Health & The Body English for Beginners | Light English Podcast Lesson 8
💪 Your health is your wealth! But can you talk about it in English?
📝 Transcript
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Hello and welcome back. I am Lucas and I am Anna. Welcome to lesson 8. Today we will talk about something important: Health and the body.
Listen carefully and repeat after us. Let's start with body parts. We have a head.
Below the head is the neck. We have two shoulders.
We have 10 fingers on our hands. We have a stomach for food.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
When your body temperature is higher than normal, often when you are sick.
He has a fever and feels hot.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | noun | The top part of your body, where your brain, eyes, and mouth are. | I have a headache. |
| Eyes | noun | Two parts on your face that you use to see. | She has blue eyes. |
| Mouth | noun | The opening on your face that you use to talk and eat. | Close your mouth when you chew. |
| Stomach | noun | The part of your body where food goes after you eat it. | My stomach is full. |
| Legs | noun | The long parts of your body that you use to stand and walk. | I broke my leg. |
| Headache | noun | A pain in your head. | I have a bad headache. |
| Cold | noun | An illness where you often sneeze and have a runny nose. | I think I am getting a cold. |
| Fever | noun | When your body temperature is higher than normal, often when you are sick. | He has a fever and feels hot. |
| Medicine | noun | A substance you take to treat an illness. | Take this medicine after eating. |
| Exercise | noun | Physical activity to keep your body healthy. | I do exercise every day. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
I have a pain in my head. I have a ____.
What do you use to see?
When you are sick and your body is very hot, you have a ____.
Which part of the body is for eating and talking?
To stay healthy, you should do ____.
What is a common illness where you sneeze a lot?
You take ____ to get better when you are sick.
What are the parts of your body that help you walk?
My ____ hurts. I ate too much.
How many fingers do most people have on one hand?
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