashes_______________________
Eyelid_______________________
Face _______________________
Finger_______________________
Fingernail______________________
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Kidney_______________________ Temple_______________________
Knee_______________________ Thigh_______________________
Knuckle_______________________ Throat_______________________
Leg_______________________ Thumb________________________
Lip_______________________ Toe_______________________
Liver_______________________ Toenail________________________
Lung_______________________ Tongue_______________________
Mouth _______________________ Upper arm_______________________
Muscle_______________________ Vagina_______________________
Nail_______________________ Vein_______________________
Navel_______________________ Waist_______________________
Neck _______________________ Windpipe_______________________
Nipple_______________________ Wrist_______________________
Nose_______________________
Nostrils_______________________
Palm_______________________
Pancreas_______________________
Penis_______________________
Pupil_______________________
Rib_______________________
Shin_______________________
Shoulder_______________________
Sideburn_______________________
Small of the back___________________
Sole_______________________
Spinal Cord______________________
Spleen ___________________________
Stomach _______________________
Teeth________________________
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2- Verbs and verb phrases related to the body. There are some words which usually collocate
together like “nod + head” or “clap + hands”. Knowing which words usually occur next to one
another helps you predict what speakers say, even when you couldn’t hear or understand
properly. Look up these verbs and verb phrases in a language dictionary. Write down their
meaning and pronunciation (you may need to use a separate sheet of paper).

Bite _____________ Taste _____________ Wave ____________

Clap _____________ Throw ______________ Kneel down __________

Kick ______________ Touch ______________ Frown _____________

Nod _______________ Whistle _____________ Stare _______________

Point ______________ Wink _____________ Yawn ______________

Smell ______________ Chew ______________ Stretch ______________

Smile ______________ Hug ______________ Point ______________

Stare _____________ Scratch _____________

a. Bite your nails

b. Blow your nose
c. Brush your teeth/hair
d. Clap your hands
e. Comb your hair
f. Fold your arms
g. Hold somebody’s hand
h. Nod your head
i. Shake your head (to say no)
j. Raise your eyebrows (to show
surprise)
k. Shake hands(with someone)
l. Shrug your shoulder

3- Idioms

a. give sb a hand with sth f. to have got butterflies in your

b. put your foot in it. stomach
c. to pull someone’s leg g. to break someone’s heart
d. on the tip off your tongue h. can’t get sth out of your head
e. starting to get cold feet i. to learn sth by heart
j. get sth off your chest
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Illnesses and Treatment

A vocabulary area closely connected with the body is that of illnesses, pain and the way in which doctors
may treat those health issues. The following list of words and phrases refers to this topic. Look up these
expressions in the dictionary and transcribe them.

Medicine vocabulary bank

Acupuncture___________________________

Alternative therapies_____________________ Diabetes______________________________

Alzheimer’s____________________________ Disease_______________________________

Anaesthetist___________________________ Drug_________________________________

Analysis_______________________________ Eating disorder_________________________

Anorexia______________________________ Emergency____________________________

Antibiotic______________________________ Endemic_________________________

Anti-depressant tablets___________________ Equipment________________________

Aromatherapy__________________________ Experiment_______________________

Arthritis_______________________________ Fever____________________________

Bacteria_______________________________ Gene____________________________

Biochemical____________________________ Genetic__________________________

Breakthroughs__________________________ Genomes_________________________

Bulimia_______________________________ Health____________________________

Cancer_______________________________ Heart disease______________________

Chest infection_________________________ Herbal medicine____________________

Chromosome___________________________ HIV/AIDS_________________________

Contract_______________________________ Homeopathy_______________________

Hypnosis__________________________
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Illness_____________________________ Physiotherapy__________________________

Injection___________________________ Pill___________________________________

Injury______________________________ Prescription____________________________

Insulin_____________________________ Psychiatrist____________________________

Malaria_____________________________ Radiologist____________________________

Recovery______________________________

Remedy_____________________________

Scanner_____________________________

Strain_______________________________
Medication__________________________
Surgeon______________________________
Midwife_____________________________
Survival______________________________
Morphine____________________________
Symptoms____________________________
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)_______
Transplant____________________________
___________________________________
Treatments____________________________
Operation____________________________
Vaccine______________________________
Organ donor___________________________
Virus_________________________________
Painkiller______________________________
X-rays________________________________
Parasite_______________________________

Patients_______________________________

Penicillin______________________________
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1- Symptoms
1. He’s got a blister
2. She’s got a rash
3. He’s got a cough
4. He’s got a pain (in
his chest)
5. He’s got a
headache(earache/
stomach ache)
6. He’s got temperature
13. She has a sore throat.
7. Her back hurts/ aches
14. She has diarrhea.
8. She’s sneezing a lot
15. She feels sick.
9. His ankle is swollen
16. She fainted.
10. He’s being sick
17. She feels dizzy.
11. Her finger is bleeding
12. She’s unconscious.

2- Illnesses and injuries

1. He has flu 7. He’s had a stroke
2. He’s caught a cold 8. He has food poisoning
3. He’s allergic to cats 9. He’s twisted/sprained his ankle
4. He has asthma 10. He’s burnt himself
5. He has high/low blood pressure 11. He has a bruise on his toe
6. He’s had a heart attack

3- Treatment
 Go to the doctor’s (GP= General Practitioner). He/ She may tell you to…
a. Take some medicine. E.g. antibiotics or painkillers
b. Stay at home and rest
c. Go to the hospital to see a specialist
 Go to the hospital/ to A&E (Accident and Emergency). You may have to…
a. Have an X-ray or scan to see if anything is broken
b. Have stitches if you have a very deep cut
c. Have an injection, when a drug is put into your body through a needle
d. Have a bandage put on to keep the wound clean
e. Have an operation, when part of your body is cut open to remove or repair a damaged part
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Useful websites

Here are links to a few websites where you will find audios with that will help you practice some of the
body parts you have worked with.

http://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/grammar-and-vocabulary/beginners/parts-body

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/body-parts

http://www.123listening.com/freeaudio/bodyparts1-1.mp3