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.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | noun | The top part of your body, holding your brain, eyes, and mouth. | 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. | 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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